Photo courtesy Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. The Bugatti Veyron

How would you define the most amazing production car in the world? Would it be:

• The car with the most horsepower?
• The car with the fastest top speed and acceleration?
• The most expensive car?

• A W-16 engine that can produce 1,001 horsepower
• A top speed of 250+ mph (400+ kph)
• A zero-to-60 time of three seconds
• A zero-to-180 time of 14 seconds
• A price tag somewhere in the $1.2 million range.

In this article, we will take an in-depth look at this amazing automobile and see how it is possible to fit so much performance into a single machine. It all starts with the engine...