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Report: $1.45M Bugatti Galibier 16C Headed To Production

 
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2009 Bugatti Galibier 16C Concept

There are super sedans and then there are super sedans. Bugatti's Galibier 16C Concept is definitely one of the latter, with its 8.0-liter W-16 engine and incredibly opulent interior. The latest reports emerging from within Bugatti's walls are that the car isn't just a concept anymore--it's been green-lighted for production.

No confirmation of the reports has come directly from Bugatti yet, but the Galibier 16C was being shopped as a potential production car, depending on the reaction it got from the potential client base. After just a few public showings, the car's unique feature set appears to have done the job.

Featuring four seats inside its leather and wood cocoon, the Galibier 16C isn't the thoroughbred speed demon the Veyron is. Instead of a twin-clutch gearbox, the Galibier gets a refined eight-speed automatic. Instead of 1,000 horsepower from a quad-turbocharged W-16 engine, it gets a "mere" 800 horsepower from a two-stage supercharging system.

But there's also a high-tech element at work, with polished aluminum and carbon fiber bodywork, all the top electronic driving aids and an advanced active suspension system.

A marriage of classical and modern technology comes in the form of a custom Swiss clock, called the Reverso Tourbillon, by Parmigiani, which serves as the car's interior clock and can also be removed and worn on the wrist on a custom-designed leather strap.

The Galibier 16C is expected to cost about $1.45 million if it does go to production. Cars could start rolling out of the factory--at a relaxed, highly individualized pace, of course--by early 2010.

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  1. By Tigersworld Posted: 10/1/2009 12:53pm PDT

    Edsel front end on a 1.5 million LMAO
     
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  2. By  archony Posted: 10/1/2009 1:55pm PDT

    the most expensive sedan in the world is a five-door hatchback!
     
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  3. By  vitamine e Posted: 12/15/2009 1:32am PST

    It's not ugly at all, it just look stunning like the Veyron, it will be a truly expensive and powerful car.
     
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