Author Topic: Who owns Bugatti? (Read 543 times)

SFRT - Frenchy · « **on:** August 24, 2003, 01:05:43 PM »

http://autos.msn.com/as/pebblebeach2003/article.aspx?xml=veyron

Article seems to suggest the Germans.

Frogm4n · « **Reply #1 on:** August 24, 2003, 01:59:25 PM »

volkswagon bought the name out a couple years ago or so. for only 1million euro,( about 1.3 million US and riseing) you too can own a 1000hp car.

Staga · « **Reply #2 on:** August 24, 2003, 02:06:21 PM »

Yep, VW owns the rights for that brand.

funkedup · « **Reply #3 on:** August 24, 2003, 02:21:05 PM »

I was sitting right where he spun it. He actually spun in T1 at about 150mph and spun all the way down to T2 (about 400m!). Very lucky not to have totalled it. Looks like they have some serious handling development to do yet.

Gadfly · « **Reply #4 on:** August 24, 2003, 02:45:56 PM »

Given that they had unlimited money and design resources, as well as the tradion of Bugatti to draw from, that is one ugly piece of ****.

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #5 on:** August 24, 2003, 03:32:59 PM »

it has the look of the EB10 and the grid of the antiques:cool:
I like the thing.

Mark Luper · « **Reply #6 on:** August 24, 2003, 09:02:14 PM »

Yup...it's ugly. None of the grace and delicacy of the original.

Animal · « **Reply #7 on:** August 24, 2003, 09:44:11 PM »

Screw delicacy when you can do 180mph in 14 seconds. Onlookers will only see a blur.

type_char · « **Reply #8 on:** August 24, 2003, 09:49:06 PM »

Ferrari pwnz joor car!

Mark Luper · « **Reply #9 on:** August 24, 2003, 10:12:05 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Animal
Screw delicacy when you can do 180mph in 14 seconds. Onlookers will only see a blur.

I can't imagine there would be too many opportunities to do 180 even if in only 14 secs. I prefer sublety to a sledge hammer most of the time. The new car has no "class" in my humble estimation.

Different strokes for different folks I guess

funkedup · « **Reply #10 on:** August 25, 2003, 02:34:46 AM »

Yeah the new one couldn't touch the classics that were racing at the track. I think there were 34 starters in the Bugatti race. On most of them the block and heads are machined from billet, really beautiful stuff. By far the most modern sounding cars of that era. They could really rev, and smooooooooooth too.

Devourer · « **Reply #11 on:** August 25, 2003, 02:47:46 AM »

what the world needs is a succesor to the Mclaren f-1

Shark88 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 25, 2003, 11:04:13 AM »

the bugatti veryon 16.4 has a top speed of 250!! it can accelerate from 0 to 185 in 12 seconds and 0-60 in 3.1 seconds!! but it costs 1.5 million

check out the official web site:

http://www.bugatti-cars.de/bugatti/index.html

Skuzzy · « **Reply #13 on:** August 25, 2003, 11:12:50 AM »

Volkswagen owns Bugatti. The EB16 engine is a joining of 2 W-8 Volkswagen engine designs.

SKurj · « **Reply #14 on:** August 25, 2003, 03:22:17 PM »

Bugatti will ship your car (the veryon of course) to Dubai, where they will also close a straight stretch of road 100km long... if you wish... Top speed I believe is GUARANTEED...

SKurj