September 15th, 2009
Bugatti is giving a glimpse of its future beyond the Veyron with this W16-powered four-seat limousine.
Like its two-seat stablemate, the 16C Galibier aims to be the ultimate: the fastest, most powerful, most elegant and expensive car in the world.
Officially it’s a concept car, but Bugatti has started showing the Galibier to customers and opinion-makers, last weekend in Molsheim.
August 21st, 2009
Last week, Bugatti took the wraps off another special-edition version of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, called the Sang Bleu.
The model, which celebrated Bugatti’s 100th anniversary made its debut at the 2009 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
But reports now indicate that this will be the last of the special-edition Veyrons before Bugatti unveils its successor.
August 18th, 2009
One of the earliest Bugatti racing cars is expected to fetch up to 2.4 million euros ($3.4 million) at a sale in France, said auction house Bonhams.
Built in 1912, it was raced by by the manufacturer’s eponymous founder, Ettore, at Le Mans and on the Mont Ventoux.
Compared to the other Bugattis of the era, it has an unusually large engine and uses chains to drive the rear wheels.
August 18th, 2009
Bugatti unveiled a Sang Bleu special edition model of its new Veyron Grand Sport this weekend at Quail Lodge at Pebble Beach in California.
The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Bleu combines carbon fiber and polished aluminum - an innovative combination never realized before.
Bugatti calls this approach a ‘new dimension of « Art – Forme – Technique »’, the company’s core values statement.
July 20th, 2009
Bugatti will unveil a new ultra-exotic four-seater at the upcoming 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show.
According to Britain’s Auto Express, the supercar will be called the Bugatti Bordeaux.
The magazine said the long-rumored four-seater — known until now as the Royale — will share the Veyron’s quad-turbo 8.0-liter W16 engine.
July 16th, 2009
Original Bugatti’s are still to be found.
Last Sunday a diving team lifted the wreckage of a Bugatti Brescia from the depths of Lago Maggiore near Ascona in Switzerland.
For seventy years it had slumbered at a depth of more than fifty metres. Isn’t it amazing how these things survive?
