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Bugatti Preparing 3 New Concepts to Replace the Veyron

The Bugatti Veyron is a tough act to follow. It packs over 1000 horsepower, can hit speeds in excess of 250 miles per hour and costs over a million euros. The trouble is, with 250 out of 300 already built and no more special editions on the way, the Veyron is reaching the end of its production cycle. That means the top-shelf Volkswagen subsidiary has got to make a new model, and to make sure it gets it right, reports indicate that the company will display three individual new concept cars to gauge public opinion in order to determine what form it should take.

One of the concepts is dubbed Bordeaux, a four-door ultra-luxury high-performance sedan, expected to debut in the near future as the company rounds out its centenary celebrations. What the other two are, however, remains to be seen. Some speculate on a two-door GT or an evolution of the Veyron formula. In any event, the Veyron's successor will most likely carry its 8-liter quadruple-turbocharged sixteen-cylinder engine, which cost the company big bucks to develop and would be a shame to waste at the end of the Veyron's run. Beyond that, your guess is as good as ours. But you can bet it'll be expensive, exclusive and very fast indeed.

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Another Special-Edition Veyron Coming from Bugatti as Bordeaux Concept Stays Hush-Hush

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

If you were hoping to see that new Bugatti we'd been expecting at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show this fall, you may have to wait a little longer. In the meantime, Bugatti will reportedly show off yet another special-edition Veyron to keep us happy.

The anticipated all-new model, dubbed Bordeaux, was previewed by a pair of teaser images recently released from the most exclusive of automakers, leading to speculation that Bugatti would be celebrating its centenary in Frankfurt by taking the wraps on the Veyron's sucessor. However it now appears that the concept car will only be shown to an exclusive cadre of customers to evaluate interest in a new model. But to keep us distracted and entertained, Bugatti will apparently revert to its old trick and unveil a new special edition – to follow the likes of the Pur Sang, Sang Noir, Fbg par Hermes, Grand Sport and Centenaire editions, to name just a few – at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance next month where its sister-company will also be showing the new Grand Bentley.

Gallery: Bugatti Veyron Special Editions

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Second Teaser Surfaces of Bugatti Bordeaux Super Sedan

by Jeremy Korzeniewski (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

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 authentic-looking image of the rear of what may be a vehicle called the Bordeaux. 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 or a supercar to replace to Veyron (or neither), 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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