Bugatti Veyron gets its 'fastest car' title reinstated

The Bugatti Veyron remains the world's fastest production car after an about-turn by the Guinness World Records.

The top speed of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport production car was limited to 258mph to protect its tyres 

Leo Wilkinson and agencies

The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, which was stripped of its title as the world's fastest road-legal car, has now been reinstated.

Bugatti was awarded the title in 2010 when test driver Pierre-Henri Raphanel hit 268mph (431kmh) in a Veyron Super Sport.

The car was stripped of its record after the website driving.co.uk queried whether the production version should have a limited top speed.

A spokesman from Guinness World Records said: "Following a thorough review conducted with a number of external experts, Guinness World Records is pleased to announce the confirmation of Bugatti’s record of Fastest production car achieved by the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport.

"The focus of the review was with respect to what may constitute a modification to a car’s standard specification. Having evaluated all the necessary information, Guinness World Records is now satisfied that a change to the speed limiter does not alter the fundamental design of the car or its engine."

The firm sold 30 of the £2.1 million models, but the top speed of the production car was limited to 258mph to protect its tyres.
Rules set out by Guinness World Records insist that, for the title to stand, all cars sold should be mechanically identical to the record breaker.


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