| Author | Message | ||
| djmonk (Davem)
Member Username: Davem Post Number: 386 Registered: 1-2002 |
It was at Lime Rock this past weekend on display as Bugatti was one of the sponsors. Looks better in person. | ||
| Andy Mathieson (Andy)
New member Username: Andy Post Number: 21 Registered: 4-2003 |
I saw it at the huge VW showroom in Berlin (near Checkpoint Charlie). It was the only car they wouldn't let you sit in (or even touch). It looks fabulous close up. | ||
| 911 Fan (911fan)
New member Username: 911fan Post Number: 38 Registered: 5-2003 |
Mark, "These colors make the car look less like a cartoon" Funny you should say that. My initial reaction in seeing this picture (and before reading your post) was that this car looks cartoonish! Like something you might see in a Chevron commercial... | ||
| Frank Wiedmann (Frankieferrari)
Junior Member Username: Frankieferrari Post Number: 115 Registered: 8-2003 |
That is a Bugatti EB 16.4 Veyron. 8 liter,16 cylinder, Quad turbocharged engine, producing 1000 (one thousand!) Horsepower!!!! Bugatti claims that it is capable of 250MPH speeds!! 0 to 60 in the high 2 second range!! Price? $1,200,000.00 !!($1.2 MILLION!! SHEEE-...!) It is the cover car of the September 2003 copy of DuPont Registry Auto magazine. They have a story about it on page 84. | ||
| Jack (Gilles27)
Intermediate Member Username: Gilles27 Post Number: 1352 Registered: 3-2002 |
AutoWeek just ran an update about it. Bugatti president Karl-Heinz Neumann has been fired due to delays in the program. It should have been in production already, but is at least 12 months behind schedule. Problems behind the delay have to do with reliability of the 8.0 liter W16 engine and 7-speed gearbox. | ||
| Mark (Study)
Member Username: Study Post Number: 747 Registered: 10-2001 |
It looked so bad in red & black colors, I skipped over that thread. These colors make the car look less like a cartoon, and it caught my eye. | ||
| Thomas I (Wax)
Junior Member Username: Wax Post Number: 202 Registered: 7-2003 |
Recently discussed elsewhere on F-Chat: http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/132929/307861.html?1062109078 | ||
| Christopher F. (Dallasguy)
Member Username: Dallasguy Post Number: 257 Registered: 10-2002 |
That's the new Veyron. | ||
| David R. (Rodsky)
Junior Member Username: Rodsky Post Number: 222 Registered: 3-2003 |
Its the Veyron - isn't it. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 6103 Registered: 12-2000 |
I like it! Finally, a new car without hard lines and angles. | ||
| Mark (Study)
Member Username: Study Post Number: 744 Registered: 10-2001 |
Bugatti? Anyone know about this? Is it a concept car? Or production?  |