Whenever we get rumors that Bugatti is hard at work on a new Veyron it gets us excited. Now Bugatti’s president Franz-Josef Paefgen has officially hinted to a car that could premiere in 2010 or 2011. "The new car must fit into the Bugatti history, but also to the Veyron. A totally different direction is not an option."
From that quote we’re guessing this is not a car to complement the Veryon, but something to replace it. Plus, the Veyron’s days are numbered with only about 50 coupes left as well as most of the planned 150 unit run of the open top Grand Sport. No matter what car shows up, we know it will be fast. "If someone tries to beat us, we will have an answer ready," said Paefgen.
The only part that we have a hard time believing is the timetable. The Veyron was a tough car to build. Bugatti engineers had to keep reinventing the car because of the cooling and aerodynamic problems that arise when hitting 253 mph. Considering it took them five years to go from concept to (hand-built) production car with the Veyron, we’re betting we’re going to have to stay excited for much longer than just 2011.
From that quote we’re guessing this is not a car to complement the Veryon, but something to replace it. Plus, the Veyron’s days are numbered with only about 50 coupes left as well as most of the planned 150 unit run of the open top Grand Sport. No matter what car shows up, we know it will be fast. "If someone tries to beat us, we will have an answer ready," said Paefgen.
The only part that we have a hard time believing is the timetable. The Veyron was a tough car to build. Bugatti engineers had to keep reinventing the car because of the cooling and aerodynamic problems that arise when hitting 253 mph. Considering it took them five years to go from concept to (hand-built) production car with the Veyron, we’re betting we’re going to have to stay excited for much longer than just 2011.
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