Reports of a Bugatti sedan starting churning through the internet rumor mill back in 2006, but it looks as though the super saloon from the French automaker could finally surface at this September’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
An invitation to Bugatti’s 100th birthday party at the Frankfurt show appears to tease an all-new model from the Volkswagen-owned supercar maker. The supposed teaser shot only reveals the rear-end of a mystery model — making it impossible to definitively say the car in question is a Bugatti-badged four-door – but the unwavering rumors seem to indicate it’s highly plausible that a new Bugatti model is on tap for the Frankfurt show.
However, that being said, it’s still possible that the car in question could be a successor for the Veyron supercar. Although they Veyron is only four years old, a number of hyper cars have entered the market since 2005, intruding on the Veyron’s natural place it the market. Just as the Veyron trumped everything in production back in 2005, Bugatti could be looking for a repeat performance in the near future.
Then again, the invitation could just reveal another variation of the current Veyron. The press was abuzz about the prospect of a new Bugatti model just before last year’s Geneva Motor Show, but the model in question turned out to be a two-tone blue version of the standard Veyron.
07/14, 5:33 PM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
ohhh…goooooood…….GODDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!! F-ING SWEET!!!!
07/14, 5:38 PM
posted by:
Bavarian_818
LMAO @ idrinorbarsaku
Can’t wait to see the sexy beast!!!!!
07/14, 5:52 PM
posted by:
The Tuga
Motherforkers!!!
I was waiting for the suv
God danm
07/14, 5:57 PM
posted by:
Fx NauGhtY
now you know this baby has a sequential manual gearbox
07/14, 5:59 PM
posted by:
FSVT_ROCK
HOLLY CRAP, about time. wait, yeah what happen to the SUV version?
07/14, 6:05 PM
posted by:
Borat
Yeah and for million bucks I hope it works. But then again, when you shell that kind of change do you give a crap if it works? It is investment, not a car.
07/14, 6:19 PM
posted by:
SoCalFiveO
they should make the SUV it would be bad ass. or something to compete with that porsche cayenne S
07/14, 6:24 PM
posted by:
howsmydriving
I wouldn’t touch anything with a 10-foot pole that VW touches.
07/14, 6:30 PM
posted by:
andy
im with hows my driving, VW is ruining the rest of its brands
07/14, 6:51 PM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
and you know, fx, that means nothing
07/14, 7:42 PM
posted by:
scratchy
@ andy , how did VW ruin Bugatti ?
07/14, 8:27 PM
posted by:
reedfast
how could they possibly trump the veyron???
I’m thinking 300mph might do it
07/14, 8:51 PM
posted by:
Dante_JoseCuervo
NMOFGM
- So what can GM produce to compete with this awesomeness? NOTHING! This will be a very beastly sedan capable of eating a CTS-V just by starting the engine.
07/14, 8:55 PM
posted by:
Pazzo Canguri
And all yours for a cool $2.5 million American dollars…$3.1 Euro….and $5million Australian dollars….
Perfect for the average hard working family……
07/14, 9:23 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
For that kind of money you could buy a decent Cessna Citation that’ll do over 400 mph anywhere you want without fear of the local authorities frowning upon your actions. Then again if you can afford the Bugatti you waved bye bye to the Citation long ago and are probably reading this on your BBJ right now.
07/14, 10:14 PM
posted by:
A4
Yeah SoCal, they should totally go from a multimillion dollar hyper car to a $70,000 SUV. Jesus.
07/14, 10:17 PM
posted by:
A4
and yeah explain to me how VW has ruined ANY of their brands? Audi is stronger than ever, Lamborghini finally has some dose of practicality and reliability (compared to cars like the Countach and Diablo), and still holds all of its wild side; Bentley’s also shaken its British reliability issues and still manages to be the best example of British engineering in the high luxury segment – leagues ahead of Rolls Royce, Bugatti… Veyron… cmon. Skoda/Seat are both at their peaks as well. I’m not sure where they ruined anything.
07/14, 10:30 PM
posted by:
lemonade
A4, You think the Bentleys are still engineered by limeys? Don’t think so. There’s no way they’d have this reputation you mention if they did. Brits can no longer build cars, their best automotive talent is analyzing them. Betcha there’s more than a little ‘craut under the Bentley bonnet.
How ironic.
07/14, 10:33 PM
posted by:
atoms
oh Bugatti, nothing like moving the continents under you, a stationary traveling surface is so archaic
07/15, 12:43 AM
posted by:
Dante_JoseCuervo
atoms
- Hell yeah! Now we just need to get one of these to get the earth to spin backwards so we can go back in time before this recession. Time travel a la superman, improved by Bugatti.
07/15, 3:38 AM
posted by:
SomeGreek
I’d bet my money on a special edition of the current version, maybe with a slightly improved engine (1000Kw).
07/15, 4:05 AM
posted by:
A4
I never said they were still engineered by them, but they are still BUILT by them.
Just like this article says that Bugatti’s are still French.
Sure they are.
07/15, 10:40 AM
posted by:
West Ryder Lunatic
Wow A Bugatti XJDB9!
07/15, 2:03 PM
posted by:
Scarface03
I think Bugatti would be foolish to redo the Veyron. It’s been a while since the Veyron hit production and they’ve already come out with special editions like the Pur Sang and I think others. Plus, there’s not a profitable market at the $1M+ price range.
No, there’s been time for Bugatti to think ahead and start getting a return on its investment. A sedan with Veyron styling cues should fit the bill. How cool would it be for Bugatti’s trademark to be the maker of 1000 hp cars? Still, I don’t see its follow up car having 1000 hp. Getting 1000 hp took quad turbos, radiators aplenty and exposing the engine to the outside world. None of things are as cool on a sedan, I’ll bet.
Nevertheless, Bugatti could be at the pinnacle of the super luxo sedan market with a Veyron-esque interior and exterior, and a naturally aspirated W16 engine. That should be plenty to make the billiionaires of the world hold off on their Rapide and Panamera deposits….