Future of Bugatti

Herman · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:12 pm

Future of Bugatti:

J.J.Horst · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:26 pm

I like the pick-up Veyron! Wouldn't be the first Bugatti with space to carry cargo!!

However, where would they put the W16 engine??

Herman · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:04 am

In the trunk of course!

However, wouldn't that be a great subject for a kitcar, based on a Mitsubishi L200 for example?

Pur Sang · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:14 pm

Veyron Targa - Rumeurs - Rumors.

Cela fait déjà plusieurs années que l'on spécule sur la sortie d'une version targa de la Bugatti Veyron. Selon Automotive News, la rumeur vient d'être confirmée 'officieusement' par un ancien haut responsable de la marque. Celui a déclaré que la seule déclinaison possible sur base de Veyron est une version targa. Aucune autre modification de structure n'est possible sans altérer la résistance de la coque et donc la "cellule de survie" centrale. Bref, la Veyron ne peut être que Coupé ou Targa.
Le toit amovible ne trouvera pas de place dans la Veyron, il faudra donc parier sur le beau temps lorsque vous souhaiterez rouler cheveux au vent. Je dis "vous" mais je me doute que peu de nos lecteurs roulent en Bugatti Veyron ou sont susceptible de s'acheter la future Targa ! Sinon, un "soft cover" permettra de protéger l'habitacle en cas de grosse pluie. N'imaginez tout de même pas tenter une pointe à 350km/h avec (ce sera vraisemblablement la vitesse maxi limitée) sans le voir finir comme un vulgaire sac plastique sur le bord de l'autoroute.

On parle d'une production d'environ 80 exemplaires.

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Bugatti’s widely renowned Veyron will be getting a Targa variant next year, according to a source at parent company Volkswagen. The news confirms what we had speculated almost a year ago, and the fact that a former Bugatti executive has spoken out lends a good deal of credibility to the claim - not to mention that Bugatti’s communication chief, Georges Keller, has also confirmed the convertible Veyron is in the works.

According to the exec, the targa option was the only one available to Bugatti “because there was no other solution which could fit with the car’s safety cage”. While the hard-top will be removable, there will be no storage space for the roof within the car, meaning the cover will have to be taken off at home. If the weather turns nasty a concealed fabric cover can be extended to protect the cabin, reports Automotive News.

Without the roof, the car will require added reinforcements and underbody changes to maintain torsional rigidity. These changes are expected to come at a cost to performance, and top speed is rumored to be limited to 217mph (350kmh).

Bugatti is yet to reveal how many convertibles Veyrons will be produced and when the first cars will be available. Previous reports claim production numbers will be somewhat lower than the 300 coupe models, with many suggesting there will be just 80 Targa models.

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Pur Sang · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:56 pm

A propos de Veyron " Targa ":

L'étude d'une version décapotable a été réalisé au départ pour des clients dans les pays ensoleillés. Il était question de leur fournir un 2ème véhicule plus ludique que la Veyron. Le succès de la Veyron et des séries spéciales dépassant les prévisions, le projet a été ajourné.
Il est possible que parmi les dernières Veyron et pour la fin de 2009, Bugatti réactualise le projet pour ses clients les plus fidèles. Mais il faudra probablement avoir déjà une Veyron pour prétendre à une version "Targa".

Pur Sang · **Posted:** Mon May 05, 2008 12:40 pm

2010 will see the launch of the Bugatti-Schumacher F1 team.

VW will bankroll the team to the tune of £500million over the next 5 years. The drivers are unknown but could include Nick Heidfeld and Lewis Hamilton as his contract with McLaren will be over by then.

Micheal Schumacher will be the team CEO and test driver. Ferrari are understood to be disappointed to be losing such a great asset to the team but understand his desire to run a team of his own name. Micheal will step away from the team at the end of 2008 to concentrate on setting up Bugatti-Schumacher and so as not to have a conflict of interests.

Well i dont know how far it is true, i read this on themotor.net and thought ill share it with you. However going by what Micheal is doing nowadays, there sure is determination in him in the technical side of Formula 1

Could be true

Themotor.net – 05.05.08.

Herman · **Posted:** Mon May 05, 2008 1:26 pm

The CEO of Bugatti has been seen at several F1 races.

This could make the story true, but any automotive-CEO should be interested in F1 anyhow...

Pur Sang · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 6:28 am

A local video :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNyuRO2oLNg

Scuderia CC · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 7:33 am

Merci Pur Sang pour cette vidéo :wink:

Pur Sang · **Posted:** Wed May 28, 2008 12:24 pm

Same video but with Dailymotion :

http://www.dailymotion.com/search/bugat ... 60508_auto

Pur Sang · **Posted:** Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:29 pm

Bugatti: “the next one will be even more expensive”

Rumors of Bugatti’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, while rumors of a second Bugatti model have been confirmed. In a recent interview with an Arabian Gulf journal, Bugatti spokesman Julius Kruta revealed: “Even though it is not economically viable for us, we will do it again. We have bigger plans for the future and the next one from our stables will be even more expensive than the Veyron.”

The use of the word “next” by industrial giant VW suggests that Bugatti is not preparing only one more model, but several. Previous reports suggested that Bugatti was working on Project Lydia, a track-oriented hyper-ultra-super-duper-car to eclipse even the Veyron’s performance figures, although there are rumors that future models from the pinnacle automaker could include an

Pur Sang · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:03 pm

Of good source :

The production of Veyron convertible will begin well with second half 2009.....

Pur Sang · **Posted:** Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:12 am

Bugatti planning Veyron successor for 2011-12
Posted on Thursday 3 July 2008

It’s been known since the outset that the Bugatti Veyron would be limited to just 300 units, but what would come next has been an unknown. Reports are beginning to emerge, however, that the company is planning an all-new model for 2011 or 2012.

Specifics on the new car are few, but according to AutoTelegraaf Bugatti CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen has announced the new car will be coming. So far the design priorities are that the car mesh with the company’s storied history and that it evolve the basic idea behind the Veyron. As Paefgen put it, “A totally different direction is not an option.”

Keeping the car in the tradition of the Veyron could pose some problems in terms of emissions and fuel economy standards, however, and that will be one of the primary issues the engineers will have to solve. Paefgen does not want to yield the essential nature of the cars anymore than he wants to see them go out of existence.

In another interesting twist, Bugatti’s boss also hinted that the company could take the new car racing, an activity that has been completely ruled out with the Veyron. What series or races the company might be considering are unknown, but Le Mans series racing and similar activities might carry the prestige and notoriety that would suit Bugatti’s image.

Quelques nouvelles de la future remplaçante de la Bugatti Veyron

On savait depuis le début de sa gestation que la Bugatti EB16/4 Veyron ne serait produite qu’à 300 exemplaires entre ses variantes « standard », ses version spéciales Pur Sang, Sang Noir et autres Fbg par Hermès. Seulement 300 exemplaires pour ce qui restera certainement comme la plus aboutie de toutes les super cars de l’histoire, c’est quand même un peu dommage. Heureusement, elle devrait avoir une descendante qu’on espère encore plus folle qu’elle. On connaît déjà quelques informations à ce sujet.

D’après Auto Telegraaf, Franz-Josef Paegfen ( le président de Bugatti ) aurait annoncé qu’une nouvelle voiture est en cours de développement pour une arrivée en début de décennie prochaine. Cette future auto devra symboliser l’excellence de Bugatti et porter en elle toute l’histoire de la marque de Molsheim ( rien que ça ! ). Même si elle pourrait être sensiblement différente esthétiquement, elle devrait rester dans la même veine que la Veyron.

Malheureusement, la production d’une pure supercar comme la Veyron risque dans un futur proche de devenir un peu compliquée : Pour répondre aux normes anti-pollution de plus en plus strictes, il y a mieux qu’un W16 de plus de 8 litres… Alors les ingénieurs de Bugatti auront à contourner cet obstacle particulièrement gênant. Mais attention, Franz-Josef Paegfen ne veut pas que ces obstacles amputent la future Bugatti de sa principale raison d’être : Une mécanique aussi raffinée qu’efficace et des performances inégalables.

Enfin, le directeur de Bugatti avoue qu’il aimerait bien voir Bugatti revenir en compétition comme à la glorieuse époque de la Type 35. Pour ce faire, des compétitions comme les Le Mans Series ne sont pas à écarter.

Source : Motorauthority

bugatti91 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:24 pm

Confirmed: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Targa Debut at Pebble Beach Concours '08

this notice arrive from Insideline.com
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/10/buga ... ble-beach/

MOLSHEIM, France — Bugatti plans to publicly unveil its long-rumored Veyron Targa in mid-August at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, company sources confirmed to Inside Line, with production scheduled to begin in 2009.

IL reported early details on the Veyron Targa two years ago.

The Targa will get a removable hardtop, as well as an expandable fabric cover that clips into place. The chassis will be reinforced, and top speed will be limited to 217 mph.

Beginning next year, the Targa will be assembled in very small numbers alongside the existing Veyron coupe.

There is no official word yet on price or volume. But with the Veyron coupe now selling for upwards of $2 million, the Targa is expected to fetch a premium of at least $250,000 above that. Production is expected to be limited to no more than 75 or 80 units.

wowwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bugatti91 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:15 pm

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