Nice wheels! Unique £1.6m porcelain Bugatti Veyron turns heads during first ever appearance

Two months ago it was the one-off exclusive supercar which was spotted on Europe’s roads for the first time when pictured showed on the streets of Paris.

The story behind the $2.5 million Bugatti Veyron L’or Blanc

Now after wowing car lovers with its stunning appearance and specification in the French capital, the £1.6m porcelain Bugatti Veyron L’or Blanc has been spotted on British soil for the first time.

The spectacular 253mph, 1,000bhp ‘White Gold’ car, was spotted outside the five-star Dorchester Hotel in London’s swanky Mayfair.

Flash ride: The ‘porcelain’ Bugatti was spotted outside the Dorchester Hotel in Mayfair, London, to the amazement of car lovers

The incredible ‘porcelain’ #1.6million Bugatti Veyron which Top of the range: The Veyron’s unique porcelain appearance has seen it dubbed the ‘world’s fastest tea set’

Crowdpleaser: The car can reach 253mph and does 0-62mpg in just 2.7 seconds

The convertible Veyron has never been to these shores but its super-rich Saudi owner – who is thought to be just 30 – decided to visit London, bringing the eye-catching motor with him.

The one-off Bugatti can do 0-62mph in just 2.7 seconds, and has an exterior featuring filler caps, badges and wheel caps made from specially constructed porcelain.

Its unique appearance saw car enthusiasts and experts branding the vehicle the ‘world’s fastest tea set’.

One onlooker who saw the car in London said: ‘There was a Mercedes parked outside the Dorchester and when it pulled away this amazing Veyron suddenly appeared.

‘Everyone just swarmed around it, getting a good look. You often see strangely modified cars in London but not normally something as exquisite as this model.

‘The driver of it only looked around 30 as well.’

Bugatti’s design experts came with the psychedelic blue and white paintjob as a tribute to the ‘Stelvio Pass’, a legendary stretch of road in Italy.

The supercar firm even went as far as describing the creation as an ‘unusual idea’, with the one-off vehicle sold to a super-wealthy Saudi Arabian customer.

It is powered by an 8-litre W16 engine which develops a mammoth 1,000bhp.

With this power it can accelerate from 0-62mph in 2.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 253mph.

Catching a glimpse: Stunned passers-by crowd round the one-off vehicle to take a picture outside the Dorchester Hotel in Mayfair

First sighting: The car had been spotted briefly in Paris earlier this year, but this was the first time it had been seen on British shores

One of a kind: The Bugatti features filler caps, badges and wheel caps made from specially constructed porcelain.

Dr. Stefan Brungs, Director of Sales and Marketing at Bugatti Automobiles said at the time of the car’s launch in, last year: ‘At first, it seems to be an unusual idea to use porcelain in a car, especially in the world’s fastest convertible.

‘But this is what Bugatti stands for: the realization of exceptional ideas whilst striving for the utmost in quality and aesthetics.

This allows us to continue Ettore Bugatti’s heritage, who himself loved to experiment with new materials.’