<P> In October 1999, Bugatti unveiled a fourth concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show . The EB 18 / 4 Veyron was a mid-engined supercar styled in - house under the direction of Hartmut Warkuß . In 2000 a modified version, the EB 16 / 4 Veyron, was displayed at motor shows in Detroit, Geneva, and Paris . Rather than the three - bank W - 18 of the four previous concepts, the EB 16 / 4 featured the four - bank W16 engine architecture installed in every production example of the Bugatti Veyron . </P> <P> The decision to start production of the car was made by the Volkswagen Group in 2001 . The first roadworthy prototype was completed in August 2003 . It is identical to the later series variant except for a few details . In the transition from development to series production considerable technical problems had to be addressed, repeatedly delaying production until September 2005 . </P> <P> The Veyron EB 16.4 is named in honour of Pierre Veyron, a Bugatti development engineer, test driver and company race driver who, with co-driver Jean - Pierre Wimille, won the 1939 24 hours of Le Mans while driving a Bugatti . The "EB" refers to Bugatti founder Ettore Bugatti and the "16.4" refers to the engine's 16 cylinders and 4 turbochargers . </P> <P> A controversy developed in 2013 over the Veyron Super Sport's status as the world's fastest production car, ultimately resolved in the Veyron's favour . </P>

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