First Drive: Bugatti Veyron

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I opened my inbox one morning to find this question from a publicist: “Would you have time to drive the Bugatti Veyron?” Would I have time? Really? Would you believe, uh, yes? And that’s how I found myself at Westlake Village with a black and cream Veryon waiting in the shade of the porte cochère. Yes, it was perfect. It was like getting a date with that frighteningly beautiful woman I’ve had my eye on for a while now, and actually enjoying it. Follow the jump to read about The Day of the Veyron, and check out the gallery of hi-res pics below.

Now we all know about the Veyron and we’ve all surely seen the Top Gear and the celebrity spotting vids, so I won’t waste time recounting its origins or performance tales. We all know that when it comes to the supercar mafia, this is the capo di tutti capo. The Godfather. The Don Vito Corleone of automobiles. But just as you might wonder what it’s really like to have a Godfather for a boss, the question I really wanted to answer was: what’s it really like to have to deal with a Veyron?

The first answer to that question is: busy. You’ll probably want to hire your own publicist if you buy one, because strangers are going to ask you a lot of questions. And then they’ll take pictures. And then they’ll ask you to start it and rev it. Then they’ll ask you to show them “what it can do.”

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