Bugatti to present last 'Legends' model at forthcoming Monterey car week

In 2013, Bugatti launched the exclusive model series during the Monterey Car Week at the well-known and attended automotive events 'The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering' and 'Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance' with the first Legend.

In 2014, the crowning conclusion will be held at the same location with the world premiere of the company's sixth Legend - Ettore Bugatti - founder and patron of the brand. As with the five previous Legends, only three will be produced and, for the first time, Bugatti will be presenting all six Bugatti Legends together for the first and only time.

The 'Ettore Bugatti' Legend is based on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse, as are all the other Legends. The super sports car is powered by a 1,183bhp rated, 8.0-litre W16 engine that transmits an unequalled 1,500Nm to the tarmac and rockets it from zero to 100 km/h in 2.6 seconds. With a maximum speed of 408.84km/h with the roof down, the Vitesse is the world's fastest production roadster ever built.

The design of the carbon body of the Legends model 'Ettore Bugatti' is based on a 1932 Type 41 Royale with the chassis number 41111 and sports a 'yin-yang' colour split.

The front part is made of hand-polished aluminium and finished with a clear coating. Bugatti is the only manufacturer to use clear-coated aluminium on a production vehicle. For the first time, this material is used for the entire front and side panels. The vehicle's rear, sill panels and A-pillar trims are finished with dark-blue exposed carbon.

The eight-spoke wheel was created by Ettore Bugatti who was looking for a light wheel for his racing cars, like the famous Type 35. Ettore Bugatti thus made a decisive contribution to the development of the aluminium wheel in automobile manufacture.

The signature of Ettore Bugatti is engraved into the tank and oil cap and painted in silver.

Bugatti is using two types of leather with the 'Ettore Bugatti' Legend. Traditional calf's leather - here in a natural brown (Brun Cavalier) - is used throughout the vehicle interior, while areas which are typically touched by hand are all jacketed in an exclusive, natural cordovan leather.

Other features from the other 'Legends' models have also been included in this vehicle, namely the 'Brun Cavalier' leather clad insert in the centre console extension, which bears the 'Les Legendes de Bugatti' nameplate and the relief of the dancing elephant as well as the door sills bearing the portrait and signature of Ettore Bugatti.