Octophonic Sound? Second teaser of Bugatti Bordeaux surfaces
by Jeremy Korzeniewski on Jul 17th 2009 at 4:29PM 
Further evidence that Bugatti has a new product planned for its centenary celebration at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September comes by way of PistonHeads in the U.K., which offers up this image of the rear of what may or may not be a vehicle called the Bordeaux. Of course, before we pull this one completely out of the rumormill file, we'll need either official word from Bugatti or an actual picture of the party invitation that this car supposedly graces.
Assuming for a moment that this image is the real deal, we see some interesting tidbits from which to glean tantalizing details of the future car. While we're still not certain if this could be the World's Ultimate Sedan, some bizarre sort of shooting brake, or even a supercar to replace to Veyron (or none of the above), but the thin strip of brake light right down the center reminds us of the dorsal seam from the iconic Type 57SC Atlantic – certainly a fitting way to recollect the French automaker's first 100 years in business.
Note, too, the inclusion of eight rather obvious exhaust tips at the rear of the car, which reinforces speculation that this vehicle will be powered by Bugatti's current 8.0-liter W16 powerplant. If that's the case, we'd also expect the Veyron's all-wheel-drive system and active aerodynamics to keep the ridiculously powerful car from going airborne. As much fun as it is to speculate, we look forward to getting official word from Bugatti as Frankfurt draws nearer.
[Source: PistonHeads]
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Torrent 4:33PM (7/17/2009)
I'm sorry. HOW many exhaust outlets????
r u cereal
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Randy915 4:35PM (7/17/2009)
Sometimes less is more (Audi RS's dual oval vs. S's quad circles).
rocco 6:00PM (7/17/2009)
doesn't the original 57C Atlantic have 8 pipes lined up like this...
plus a spin down the rear window...
please god, don't be something retro
Taglane 6:07PM (7/17/2009)
D:
AutoCritical 7:03PM (7/17/2009)
Oh my, that is insane!
Randy 12:16AM (7/18/2009)
I played around with the picture in photoshop! It's curvy. I have no way to post it here, otherwise I'd share it so everyone could see the curves on the car. Still really can't tell what it look slike but it's much more outlined...
Name: 4:38PM (7/17/2009)
8 tips? Bugatti is going Star Wars on us.
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Beastage 4:42PM (7/17/2009)
Somewhere in the middle east someone just creamed his pants.
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Matt (that likes ford) 11:48PM (7/17/2009)
+1
Nateb123 4:59PM (7/17/2009)
What' wrong with 8 when you have 16 cylinders and 4 turbos? The size of each tip would be pretty damn large for a 4 exhaust tip setup to provide the same reduction in backpressure. Let's not forget that with 4 turbos backpressure can be the difference between a good hundred horses if not more. They probably tried out 4 and found it was too overbearing and ostentatious.
Just for comparison, an R35 GT-R has 1.5 cylinders per exhaust tip (so relatively more tips than this Bugatti) and 2 tips per turbo.
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Randy915 5:08PM (7/17/2009)
I forgot where I read this but the Veyron's square exhaust is one of 3, the other 2 are behind the bumper. That's a lot of fumes...
Clippy 4:50PM (7/17/2009)
Nothing screams "Ricer!" more than excessive amount of exhaust pipes. Now officially brought to you by Crapgatti.
Veyron was already a complete failure and disgrace to the original Bugatti, and the only amazing things about it was the price tag and the fact that there seems to be more "special editions" on the road than stock cars. I have a bad gut feeling that this new car will be even worse.
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Clippy 5:16PM (7/17/2009)
Hah, and one of the comments on PistonHeads sums it up nicely :D
http://www.barryboys.co.uk/photos10/dmc05082007saxo6blackrear.jpg
mike 9:38PM (7/17/2009)
My guess is its just another special edition of the Veyron. I highly doubt its a sedan. There would be almost no demand for a car like that.
evan 2:43PM (7/20/2009)
Wow, you sir are retarded. A complete failure? I think not. They are selling all they can make. So what if there are special editions? How in the hell is that something so terrible? You're right, the ONLY thing amazing about it is the price tag, not that it is the most powerful, fastest, quickest, most advanced road car in the history of the world. That's all crap, you're right. Do you realize how stupid you sound?
Mike, it can't be another veyron, looks nothing like it from the rear. I hope it's a sedan, that would be very cool.
thecheddar 12:38AM (7/18/2009)
The tip of the hat to the T-57 Atlantic is pure genius. The brand needs a bit more connection to those legendary days and this, as a front-engine uber-GT could do just that.
Can't wait to see it in full.
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aj121489 4:52PM (7/17/2009)
This is not gonna be pretty. Just throwin that out there now.
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MaX PL 5:11PM (7/17/2009)
is this gonna be a sedan or a coupe?
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nathan101 5:37PM (7/17/2009)
After tinkering with the image a few minutes in photoshop I was able to get a slightly clearer picture of the outlines of the car.
http://www.getdropbox.com/gallery/402579/1/Bugatti?h=40ac86
But it would be much easier with a high resolution scan of the actual brochure. I don't suppose anyone's got access to the source?
catchmyshadow 5:37PM (7/17/2009)
8 tailpipes, finally a proper exhaust for that W16 beast
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