The Bugatti
Veyron Super Sport has been stripped of its title as the world's
fastest road-legal car after it emerged that a speed limiter was switched
off during tests.
Bugatti
was awarded the title in 2010 when test driver Pierre-Henri Raphanel hit
268mph (431kmh) in a Veyron Super Sport.
The firm went on to sell 30 of the £2.1 million models, but the top speed of
the production car was limited to 258mph to protect its tyres.
Rules set out by Guinness World Records insist that, for the title to stand,
all cars sold should be mechanically identical to the record breaker.
The car has now been stripped of its record adter the website driving.co.uk
queried whether the production version should have a limited top speed.
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