it shares the same 8.0-litre, 16-cylinder engine, but with larger turbos and bigger intercoolers to push power to 1,183bhp, a jump of 196bhp. Torque increases from 921lb ft to 1106lb ft.
It's lighter than the standard Veyron, too: that black'n'orange skin is constructed solely from carbon fibre, saving around 50kg. The Super Sport gets stiffer suspension, aiding high-speed stability and allowing lateral acceleration of 1.4g. Good work if you've spotted the new NACA ducts and reworked double diffuser.
The Super Sport will hit 62mph in the same 2.5 seconds as the standard Veyron, however the supersport will hit 0-124 MPH in just 7.3 seconds and 0-186 MPH in just 15 seconds.
The firm conducted the official record run, and actually saw an all-out maximum speed of 270mph.
Two runs on the massive Volkswagen test track had to be conducted within an hour to bag the Guinness World Record, though. This averaged out to the 268mph total to make the supersport the fastest production car in the world.
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