Rendered Speculation: Top Gear cooks up a Bugatti Galibier LM
As much as it dominated pre-war grand prix racing, Bugatti's is a heritage forged at Le Mans. Both the original concept and the subsequent production car which Bugatti built under its current ownership were named after Louis Chiron and Pierre Veyron, two of the most famous drivers from the marque's racing history. But it's been 70 years since Bugatti raced at Le Mans. The company's previous Italian owners took a race-prepped EB110 to Daytona, but that was about the extent of Bugatti's racing program in the modern era. But a few simple facts aren't about to stop the dreamers.Over at Top Gear they've cooked up what a racing version of the new Galibier concept car would look like. Envisioned as some sort of touring car on speed and prepped for Le Mans, the Galibier LM features a massive front splitter and side skirts to match a giant rear wing and an exposed engine cover that displays the quad-turbo W16 like in the Veyron. Speaking of which, if Bugatti was going to return to racing, the outgoing super-coupe would have clearly been the better platform. But after seventy years of absence, we're not going to start splitting hairs... just imaginary lap times.
[Source: Top Gear]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ashley Jones 6:22PM (10/20/2009)
I would totally love to drive one of these- except i cant drive a stick..
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naturalyshocked 6:26PM (10/20/2009)
and i can't drive automatic, i never learned it, nor want too
wkiernan 10:14PM (11/12/2009)
A.J.: Try it, you'll like it! A day of practice and you can take to the public roads, a month and the next car you buy will be a manual if you've got the choice. ns: I drove a stick for five years before I ever sat behind a slushy; it took two minutes to learn.
audi_arena 6:25PM (10/20/2009)
So why a Galibier race car and not a Veyron?
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BoxerFanatic 6:30PM (10/20/2009)
my first thought, as well....
But I think it is just top gear having a laugh. :D
Ayle 7:25PM (10/20/2009)
Too heavy.
naturalyshocked 6:28PM (10/20/2009)
who is going to race with a 1 million+€ car?
we're all petrol heads, but i wouldn't race vs multi million valued filled grids
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yournamehere6785 7:00PM (10/20/2009)
how much do you think most of those race cars cost? they arent cheap.
naturalyshocked 6:55PM (10/21/2009)
@yournamehere6785
i wasn't born yesterday.
i know european purpose build race cars mostly cost more than several 100k.
but buggatti isn't JUST a car.
it's a technical wonder on wheels with 27 micro computers, making sure you get a thrill of a ride.
Weaksauce 7:06PM (10/20/2009)
This is a car site. It must take wrecking sized balls to admit you can't drive a manual.
Learn. Go. Stop reading this and learn to drive a manual.
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Venom 9:25PM (10/20/2009)
ROFL.
That is one of the funniest comments I have seen in a while.
speedball3 8:35PM (10/20/2009)
Ahh yes, building a LeMans spec car. How hard can it be?
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rudukai13 1:21AM (10/21/2009)
I'd like to see a rally-spec or PPHC Veyron. I'd also be curious to see a Baja 1000-Dakar style Volvo XC60
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