Barrett-Jackson 2014: Simon Cowell's 2008 Bugatti Veyron is a $1.375M certified pre-owned car [w/video]

Sat, 18 Jan 2014

For a man who's best known for being mean to aspiring singers, Simon Cowell sure seems to garner lots of attention. While Cowell himself didn't make an appearance at Barrett-Jackson, his black on black Bugatti Veyron did, and bidding on it ended with a final sale price of $1.375 million.

Somewhat interestingly, this is the first certified pre-owned Bugatti sold through a new factory program. It includes a full one-year warranty, which must give its new owner some comfort. According to the auction company, Cowell has put 1,300 miles on this particular Veyron. See for yourself in our high-res image gallery above, and scroll down below for a video showing the live auction and the official auction description.

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Simon Cowell's pristine 2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 which he purchased new at Bugatti Beverly Hills. Mr. Cowell's Veyron is the first certified, pre-owned vehicle in the new program being offered by Bugatti. The vehicle includes a full one-year, extended factory warranty offered directly through Bugatti. Four brand new tires and a complete service make Mr. Cowell's Veyron the perfect certified pre-owned vehicle. The Veyron has 1,300 actual miles most of which were personally driven by Simon Cowell himself. The custom black paint with black interior is one of only a handful of black on black Veyrons in America. Over 1,000hp at 6000rpm the 8.0 Liter W16 Cylinder, all-wheel drive, 7-speed automated dual clutch transmission made this car in 2008 the fastest street legal car in America with a top speed of 253.81mph.

By Jeremy Korzeniewski