With its four-wheel drive system, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 (W16-cyclinder configuration with four turbochargers) may well be the most sophisticated production car of all time. Boasting a maximum speed of 253 miles per hour, the Veyron is unmatched in the super sports car category. It offers a total of 1001 hp, and its power reserves even at high speeds are staggering. For a constant speed of 155 mph, the Veyron uses only 270-280 hp of its power.

The Veyron reaches velocities that would literally lift the car off the ground - if it weren't for its ingenious aerodynamics, which keep it firmly on the road even at full speed. Adjusting the back spoiler, reducing ground clearance, opening and closing the lids - it all creates the perfect balance between forward motion and downforce. What could stop such a super sports car? Well the Veyron's ceramic brakes are able to slow the car down faster than it can accelerate. This exceptional car takes only 2.5 seconds to go from 0 to 62 mph, but it needs even less time - a mere 2.3 seconds - to come to a standstill from 62 mph.

Getting the power from that engine to the road is a fully automatic seven-gear direct-shift double clutch (DSG) gearbox capable of transmitting the engine's torque of up to 1250 Nm. Changing up or down a gear with this technology takes less than 150 milliseconds. One of the components for this high performance gearbox relies upon the expertise of Premier as managing director, Stuart Grant, explains: "At 1100 mm long and 75 mm diameter, the gearbox component required aerospace grade stainless steel which we sourced and purchased for the customer. A 35 mm diameter hole was ejector drilled through the shaft before it was heat treated. We also carried out a finish turning operation of the outside surface as well as the honing of the final internal surface which has a stepped bore."

The Veyron's exterior styling is unobtrusive yet unmistakably classic Bugatti, while defining its very own, modern style. It unites the dichotomy of elegant form and high-tech function, of grace and power, aesthetics and safety in perfect harmony. "Looking at the performance figures for the Bugatti Veyron you can appreciate why the customer said 'we need Formula One performance with the reliability to cover 150,000 mile'," says Stuart Grant.