The Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo is a single-seater

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developed by

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and was manufactured in

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. The car was unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, a month after its teaser trailer was released, which was titled #imaginEBugatti. It was built under the

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project, and with its looks, influenced the

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's design language. The color scheme of the car is based on the 1937

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-winning Bugatti Type 57G Tank racer. Only one Vision Gran Turismo exists. The car's price is estimated to be from US$5,160,000 up to US$18,000,000.

Specifications

Bugatti Vision auf der IAA 2015 in Frankfurt

Designed by Achim Anscheidt, Sasha Selipanov, Etienne Salome, and Frank Heyl, the Vision Gran Turismo is a two-door concept car combining the looks of a road car and a

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prototype. The Vision Gran Turismo belongs under the project of the same name. The Vision Gran Turismo contains an 8.0 L quad-

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, heavily modified. The top speed has never been calculated in a real circuit, but using a virtual

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simulator, the approximate top speed is . A seven-speed

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is used, which delivers the power to all four wheels, therefore making the Vision Gran Turismo an

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car. The car uses the pre-production Bugatti Chiron chassis #6. The car also uses a

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structure for the body, and

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. Many aerodynamic features, primarily carbon fiber, are present along the Vision Gran Turismo body, with a

-style shark fin and active rear wing, large front splitter, side air intakes, multiple

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ducts, and DTM-style dive planes.

Ownership

Taking the Vision Gran Turismo to service would cost the owner US$20,000, and one set of

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spare tires for the Vision Gran Turismo costs the owner US$93,000. The Vision Gran Turismo also contains a crate for the owner's manuals, keys, and parts. It also contains a center lock wheel nut remover, jumper cables, four remote keys (two keys for suspension adjustment, two keys for lights and spoiler adjustments), antenna piece, and an owner's manual. Only two people in the world have purchased and owned the Vision Gran Turismo since its unveiling. The car was originally bought by Prince Badr bin Saud of Saudi Arabia through a secret bid, along with a Bugatti Chiron that contained the same color scheme as the Vision Gran Turismo. The car was then subsequently sold to Hezy Shaked, Chairman and CSO of

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Media

The Vision Gran Turismo is featured in the

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game ''

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'' as a Group X car (category made for Vision Gran Turismo cars and cars that do not fit into any other of the game's categories) and as a Group 1 car (category made for prototype race cars). It has appeared again in Gran Turismo 7 along with its Group 1 version. In ''

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'', the fictitious Truffade Nero Custom's design cues are based on the Vision GT.

References

External links

Gran Turismo website
{{Bugatti Gran Turismo (series)

Specifications

Ownership

Media

See also

References

External links