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Bugatti's $1.4 Million, 800-hp Sedan A Hybrid?!

By Steve Siler | Car and Driver – Wed, Aug 3, 2011 3:20 PM EDT



Given the superlative nature and awesome speed of Bugatti’s already legendary, 250-plus mph Veyron supercar, interest in the manufacturer’s follow-up is intense. The company had previously gone on record as saying that its next model wouldn’t be a supercar, but details were scant — until now. In a recent article from the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport, Bugatti CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer confirms that the new car will be in the vein of the controversial 16 C Galibier concept, which debuted in 2009. It will seat four and have a generous trunk, Dürheimer says; you can bet that a set of fitted luggage will be one of the pricey options.


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More important is what’s fitted up front, of course, which the article claims will be a 16-cylinder engine, although power output wasn’t mentioned. (The W-16 under the Galibier’s butterfly bonnet delivers a mere 800 hp, somewhat less than the 1,001 churned up by the 8-liter W-16 in the mid-engine Veyron.) The Galibier concept is big, though, so don’t expect Veyron-esque, sub-three-second zero-to-60-mph sprints no matter how much carbon fiber and aluminum the new car contains. Interestingly, a hybrid model (presumably a plug-in hybrid) is on the docket as well, with an electric-only driving range of about 25 miles, according to Dürheimer.

Bugatti hopes to sell between 1,000 and 1,500 units of the super-luxe sedan over the course of its lifetime, roughly triple the number of Veyron coupes and Grand Sport convertibles Bugatti built since 2004. The story also says that the Galibier will go on sale in the fall of 2012, about a year earlier than most earlier projections. How much will it cost? Dürheimer says it will command at least €1M, which amounts to about $1.42 million at today’s exchange rates.

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2,878 comments

  • Todd
    Todd  •  8 months ago
    This car will be a disappointment....Even the rich know this car is hideous.
  • Neil Warren
    Neil Warren  •  8 months ago
    Another reason we need a 90% tax bracket. Why does anyone need an ugly $1.5 million car?
  • Il sergente Rompecoglioni
    Il sergente Rompecoglioni  •  8 months ago
    It looks much better my Corvette Z06 that I can put much more HP than Bugatti have. I don't give a damn shit on Bugatti that is ugly as a 90 years old wrinkle a$$
  • Barry
    Barry  •  8 months ago
    I don't know, the front kinda looks like Darth Vader
  • herb
    herb  •  8 months ago
    If It an't 4x4 and able to haul a half ton of apples or 15 bails of hay. what good is it, and if it doen't have a bed in the back. whats the point.
  • William R G
    William R G  •  8 months ago
    Just redo a Chrysler 300C!
  • nilay
    nilay  •  8 months ago
    Bet they're making this one to make up for all of the money they lost producing the Bugatti Veyron (Total cost for Wolkswagen to produce the Veyron: 5.0 billion British Pounds, they sold it for for $0.8 - $1.0 million British Pounds)
  • meoff
    meoff  •  8 months ago
    It says Panamera Porsche copy.
  • KORKIE
    KORKIE  •  9 months ago
    WHERE IN THE HELL IS MY CHECKBOOK, I AM READY TO ORDER MINE NOW. I WILL FORGO THE EXPENSIVE LUGGAGE THAT WILL NO DOUBT COME WITH THE CAR. AFTER ALL I NEED TO WATCH MY BUDGET, THESE UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS WONT LAST THAT LONG.
  • Chris Platt
    Chris Platt  •  9 months ago
    It's hideous!
    • nat
      nat 8 months ago
      i concurr
  • RAZ
    RAZ  •  9 months ago
    It's amazing. The subject could be finger painting, astronomy, cars, insects or whatever and somebody always seems to work in in Obama or Tea Party to the discussion. Can't we just give it a rest once in awhile.
  • Hou 1
    Hou 1  •  9 months ago
    Yeah I meant -GT 40- I got a lil excited writing that yesterday
  • Scott C
    Scott C  •  9 months ago
    Huston is right -- but he speaks of a Ford GT 40 -- and that GT 40 with a 1,500hp, 1,118.25kW outruns the 638hp, 475.629kW Chevrolet Corvette ZR 1. Nice video on YouTube of both these vehicles moving across the Texas plain on a freeway, at significant speeds. Search, "Ford GT 40 vs Chevrolet Corvette, Texas"
    This GT 40 would give the Bugatti Veyron W16 engined [2 German V8s welded together, each output shaft to either side of the car for 4WD -- very complicated]
    A Ford big block V8 properly set up in a GT 40 would outrun a Veyron.
    • A Yahoo! User 9 months ago
      Are you talking about the original GT40? .. or are you talking about the Ford GT built in 2005 and 2006. Either way please no more of your mechanical knowledge. It sounds like you are probably young so I'll excuse it but 'two German V8s welded together". LMAO... Pleasee.... My ribs! Welded? Yeaaaah about that.
    • Narek
      Narek 8 months ago
      You are stupid
  • gary
    gary  •  9 months ago
    what a sht box
  • Nikki
    Nikki  •  9 months ago
    I prefer a Porsche Panamera Turbo S. Would love to get your feedback...
    • nilay
      nilay 8 months ago
      I love Porsche but the Panamera is an exception. The Panamera looks ok, but when you floor it, it doesn't make a great sound.... c'mon its a V8, it should be making a pretty decent sound
    • nilay
      nilay 8 months ago
      But it does look a lat like the Porsche Panamera, I'm not going to lie
    • Narek
      Narek 8 months ago
      definitely!!!!!!!!
  • dngynbdy
    dngynbdy  •  9 months ago
    Why would anyone waste so much money on one? They're among the UGLIEST cars ever made today.
  • Wc Cook
    Wc Cook  •  9 months ago
    Did anybody notice the Edsel grille? No matter how $$$ it still looks like a odd Edsel on steroids.
  • Minutes2Midnight
    Minutes2Midnight  •  9 months ago
    Haha why do all these people hate on this car??? It's a frickin BUGATTI!!!! It's beautiful! Nearly a hundred years of automotive perfection, I think they know what they're doing. It's not just the car, it's owning one of the only 16 cylinder engines in a street legal car! It's like a trophy and a symbol of authority...if you haters were handed this car, you'd take it. So appreciate what the experts are doing!!!!
  • Eric
    Eric  •  9 months ago
    1.5 MIL UGLY POJ
  • FOOLS VOTED TWICE 4 Bush!
    FOOLS VOTED TWICE 4 Bush!  •  9 months ago
    a W 16... OMG...!! What does it redline at??
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