Bugatti Veyron hits Indian roads

The fastest and perhaps the most expensive car on the planet -- Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport -- finally hit the Indian roads on Thursday, October 28, 2010.

The powerful sedan flaunting a price tag of Rs 16 crore was unveiled by Exclusive Motors in the national capital on Thursday. It combines state-of-the-art technology and the beauty of a convertible.

An epitome of comfort, luxury and refinement, the car crosses the 430 km per hour mark. It can accelerate to 100 km per hour in less than three seconds.

The wheels of the car feature special run flat tyres known as Michelin PAX which are specially designed to handle the Veyron's top speed.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, boasts of an eight-litre engine teamed with a seven-gear clutch transmission which is capable of producing a power of 1,001 BHP and 1200 Nm torque.

There are very few celebrities who are the proud owners of the world's fastest car. Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is one of those few lucky ones. It was at The Mission Impossible III premier that he made a dashing entry in his Bugatti. Indian painter M.F. Hussain too now owns one of these beauties in Dubai.