SHOlmes , do not go to the factore and do not ask SAS , there are better ways .

Of if it is just about the horsepower, take an American V8 and spice it up. They might not last as long, but are relatively easy to replace.

What VW owns is a name that they bought out of a bankrupt company.
They try to build a history around something they build today as what Mr. Piech's idea of a Bugatti supercar should be.
They were so obsessed to show their paying customers some historic places that they ended in setting up their assembly workshop in Molsheim and if the original factory workshop wasn't still occupied by Messier they would have installed the assembly shop for sure in there.
But that what they build there has nothing to do with a Bugatti.
The engine is assembled with VW parts in the Salzgitter engine plant on the same production line than Pheaton, Bentley and Touareg engines.
For sure it’s technically a masterpiece and one can see what can be done with computer aided design and a good engine management system but for my taste there is too much VW in there.
For me Bugatti stopped existing with the T101 models after the war.
They had their glorious years while producing their cars in (French) Molsheim.
What would Ettore have answered if someone asked him if his company was German Italian or French?
Now if someone really wants to have it legally correct, during the 90’s EB 110 production, Bugatti wasn’t an Italian company either but a Luxembourgish holding…

Concerning Bugatti Royale lookalike’s with air conditioning in the passenger compartment and a VW powertrain I suppose that there is by far more originality and Bugatti spirit in an Argentinian built Pur Sang.
But a lot of money doesn't necessary mean good taste.

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We got an order from an Hotel chain to build some Royales . This cars will have a Bugatti engine , but not the Royale engine . I hope we can make one with the Royale engine .