Simon Cowell’s newest ride

For those who have never driven one, the Bugatti Veyron – the fastest, most powerful and, at £1million ($1.7million), costliest production car ever made – must seem obscene.

The top speed it has clocked in a test drive by a racing driver is 253mph – a third of the speed of sound and 240mph more than the average speed on the traffic-choked streets of Los Angeles.

This is clearly no deterrent to Simon Cowell, who was pictured this week driving his pride and joy around the world’s entertainment capital.

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