Sau khi ra mắt phiên bản thứ 3 trong series tôn vinh những người có công với hãng xe - chiếc Meo Costantini - tại triển lãm Dubai Motor Show 2013, Bugatti công bố phiên bản tiếp theo của dòng xe này tại triển lãm Geneva Motor Show 2014!
Mẫu xe thứ 4 trong dòng này là chiếc Grand Sport Vitesse "Elisabeth Junek", tay đua nữ đầu tiên của Bugatti đã chứng tỏ với thế giới, không chỉ có đàn ông mới có thể đua xe mà phụ nữ cũng vậy.
The story goes like this. Elisabeth Junek was the wife of Cenek Junek, a banker from Prague. The couple owned Bugattis that they used to race together, where Elisabeth continuously outpaced her husband, surprising him as well as other drivers in her era. She rose to fame at the Targa Florio in 1928 where she was leading the race. Behind her were well known male drivers like Alberto Divo, Giuseppe Campari, Tazio Nuvolari. One could easily assume that the race victory belonged to her. Towards the end however, a defective brake forced her to hand the lead to Divo, eventually finishing fifth in the race. Nevertheless she proved something that is still frowned upon and for that she was welcomed back to her native country, Czechoslovakia as a hero.
As usual, the Elisabeth Junek edition will be based on a 1200-bhp GrandSport Vitesse that is currently the world’s fastest “official” roadster. The colors for the Vitesse will be inspired by the Bugatti Blue Type 35B that she drove at the 1928 Targo Florio.
We’ll be covering the Geneva Motor Show to bring you live pictures and the latest details on the GrandSport Vitesse “Elisabeth Junek” as well as other interesting launches.
Theo: GT Spirit
*NOTE: Image above is of a standard Grandsport Vitesse. Not the Legend Elisabeth Junek Edition.*