Even with a 100-liter fuel tank, the Bugatti Veyron zips through gas at an astonishing rate
- Think your motor gets through fuel fast?
- The Bugatti Veyron can drain its fuel tank in a mere 12 minutes
- That’s in spite of its 100-liter capacity
Published on Dec 19, 2023 at 10:15 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Dec 20, 2023 at 6:01 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Adam Gray
The fuel tank capacity of a Bugatti Veyron is 100 liters.
However, at full speed, the coveted supercar can drain the fuel tank in just 12 minutes.
That means, despite the initial cost of $1.9 million, they’re expensive to keep on the road, too.
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Particularly if you’re going at speed.
At full speed, or 402 km/h (250 mph) to be precise, a run in the Veyron would only last 12 minutes before you would need to refuel – and would cost more than $42,000.
However, covering 6.78 kilometers (4.21 miles) a minute means you could get further than you think in that short but sharp window.
You would need 81.4 kilometers (50.6 miles) of road to keep your foot buried for 12 minutes.
But it’s not only the fuel you need to worry about.
The Veyron’s tires wouldn’t last either.
They’re only good enough for running at 250 mph for about 15 minutes.
After that, Bugatti would need to swap them for a new set, setting you back a whopping $42,000.
And, even its regular wear and tear is eye-wateringly expensive.
Real estate mogul and car collector Manny Khoshbin owns three Bugattis and previously revealed what he forks out each year to keep them.
First up in the video, Khoshbin said Bugatti recommended the oil and all fluids be replaced annually.
An oil change in a Bugatti Veyron costs more than most people’s cars.
For his Veyron, Khoshbin said this alone costs him $25,000.
Why is it so expensive?
“Because a normal car has one drainage plug, but this car comes with 16 different drainage plugs, and guess what, they’re not easily accessible,” he said.
Khoshbin explained that to replace the fluids, a Bugatti technician had to remove the rear wheels, the rear brakes, the lining on the fenders, and the underneath lining of the car in order to access the 16 drainage plugs.
“It doesn’t stop there, now we go to the tires,” he said.
Khoshbin said the tires for his Veyron cost $38,000 to replace “and Bugatti recommends they be replaced every few years”.
The tires weren’t even the worst of it.
“The rims are the painful part,” he said.
The real estate entrepreneur said Bugatti recommended replacing the rims every 10,000 miles.
And to do that, it would set you back another $50,000.
So, that’s $25,000 a year for the oil and fluid change, $38,000 for tires every two to three years, and $50,000 for the rims.
If you add that up, it totals well over $100,000.
And be careful not to lose your keys – replacing them alone will set you back $13,547.75 to be exact.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
