The Bugatti Veyron FKP tribute is the second car from the company’s Solitare customization department and is named after Ferdinand Karl Piëch, the former CEO of the Volkswagen Group, and the driving force behind the original Veyron project.
While the Veyron FKP Hommage looks like it uses the same bodywork as the hypercar produced between 2005 and 2015, the FKP actually uses “the highest evolution” of the W16 platform, meaning it’s actually a Chiron that has been extensively restyled to resemble the Veyron.
According to Bugatti, the FKP’s exterior is a “subtle but important evolution” of the original. The front fascia has a more 3D look, with the horseshoe-shaped grille protruding forward and blending more organically with the rest of the car.
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At the rear are the classic afterburner-style taillights, but the look is wider and meaner.
For the two-tone paint job, the color split aligns directly with the individual panels. The red parts feature a silver base coat with a red-tinted clear coat, while the black parts actually contain carbon fiber with a 10 percent black pigment in the clear coat.
The headlights are smaller and larger air intakes are needed to operate the more powerful 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 engine borrowed from the Chiron Super Sport.
This version of the W16 produces 1176 kW (or 1600 metric hp) and 1600 Nm, which is a significant step up from the 736 kW (1001 metric hp) and 1250 Nm of the original Veyron.
Just like the Chiron, the Veyron FKP Hommage rides on Michelin tires with 20-inch wheels at the front and 21-inch rims at the rear.
While many bespoke creations from luxury brands have an interior reimagined as their donor vehicle, the FKP features a unique steering wheel inspired by that of the Veyron, as well as a new dashboard with a bespoke center console and center tunnel machined from solid blocks of aluminium.
The seats and door panels are made of fabric woven in Paris, while the center of the dashboard houses a 41mm Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon clock with a unique self-winding mechanism that rotates on a diagonal axis several times an hour without being directly powered by the car.
This is what a Bugatti spokesperson said Coach the FKP costs the owner more than €10 million (A$17 million). Before going to the owner’s garage, the FKP Hommage will be on display at the Retromobile Paris exhibition from January 29 to February 1.
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