06 Mar 2015

Last gasp for Veyron at Geneva

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<b>TOY FOR THE WEALTHY:</b> The last Bugatti Veyron ever to be made has pride of place in Geneva. <i>Image: Newspress.</i>

GENEVA, Switzerland - They have fighter jet-type accelerations, custom-made interiors and seven-figure price tags: "supercars" are centre stage at the Geneva show, even as one of its legendary stars is bowing out.

The last Bugatti Veyron ever to be made has pride of place at the 2015 Geneva auto show so enthusiasts can say farewell. The brand announced in February 2015 that it had sold the 450th and final model of the car with its 16-cylinder monster engine that produces up to 1215 horsepower.

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