Whip Of The Year

First launched in 2005, the Veyron — which can accelerate from 0 to 60 in 2.4 seconds and boasts a top speed of an 253 mph — has car enthusiasts's engines racing. "It's a staggering piece of machinery," says Stephen Vokins who organized an exhibit of supercars at England's National Motor Museum this spring. "The engine pushes the boundries of what's possible." Taking orders for only 75 more of the 300 Veyrons that will ever be made, Bugatti upped the ante this March by partnering with French leathergoods house Hermés for a limited edition Veyron — available only by special request — at an additional $850,000 on top of the standard $1.5 million dollar asking price. The two-tone Hermés Veyron can be made in any color combination (Bugatti suggests chocolate and beige or chocolate and red), a grille made of interlocking Hs, and re-engineered wheel rims with what looks like stitching around the edges.