Love child of luxury: Bentley and Bugatti beget the Big Bang
Although we've talked about Bugatti's plans for a super sedan as a follow-up to the all-powerful Veyron, apparently there are some people out there who don't have the patience to wait for such a car to become reality. German tuner LEW Design can help you get at least part way there with its new LEW Big Bang.
LEW took the expeditious path and used a Bentley Continental GT as a starting point and slapped on some Bugatti styling cues. The Big Bang, unveiled at the Essen Motor Show, has the Bug look with its iconic Bugatti horseshoe grille and Audi Q7 headlights that mimic the Veyron look. Carbon fiber panels are used around the Conti to reduce weight a bit, as well as make some subtle styling changes.
More info and pics after the jump.
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The rear, in particular, looks pretty different, resembling Ferrari's 456 more than anything else. It also features a revised rear valance and undertray that should help high speed airflow management. Although the sight of the Bug mug is a little odd at first, the whole thing looks pretty good and it should actually handle a little better thanks to its lower weight.
Taking the already ridiculously powerful twin-turbo W-12 and cranking it up a notch, the LEW crew has managed to find an extra 100 hp bringing the total to 650 or so. LEW modifies the suspension with the help of Eibach and adds carbon-ceramic brakes to complete the package. Top speed should rise to 330 km/h (205 mph), and 0-60 should drop a few tenths. Prices should start at approximately 270,000 euro.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Evotec 11:08AM (12/15/2006)
looks good..
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Asher 11:29AM (12/15/2006)
Did the grill fall off, or is there supposed to be a gaping hole there in the front?
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Alexander 11:40AM (12/15/2006)
Damn is this thing ugly!
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Ben 1:53PM (12/15/2006)
Love the wheels, love the body!
I'd hit it! :-)
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spaceweasel 11:23AM (12/17/2006)
Umm.... the wheels are pretty nice.
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tubular_smells 11:57AM (12/15/2006)
Oh dear
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MKULTRABLIZZARD 12:25PM (12/15/2006)
i like the wheels... slick job with those
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Bubba-X 1:27PM (12/15/2006)
Gee, throw bits from an A6, 456GT, 612 Scaglietti, and Veyron at a Bentley GT and hope they all stick. And a lovely "oops, we forgot to take it off" touch of painting the bootlid Bentley badge black.
Big bang = big dump.
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Hank 1:01PM (12/15/2006)
More money than taste again.
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C 12:38PM (12/15/2006)
Kinda like turning your Fiero into a "Ferrari." Only starting with a Bentley.
I'm sure they added extra cooling capacity to handle the 100 HP gain, right?
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Bryson 12:56PM (12/15/2006)
This is an ugly ass car. The grill does look like it fell off it has no emblem. It looks like the scraps from an Audi, Bugatti, and Ferrari. This car looks like garbage.
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GDUB 1:06PM (12/15/2006)
Why oh Why?
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Tiago do Vale 1:43PM (12/15/2006)
That's a shame:
It's obviously great craftmanship, a really quality job, but it's a pitty it's wasted in such an awful design...
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Jeff 2:27PM (12/15/2006)
I kinda like it. I would have prefered they lose the bentley symbol all together or keep it. Don't leave and paint it black.
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Eriq 2:36PM (12/15/2006)
Love the wheels. Put an Audi emblem on the grill and it'll be complete. It can pass for almost anything lol.
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Daniel 3:14PM (12/15/2006)
Front, in my opinion, looks more like the audi rosemeyer concept (i believe that was the name...). Back is definitely a 612 scaglietti lol
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Max 3:32PM (12/15/2006)
It looks like Bugatti took the front body of an Audi and cut a hole in it and took the rear end of a Ferrari and called it a Bugatti. Looks like crap.
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Wyce 9:39PM (12/15/2006)
Those wheels are hot. The rest of the car is fugly.
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JON C 9:20PM (12/15/2006)
Bugaudi
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