A One Owner Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport – What Are We Bid?

Though quite petit, the Veyron carved out new upper echelons in nearly all of those disciplines. It is the ultimate in automotive decadence, and yet it has also just been usurped. The Chiron, as revealed this year, and debuted at FOS, looks to build upon everything the Veyron does significantly, but without changing the blueprint.

Now that the Veyron has bowed out, many will be looking to the second-hand market to see where it goes and what it does. This beautiful 2012 example of the open-air Grand Sport model is to be offered at RM Sotheby’s in Monterey in the coming weeks.

Though considered by many as the ultimate hypercar of its time, the Veyron’s refinement and composure in everything it does made it more of a grand tourer. The subtle yet sumptuous pearl hue over 'Cognac' leather on this example befits the more subtle remit of such a car.

Being a Grand Sport, this Veyron adopts the more premium looking headlight architecture as seen on the GS and the SS, while retaining the standard bodywork style. It is the 54^th Grand Sport out of Molsheim and is an ex-North American promotional vehicle for Bugatti. As of the sale the car has covered 1,100 miles from new, with the owner (who bought it from Bugatti) having covered 120 miles over the course of their ownership. The car has also benefitted from a very recent service.

The Grand Sport, we think, represents a more stylish, less stern Veyron ownership proposition. It’s not all about doing the incredible speeds that we know these cars can do, but about appreciating it as the ultimate quality automotive item. It’s as much a cruiser as it is a bruiser. For the last ten years the Veyron has been the in-vogue machine, and this is one of the finest examples of what we think is the nicest version.

Were you a fan of the Veyron? If so, which is your favourite? Would you take this over any of the other celebrated Millennial super-sportscars?

Images coutesy of RM Sothebys