With the successful (if much delayed) release of the Veyron under its belt, Bugatti is all about branching out. The Veyron's nice and everything, but some folks just don't want a coupe -- what's plutocratic family man to do? And besides... despite its hefty price tag, most accounts have parent company Volkswagen losing money on each and every Veyron delivered. So... what's a reborn marque to do? Expand.
To that end, Bugatti may just have kin-toting millionaires covered. While company officials have officially nixed the idea of the poor man's coupe/roadster (which doesn't surprise us -- why build low-volume cars for $60 Gs when you can build them for $1.3 million?), there has been some talk about a coupe-sedan, complete with 950 horsepower.
[Source: Autovisie]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sam Washanm @ May 18th 2006 8:42PM
I have a 1982 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham d'Elegance, which may be one of the few remaining Cadillac diesels.
I bought this car new in 1982 & it is a one owner car.
Does it have any historical value?
Please reply.
ricers suck @ May 18th 2006 8:57PM
no
Carmine @ May 18th 2006 10:09PM
sam
i'll bet it has some sort of value, at least if you keep it in awesome shape, but this is hardly the right place to ask. a bugatti article? nahh
good luck.
Eric @ May 19th 2006 12:34AM
This isn't the first time Bugatti has talked about making a sedan. Here's a prototype they showed in 2000:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericprk/17943963/in/set-424915/
Richard Warren @ May 19th 2006 6:21AM
I've seen that prototype in person Eric, it's awesome.
jules @ May 19th 2006 7:12AM
That prototype is cool. I can see some influences on the current Bentley styling - it's all under the VW roof! The sketch is not official Bugatti but will need a bit more thought for $1.3M!!
CoffeeJedi @ May 19th 2006 8:52AM
bah, they'll probably just do a cheap Bently re-badge, CHEAP! :-P
jules @ May 19th 2006 10:24AM
Yeah Jedi - the latest era of luxury badge-engineering.