The XJ220 didn’t prove to be as popular as the troubled automaker needed it to be in the early ’90s, partially thanks to the Bugatti EB110 and McLaren F1, but went down in history as an iconic model.
Twenty years after its debut at the 2001 Frankfurt Motor Show, we revisit the original Bugatti Veyron on a sunset drive in the Winelands to revel in just how remarkable – and formidable – it remains.
And improbably fast. This orange and black quartet make up Bugatti’s top speed ‘World Record’ cars, and this is the only time all four very busy little bees have been brought together.