Exotic car manufacturers have a lot easier time surviving when they are under a huge corporate umbrella. Bugatti is such a manufacturer, owned by the Volkswagen Group, which also happens to own Lamborghini (and is adding Porsche to the mix). No expense was spared in developing the Veyron – it was designed to be the [...]
What is this, the 50 millionth special edition variant of the Bugatti Veyron? Every time we turn around Bugatti pops out a new one. The open top Grand Sport is the latest and greatest Veyron, and here comes another special edition variant. The 2012 Qatar Motor Show begins tomorrow, and this car was designed specifically [...]
The rumor has it…….there is a lot of rumors that go on in the automotive industry. Many ones at publications with well-connected sources turn out to be true. Earlier this month, news broke about the Bugatti 16C Galibier. With the brand needing a new model after the Veyron had ended its production run, attention has [...]
Excess. Bugatti is one brand that comes to mind when you think of that word. What could be more over-the-top than a Bugatti Veyron? A gold-plated specially-tuned from the Middle East, yes. But nothing else from a production standpoint. The Veryon’s time will soon be over though and Bugatti needs a new production model. The [...]
AH! Fitted luggage! The upcoming (maybe?) Bugatti 16C Galibier Saloon comes with fitted luggage. Sure, of curse a car like this would come with fitted luggage. But fitted luggage is a bit of a fetish for me. Its one of the (very) few completely nonsensical things that I’m totally into. It’s classy, and of course [...]
Andy House, owner of Performance Auto Sales (specializing in repaired exotics, ironically) in Lufkin, Texas, was driving on Interstate 45 early last week when he crashed his 2006 Bugatti Veyron into a nearby lake. According to Mr. House, a pelican distracted him, making him drop his cell phone and lose control of the car. Galveston [...]
It looks like one of consequences of VW buying Porsche is that the controversial Porsche Panamera is likely to become some sort of permium, high end VW product. If not ending up a VW, the four-door coupe’s platform might end up with one of VW’s other brands, either Bentley, Bugatti or Audi. After amortizing all [...]
Finally, after many false alarms and internet generated rumors, the Bugatti Veyron finally gets the chance to take off its top and reveal its sexy body in all its supercar glory… Well, not really. The Grand Sport is basically just a roadster version of the Veyron, which means a couple things. One, due to the [...]