Filed under: Convertibles, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Euro, Bugatti
The poor man's Bugatti?
A cool million and change for a Bugatti Veyron a little too rich for your blood? Autobild ran a story on the vehicle that will put the likes of the BMW M coupe and roadster, Audi TT and Porsche Boxter/Cayman squarely in its sights -- a Bugatti coupe and roadster that will cost a measly $62,300. The little Bugatti may have only a four-cylinder engine, but at just 2450 lbs. the little car will have the power-to-weight ratio to blow the 0-60 times of its competition right out of the water -- thanks to the aluminum body, the vehicle should make the trip to highway speed in four to five seconds.
Thanks to Noah for the tip.
[Source: Autobild and translated version]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Giggles of Doom 9:47AM (4/27/2006)
Damn, I had better start saving my pennys. Cool looking car, and it probably won't dilute the brand, seeing as the Veyron stands on its own very well.
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Brandon 9:52AM (4/27/2006)
Sounds like competition for the Lotus Elise, just with a pricetag +$20K.
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KanseiZM 9:58AM (4/27/2006)
anything that looks like the veyron but with that weight and price tag is fine by me :)
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Razib Ahmed 9:58AM (4/27/2006)
The little Bugatti may be the car that many Indians and Chinese rich are looking for. In 2005, DaimlerChrysler sold more than 2000 cars in the Indian market.(http://www.southasiabiz.com/2006/04/daimlerchrysler_moving_in_top.html).Why not Bugatti?
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Corey W. 10:11AM (4/27/2006)
I like the idea, but there's a lot of competition out there for less than $62K.
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Dr. Woo 10:29AM (4/27/2006)
"anything that looks like the veyron but with that weight and price tag is fine by me :)"
Heartily agree.
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Richard Warren 10:30AM (4/27/2006)
I'd be in
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bhtooefr 10:48AM (4/27/2006)
Wait a minute.
Does VW really WANT the Audi TT in another one of its product's sights? They own Bugatti, after all...
Geeze, have they not learned from the Phaeton (same class as an Audi A8)?
No, I suspect that this is going to be a step UP from the TT, but same platform (VW A platform). It even looks a little TT-ish in the drawings.
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Ford Mustang 11:55AM (4/27/2006)
No thank you. I like the Veyron alot, but to me this is like buying a Corolla that looks like an Enzo. Ok, maybe its not that bad, but the car should look distinctly different from the Veyron.
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na 12:20PM (4/27/2006)
Might as well me the next Toyta MR-2. It looks like a girls car! This will be the next car for a the rich dudes misstresses.
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matt 12:57PM (4/27/2006)
Well, I hope it's a big, turboed 4.. otherwise it's going to be embarrassed by Spec-V's and SI's.
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Al 1:43PM (4/27/2006)
Shame that they want to use the 2.0L 4cyl turbo from the Golf (sources...here: http://www.autobild.de/erlkoenige/neuheiten/artikel.php?artikel_id=11242 ... and here: http://www.autoblog.it/post/3593/arriva-una-baby-bugati-da-50000-euro) ...A Bugatti to be a Bugatti needs its own powerplant, not a souped up Golf GTI engine and different body work...
No go for me.
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Jeff andrews 10:11PM (4/27/2006)
Who would have thought a KARMEN GHIA would look like this ,40 yrs ago....Really, VW Chasis ..Learned long time ago about VW 4s Nice paint and wheels though LOL
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felix 12:15AM (4/28/2006)
Where is the engine? Mid or front? that would make a big difference in my mind. It wont be too TT ish if its RWD and mid engined. By the way i'm in china and people just arn't into things that are small and lightweight. Rich people here would much rather pay 150+ grand for a Porsche Cayanne (that's really what they cost here)
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Jack Ford 8:26PM (5/01/2006)
Hey! It's a Bugatti and with the right paint job it would look like a million. I'm ready to buy two
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Colorado Jeff 10:37PM (5/01/2006)
Where do I get one? Sign me up! Hope the real thing is something very similar to the concept.
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VICTOR LASLO 11:51PM (5/01/2006)
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE ORIGINAL BUGATTI'S LOOKED LIKE ? THIS IS A JAPANESE-INSECT-BUBBLE CREATION.EVEN THE STUPIDLY EXPENSIVE VEYRON IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL MACHINES. LET THEM KEEP IT, NO THANKS.
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George Cranwell 12:33AM (5/02/2006)
When Jeff Surdyk buys this car sign me up!
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King James 1:00AM (5/02/2006)
You may not want to hear it, you pack of posers, but the Corvette will give you all the power your wimpy selves need, a bulletproof engine & drivetrain, a huge resale market when your wife makes you sell it because she's pregnant, and $10,000. in change. You think that owning some niche car will invent a personality for you? Get on the winning team and go with good ol' Yankee tin!
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bruno 1:21AM (5/02/2006)
it looks like one of the cars from the upcoming animation called "cars"
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