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Photoshoot goes into Top Gear

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20 May, 200818 yr

ABU DHABI - Psst, buddy, can you spare me a sports car? Yes, evidently, three of them. This weekend Top Gear, the UK-based car magazine, which is in the country for a photo shoot, sent out an urgent request for an unusual car, the million-dollar Bugatti Veyron.
It was hoping for one. Instead, it was offered three of the vehicles, which cost more than Dhs 4.4 million (USD $1.2m) each. “No other place in the world could we have found three Bugattis in a span of 48 hours,” said a relieved Charlie Turner, the creative director for the magazine.

The cars were tracked down by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority and belong to local owners who wish to remain anonymous. Built by Volkswagen, the 1,000-horsepower vehicle can reach 255 MPH (407 KPH). One car in the shoot, a gleaming aluminium-bodied model, is one of only five in the world.

The Corniche area and Jabel Hafeet were briefly closed off for the shoot, which featured the Stig, Top Gear’s mysterious, overall-clad driver. Top Gear, paired with a BBC television show of the same name, sells more than a million copies a month.

Well here we are folks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Top Gear UK’s favorite and definitely my favorite TV show and magazine is filming with THREE Bugatti Veyrons. The BBC show’s crew was jaw droppingly surprised to find all 3 loaner Bugatti Veyrons. The team racecar driver THE STIG was also there. All the Veyrons were heading to the Marina Mall in downtown Abu Dhabi. Transport Officers had to close several roads for the photoshoot.

Oh almost forgot, part of the shoot was on top of the Jabel Hafeet mountains, and the amazing roads leading upto and through it. Boy, would this be a helluva fun joyride!

More Pics of the this superb driving road

Lastly, there is also a rumor going around that there was a Koenigsegg CCX spotted during the photoshoot. So will they do some sort of a race with THE STIG, involving the 3 Veryons & the CCX?? Anybody’s guess but I defnitely cannot wait for the 11th season of this show to get started here shortly this summer. Oh and I really hope they get something with the US version up and going, too bad Jay Leno refused to host it.

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20 May, 200818 yr

sweeet

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20 May, 200818 yr

that alloy unpainted one

Edited 20 May, 200818 yr by Foxie

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20 May, 200818 yr

Tbh, you'd have to give me a Veyron to go back to Dubai. Its pure pants!!

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20 May, 200818 yr

Dubai ent pure pants

Well went I went their it wasnt, treated like royalty, was in OK Magazine coz I was at a vip party. went around in a helicopter!

Gotta love my ex gf!

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20 May, 200818 yr

I've just decorated the inside of my pants.

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20 May, 200818 yr

Tbh, you'd have to give me a Veyron to go back to Dubai. Its pure pants!!

Not at all. When i went it was awesome. One of the best places i have ever been.

The amount of £££££££££££££££££££ cars out there as well is out of this world

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20 May, 200818 yr

Dubai is the shit, used to live out there when I was younger and went back a few years ago, different world out there...

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20 May, 200818 yr

“No other place in the world could we have found three Bugattis in a span of 48 hours,” said a relieved Charlie Turner, the creative director for the magazine.

Obviously dont know where my house is then

Edited 20 May, 200818 yr by Ed_VeeDub