RE: Bugatti La Voiture Noire: Geneva 2019

[Lemming Train]

Have they actually painted the tyres silver to make the wheels look bigger?

[Leins]

gigglebug said:

Not sure about the front but the rear is step up from the standard Chiron which I've never been a massive fan of after the restrained elegance of the Veyron. Maybe a few less exhausts if I'm being picky. Presumably there will be pictures of the interior at some point?

Do folks bother to read the text nowadays or is it just a case of a quick look at the pictures then see who can post the most obvious cliché the fastest?

TBF, the original 57 wasn’t lacking in that department either

[mikeg15]

I wonder why designers keep coming up with swastika style wheels. They never look right.

[Mastiff]

I'm always amazed at how many people jump in and post ridiculous comments, without even reading the article.

[anonymous-user]

Those wheels are revolting. Ghastly,

[Du1point8]

Leins said:

gigglebug said:

Not sure about the front but the rear is step up from the standard Chiron which I've never been a massive fan of after the restrained elegance of the Veyron. Maybe a few less exhausts if I'm being picky. Presumably there will be pictures of the interior at some point?

Do folks bother to read the text nowadays or is it just a case of a quick look at the pictures then see who can post the most obvious cliché the fastest?

TBF, the original 57 wasn’t lacking in that department either

Well I think that was the point as a throwback to the 6 exhausts on older car

[gigglebug]

Du1point8 said:

Leins said:

gigglebug said:

Not sure about the front but the rear is step up from the standard Chiron which I've never been a massive fan of after the restrained elegance of the Veyron. Maybe a few less exhausts if I'm being picky. Presumably there will be pictures of the interior at some point?

Do folks bother to read the text nowadays or is it just a case of a quick look at the pictures then see who can post the most obvious cliché the fastest?

TBF, the original 57 wasn’t lacking in that department either

Well I think that was the point as a throwback to the 6 exhausts on older car

Oh yeah I get that totally and there are only so many design cues that could have been successfully transferred from the original onto what is, let's face it, a completely different concept. The exhausts was obviously a relatively simple way of paying homage to the original. I was merely commenting on the fact that the overall design of the rear on this looks a whole lot more elegant than the standard Chiron which to me, with the exception of a few exquisite details, has always looked a bit too blunt and ungainly especially when compared to the Vernon's.

[Digger]

I’m secretly hoping there was one engineer whose sole job was to design the windscreen-wiper, to ensure it lines up perfectly every single time!

[NGK210]

Hear that rumbling sound? It’s Jean Bugatti spinning in his grave.
A tribute to the Atlantic?? How?? “A tribute to Mansory” would be more apt.

[Rawwr]

Reminds me of a fat Marussia B2. Maybe that's just me.

[anonymous-user]

Batmobile

[GolfJay]

Do people not read? "Middle East", "Qatar". The article tells you who it's going to!

And as for "Sell out", it's $16 MILLION Euros for one product! No company on this planet would turn down 16 million for one product.

[Bonefish Blues]

Petrus1983 said:

Personally I think it’s beautiful.

That was the shocker for me.

How can one be put next to t'other?

[smilo996]

Apart from the wheels, a bit underwhelming, especially for that money.

[Digger]

Can someone explain how the taxes are calculated at €5.7m ?

As in why so high.

[WCZ]

it's absolutely beautiful!

it's funny how Chris Harris and others are whining about a commissioned 1 of 1 car that's £12m being representative of the entire brand when Ferrari has done countless commissioned exclusive cars of a similar price tag.

[VxDuncan]

Fairly sure the Chiron Engine is a W16 not W12 as in the article, but there's 6 tail pipes. Or in other words 1 pipe for every 2.67 cylinders. Not sure that works for me.

[Dale487]

Petrus1983 said:

Personally I think it’s beautiful.

How can one of, if not the, most beautiful cars ever inspire such an fish faced eye sore? Which will only sit in a collection anyway - what about a continuation Atlantic>

[drjdog]

If the person who had designed the sides and back had also designed the front it might look better.

The wheels. Jesus, the wheels!

[Cold]

Noire, you say?