The 1:18 AUTOart Bugatti Veyron is one of the best way to own the most defining car of the first decade of the 21st century. As the Bugatti Veyron is so popular, there are lots and lots of models of it. The overall best though remains the AUTOart offering at least the production version. This 1:18 replica is emboding very well the true car, featuring a lot of fine details almost all the functional parts from the real counterpart: the doors, a removable engine cover, functional front lid and rear spoiler.
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The bi-colour paint job is insane and the chrome pieces can satisfy the most exigent tastes. Autoart used real meshes for all the intakes and beautiful looking metallic photo etched pieces to represent all the logos around. At the wheels level, the dark chromed rimes are so precise molded and great looking, keeping the complex brake system visible and rich in details. The brake discs were molded to reproduce the ceramic brakes from the real thing and the suspension is actually functional. The tires are made by soft rubber, with a very natural texture and keep well the generous dimensions of the real counterparts.
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The most complex feature and a trully eye catcher is the functional spoiler. Double winged, as on the real Bugatti supercar, can be actioned from a button underneath and is rising up on a struts and springs system. A very inspired feature to be added on this iconoc model car. A largest part of the engine bay is exposed,letting visible the W16 cylinders monster, beautiful detailed by the manufacturer. Some lids and a part of the ehaust are visible only after the removal of the engine cover. The fine details and the photo etched parts create their own part of the game here. The engine cover is fixed by few magnets and can be operated very easy. Only the front bonnet is openingon a pair of delicate struts.
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The interior is fully carpeted, true to the original and generally well made. But it also contains a few disappointments. The first one is the rather cheaper look of the center console, the one on the concept model, being much more pleasing and intricate. The bigger issue though is the omitting of a very key feature. In the real Veyron, on the floor to the left of the driving seat, there are a few slots operated with the key of the car. With them you can lock the spoiler, override it and so on. These slots are missing in the model. What is even stranger is that they were present, along with the hand brake, in the concept model. Maybe not that big of a miss for some, but should not be missed by a top company like AUTOart.
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