French automaker Bugatti unveiled the third model in its “Les Légendes de Bugatti” series at the Dubai Motor Show: the Veyron Vitesse Meo Costantini. The new Veyron pays tribute to Bartolomeo “Meo” Costantini, head of Bugatti’s factory race team, a two-time Targa Florio winner in a Bugatti Type 35, and a close friend of the company’s founder, Ettore Bugatti. Like the other Legend specials, the Costantini edition is powered by an \(8.0\)-liter quad-turbo W16 engine producing \(1,200\) horsepower. It accelerates from \(0\) to \(100\) km/h in \(2.6\) seconds and reaches a top speed of \(408.84\) km/h (\(253\) mph).
On the outside, the Vitesse Legend “Meo Costantini” is built primarily from carbon fiber, with exposed polished aluminum trim and a French Racing Blue paint scheme on the carbon-fiber panels. Inside, it features cognac and dark blue leather with light blue stitching, as well as laser-etched images of period race cars on both door panels. Only three examples of this expensive hypercar will be made, each carrying a price tag of €2.09 million, or approximately \$2.81 million, plus taxes.
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