When last we checked, Bugatti was putting its delayed-to-mid-05 Veyron supercar through a series of endurance tests (AW, Oct. 18). Now comes word that as many as 11 prototypes will undergo tuning and tests as the 987-hp 16-cylinder all-wheel-drive sports car nears production. Bugatti says severe braking tests involve slowing from 155 mph to 50 mph five times in a row as it completes a test track lap, then reversing course and running the brake test in the opposite direction.
Looks like AutoWeek even agrees that it is not a production car. And that it's delayed. And that it's no longer 1001hp.