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Bugatti’s official story is that the seed of the Veyron was planted in 1997. VW Group boss Ferdinand Piëch and his powertrain chief Karl-Heinz Neumann were on a Japanese train brewing up engine ideas.

THE all-new Ferrari 849 Testarossa. What’s not to like about that? Just the name sends a shiver of excitement down one’s spine – the 849 part stands for the number of cylinders (eight) followed by the

Either someone just collapsed a wormhole in the spacetime continuum and bunched up the past 20 years, or Bugatti is messing with our tiny little minds. Turns out it’s the latter, because if you though

Bugatti has unveiled the FKP Hommage, a one-off hyper-GT that, according to the company’s design chief, has been conceived as the “ultimate Veyron” in tribute to the groundbreaking model. The new car

Winning was always the true religion at Maranello. As much as Enzo Ferrari promoted the ideals of power, exclusivity and heroism as the basis of his race and road cars, this mystique was expertly entw

£254,200 OTR/£282,000 as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew TOPGEAR’S BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT