Bugatti’s next model could be a Bentley-based sedan

It’s been known since the outset that production of the Veyron supercar would be limited to just 300 units, and from its early days there has been talk about Bugatti releasing a successor. Last month a leaked memo alleged to be an official document suggested that Bugatti would launch a faster and more powerful version of the Veyron, and now a new report indicates that a brand new model, possibly a high-end saloon, could follow soon after.

Bugatti’s CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen has previously confirmed that a new model is due for launch sometime in 2011 or 2012, and while it was originally thought that it would be a new supercar Automotive News is reporting that it could be a saloon rival for the likes of Rolls Royce and Maybach.

One possibility could see Bugatti team up with fellow Volkswagen Group brand Bentley to co-develop the new model. Bentley is currently working on its next-generation Arnage saloon, and the platform could possibly be modified for use in a Bugatti. There’s even been talk of cross-sharing of the 1,001hp (746kW) 16.4 engine, but officials on both sides have denied this.

Nevertheless, Bugatti has spent hundreds of millions of dollars developing the Veyron’s world beating powertrain and execs would want to recoup some of that investment by launching more variants.