Volkswagen has postponed the launch of the super sports car Bugatti EB 16.4 Veyron until next year amid technical problems, the news magazine Der Spiegel reports.

The launch of the 1001 hp car with a top speed of more than 400 km/h has been delayed several time because of aerodynamic and handling problems.

The market introduction of the super car selling at $1.2 million is now scheduled for the second quarter of next year.

Bugatti managing director Thomas Bscher was quoted as saying that in the "steps of Ettore Bugatti, the Veyron too will be brought to technical perfection. This takes time. And we will take the time we need".

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I wonder if they'll ever get this thing to market. It was originally planned as a 2003 model.