The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, pictured here at its official public unveiling at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway on Aug. 13 in the lead-up to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, reclaimed the title of world's fastest production car with a scorching 268 mph average trip time in July. The Veyron Super Sport took the title (back, that is) from the Shelby Supercars Ultimate Aero, which in 2007 clocked an average trip speed of 257 mph thanks to its 1,183 horsepower derived from is 8-cylinder turbocharged engine. Bugatti has said that there is no rivalry to speak of, that the superhigh-end performance division of Volkswagen competes with no one but itself; the Shelby folk, on the other hand, think of themselves as the David to Bugatti's well-funded Goliath. In other words: the competition is on. Of course, some argue that the competition over fastest production car was never exactly that to begin with, given Shelby Supercars' extremely limited number of cars produced -- about 15, total, at a price around $740,000. Bugatti isn't exactly putting out Toyota Camry numbers, but is inching closer to selling all of the 300 Veyrons originally slated for production; about 270 have sold thus far. The Super Sport, with its 1,200 horsepower (up from the Veyron's original 1,001 horsepower) and 17.4-second sprint to 200 mph, will make up the remaining Veyrons sold. That's saying something, as the $2.1 million price tag dwarfs the original model's then-unheard-of $1.2 million sticker.
So, what do you think? Can Shelby Supercars ever reclaim the title from mighty Bugatti? Did it deserve the title to begin with?
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