Mercedes GP
Button's Bugatti for sale
By Phil Huff
August 12 2009
Jenson Button is selling one of his cars, and it's listed on Auto Trader for those who would consider putting in an offer. There's just one catch - you'll need close to £900,000!
Button's car, a Bugatti Veyron, has just 1,500 miles on the clock, despite the Englishman being the second owner of the car. The all-black Veyron is powered by an 8-litre quad-turbo W16 engine, putting out 987bhp, or around 200bhp more than his Brawn GP F1 car.
Top speed of the Veyron is 253mph (407kph), 7mph faster than Honda managed to get their modified F1 car to go at Bonneville back in 2006.
The car is being sold by Steve Hurn Specialist Cars in Stowmarket, Suffolk. If you have the £900,000 (€1.05m/$1.48m) to hand, you'll get a unique car and some change.
Button won't be left without any toys though, despite selling the Veyron. His company car, a Mercedes C63 AMG keeps him entertained, while his garage contains a Ferrari Enzo, Audi RS6, Mercedes CLK DTM, BMW M5, a historic Honda S600, two Volkswagen campervans (one of them a pristine 1956 split screen model) and a Smart.
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