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Bugatti 16C Galibier Concept

HI-RES GALLERY: Bugatti 16C Galibier Concept

Rumored to be on the road to production since 2009, the Bugatti Galibier 16C four-door is back in the spotlight, this time on the back of word from sources supposedly close to the decision-making process that say Volkswagen has given the project the green light.

If you've forgotten the Galibier's stats, here's the cheat sheet: 800 horsepower, four doors, Bugatti opulence, and a $1.4 million price tag. As the name suggests, the Galibier sports a 16-cylinder engine much likes its Veyron brandmate. The 8.0-liter mill in the Galibier spurns the supercar's quad turbocharging for a two-stage supercharger system, however, likely offering a higher-torque, less-frenetic driving experience befitting a hyperluxury, hyper-fast sedan.

With Ferrari recently unveiling the four-seat (but just two door) FF and Lamborghini reportedly re-reconsidering production of the Estoque sedan, not to mention Aston Martin's Rapide, the market for super high-end sports cars for four appears to be booming.

No timeline for the car's arrival is yet known, but given that it has been on the burner for two years now, it's possible that Bugatti could move to production by the end of the year or early 2012.

[Bloomberg]





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Comments (8)

  1. By NN Posted: 4/1/2011 9:55am PDT

    Did you mean Aston Martin Rapide?
     
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  2. By JuNiOR Posted: 4/1/2011 11:04am PDT

    Buy a 2011 Panamera Turbo S fully loaded!! Save 1.25 Millon...LOL @ u tools that buy one these Galibier.
     
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  3. Nelson avatar Nelson Ireson Posted: 4/1/2011 11:07am PDT

    NN--you're dead on. Slip o' the keyboard, I guess. Thanks for pointing it out.
     
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  4. By Countach Posted: 4/1/2011 3:02pm PDT

    This is a beautiful design. Its unpretentiously exotic and ultra luxurious looking unlike the ultra boring Maybach.
     
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  5. By NoNameDenton Posted: 4/1/2011 8:44pm PDT

    JuNiOR, not everyone likes the looks of the Panamera (me included) and as always, if you have the money, why not, this is a great looking car and should be an awesome drive.
     
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  6. By Brock Posted: 4/2/2011 11:56am PDT

    Great Recession? What Recession?
    The rich get richer.
     
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  7. fb_100001179870817 avatar Sean Glenville Posted: 4/4/2011 10:07am PDT

    Only thing I don't like about this car are the headlights, they look like eyes to me somehow. Love the rest of it though.
     
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  8. By WizardsLore Posted: 4/5/2011 10:03pm PDT

    The thing i hate most about this car other than the fact that i would never be able to afford one (of its kind) not in 100 lifetimes??
    Is the fact that it looks like a BMW 7 series being driven out of a Porsche Panamera. End Of
     
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