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Bugatti recently released photos and showed the forthcoming Veyron targa version, called Grand Sport, with a removable top and the same ground-pounding drivetrain. Word is this open-top version will hustle to more than 200 mph with the top off and still retain it's 250-mph top speed capability with the top in place. Pricing is expected to be in the $2.5 million with a very limited number of units scheduled for production.

In addition, Autocar in Europe speculates that a high-performance 'GT' version of the Veyron may be replacing the current model at the end of production, though no word from the factory. The publication across the pond also speculates that a sedan model may be joining the lineup, but again, the factory and it's Audi/Volkswagen parents are mum on the subject thus far.
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For those of you who feel remiss in not shelling out the half million dollars for a SLR Roadster before the breakup of MB and McLaren, Mercedes is bringing its über SL down the pipeline to a showroom near you...at a projected price of $320,000 USD. Now I know the dollar is weak, but totally collapsed? I mean this SL is definitely a monster of performance, with a pounding 661hp propelling a stiffened chassis (sans folding hardtop) at supercar speeds, and it has vicious looks combined with all the requisite hardware upgrades, but they may have a hard time getting Ferrari and Lamborghini prices for a Benz that sits next to a C Class in showrooms.

If you MUST have this next to your S-Class in the garage, by all means give us a call, and we'll make all the arrangements, but we make no guarantees regarding resale value. Check out more pix and desktop wallpaper at Automobile Magazine.

I've said for years that Mercedes should package all their six-figure AMG cars with Maybach to create an ownership path for their super brand. The fact that you can get the 'base' car version of this Black Series for 1/3 the investment makes it hard to retain value...but the good German doctor didn't ask me my opinion!