Bugatti Veyron CR: We Tested This Beautiful 1,500-hp Beast

The Veyron ready for take-off with its spoiler deployed at Circuit ICAR.

Performance tuner Laurent Nathan takes a break in the Bugatti at Circuit ICAR.

The VBox Mini, with its endless data, was calibrated with rigorous exactitude.

The first time I saw the Veyron at Custom Rides in Laval.

The W16’s cylinder heads are uncovered to help the 10 radiators keep things cool.

Laurent Nathan verifies the Veyron’s settings at Circuit ICAR.

One of the turbochargers that was modified by Custom Rides for the Bugatti Veyron.

Close-up of the Custom Rides Veyron’s carbon fibre hood.

This hand-made inverted C aluminum logo is a nod to Ettore Bugatti’s EB.

The cabin with the VBox Mini in the centre of the windshield and one of MAtv’s cameras on the right.

The traditional Bugatti grille with the Custom Rides signature and aluminum grilles.

Laurent Nathan and Marc Lachapelle at Circuit ICAR in the hot and humid 42?C weather.

Marc Lachapelle savours this unique opportunity to push a Bugatti Veyron 16.4 to the limit.

The stainless steel exhaust made by Laurent Nathan for the Bugatti Veyron.

Rear view of the stainless steel exhaust tailor-made for the Bugatti Veyron.

The other parts of the superb exhaust manifold made for the Veyron at Custom Rides.

A complete segment of the Bugatti’s stainless steel exhaust.

The Bugatti Veyron CR at Circuit ICAR.

parked in front of the Custom Rides Workshop in Laval.

The Veyron’s new exhaust is already tinted gold with the extreme heat.

Another view of the special stainless steel exhaust installed at the rear under the spoiler.

The Bugatti Veyron CR at Circuit ICAR during the first testing session.

The spoiler also stands up vertically when you brake at more than 200 km/h like an air brake.

The carbon fibre wheels and new tires with which the Veyron headed back to Monaco.

The Bugatti Veyron in its final version before returning to Europe.