RE: World Exclusive! Bugatti Four-Door Glimpsed

[Rich1973]

Must just be me but in the last pic it looks like a beefed up citroen C4 !

[FourWheelDrift]

mybrainhurts said:

PH world exclusive...?

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/...

Edited by mybrainhurts on Wednesday 15th July 17:50

Classic Auto Express photoshop that usually turns out to look nothing like the real thing. They have just grafted the front end of a Veyron on to the back end of something from their own warped imagination.

[Munky_Man]

Seeing as VW have now have a major share in porshe, could it be based on the panamera layout?

[Stuart]

FourWheelDrift said:

mybrainhurts said:

PH world exclusive...?

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/...

Edited by mybrainhurts on Wednesday 15th July 17:50

Classic Auto Express photoshop that usually turns out to look nothing like the real thing. They have just grafted the front end of a Veyron on to the back end of something from their own warped imagination.

They are notorious for posting completely pie in the sky stuff like this. The PH image is clearer and more complete than anything else we've seen, and came to us from a, shall we say, well connected source.

[Defcon]

Charmless man said:

Just incase some people aren't taking the michael and haven't realised I'm guessing the exhaust pipes along with the rear vertical fin are a nod to the atlantique.

Shhh for goodness sake, its a great way of marking the clueless Sunday night car/chat show enthusiasts who've taken over.

Despite this, why is a 4 cylinder engine with twin exhausts good, but 16 cylinders mated to 8 exhausts silly?

Edited to add that I, for one, welcome our new Atlantique MkII overlord. (Bugatti Overlord? )

Edited by Defcon on Wednesday 15th July 21:44

[Charmless man]

Defcon said:

Charmless man said:

Just incase some people aren't taking the michael and haven't realised I'm guessing the exhaust pipes along with the rear vertical fin are a nod to the atlantique.

Shhh for goodness sake, its a great way of marking the clueless Sunday night car/chat show enthusiasts who've taken over.

Despite this, why is a 4 cylinder engine with twin exhausts good, but 16 cylinders mated to 8 exhausts silly?

Edited to add that I, for one, welcome our new Atlantique MkII overlord. (Bugatti Overlord? )

Edited by Defcon on Wednesday 15th July 21:44

Ah, yes good point. Although I only remember the pea shooter exhausts from watching a Jay Leno's garage clip so I can't claim to be the EricMC of the Bugatti brand.

One thing that does strike me as odd is if they are taking styling pointers from the Atlantique for their 4 door version. Surely it should be from a Royale for the four door and the Veyron should have had more Atlantique styling nods other than the slight ridge up the bonnet? Or.. perhaps I think too much.

Has their ever been a car called Overlord? I think it has a certain ring to it...

[schmalex]

CY88 said:

8 tailpipes ! How silly.

One for each of its engines!

[Defcon]

Charmless man said:

Defcon said:

Charmless man said:

Just incase some people aren't taking the michael and haven't realised I'm guessing the exhaust pipes along with the rear vertical fin are a nod to the atlantique.

Shhh for goodness sake, its a great way of marking the clueless Sunday night car/chat show enthusiasts who've taken over.

Despite this, why is a 4 cylinder engine with twin exhausts good, but 16 cylinders mated to 8 exhausts silly?

Edited to add that I, for one, welcome our new Atlantique MkII overlord. (Bugatti Overlord? )

Edited by Defcon on Wednesday 15th July 21:44

Ah, yes good point. Although I only remember the pea shooter exhausts from watching a Jay Leno's garage clip so I can't claim to be the EricMC of the Bugatti brand.

One thing that does strike me as odd is if they are taking styling pointers from the Atlantique for their 4 door version. Surely it should be from a Royale for the four door and the Veyron should have had more Atlantique styling nods other than the slight ridge up the bonnet? Or.. perhaps I think too much.

Has their ever been a car called Overlord? I think it has a certain ring to it...

Copyright myself 2009 etc etc.

[Saabstudent]

Stuart said:

FourWheelDrift said:

mybrainhurts said:

PH world exclusive...?

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/...

Edited by mybrainhurts on Wednesday 15th July 17:50

Classic Auto Express photoshop that usually turns out to look nothing like the real thing. They have just grafted the front end of a Veyron on to the back end of something from their own warped imagination.

They are notorious for posting completely pie in the sky stuff like this. The PH image is clearer and more complete than anything else we've seen, and came to us from a, shall we say, well connected source.

Hmmmmmm,
Where did you get the information about the Bordeaux name Stuart?

[PunterCam]

I'd drive an Overlord for sure - doubly sure if it was a raised brick-sthouse estate of a Skoda designed by a sinister Russian drug dealer.

[Eddw86]

My first thought after being stuck behind a blue Scirocco for far too long on the M25 north circular at rush hour this evening was that it has a distinct Scirocco looking rear end/silhouette, with added lights down the middle.

Bugatti Overlord that might actually be the 12 year olds (and mine) new dream car with that name!

[Stuart]

Saabstudent said:

Stuart said:

FourWheelDrift said:

mybrainhurts said:

PH world exclusive...?

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/...

Edited by mybrainhurts on Wednesday 15th July 17:50

Classic Auto Express photoshop that usually turns out to look nothing like the real thing. They have just grafted the front end of a Veyron on to the back end of something from their own warped imagination.

They are notorious for posting completely pie in the sky stuff like this. The PH image is clearer and more complete than anything else we've seen, and came to us from a, shall we say, well connected source.

Hmmmmmm,
Where did you get the information about the Bordeaux name Stuart?

Not from our source. Hence the cautionary note with which we treated it. I'm not so sure about that bit myself.

[sneijder]

I'd love to see the boot for four people in the Autoexpress jobby. Take it with a punch (sic) of salt, and remember this clanker :

[BennettRacing]

Looks like a Citroën and has 8 tailpipes. Error.

[Cacatous]

DJC said:

Looks like the back end of a Sagaris to me!

Damn, I logged in specifically to say the same!

Eight exhaust pipes must be for the Middle Eastern market.

[KM2]

If the car really appears with 8 exhaust pipes, it better be a tuner special and not a Bugatti. Whoever thought that was a good idea?

[Stuart]

KM2 said:

If the car really appears with 8 exhaust pipes, it better be a tuner special and not a Bugatti. Whoever thought that was a good idea?

Ettore, originally. Although he did limit himself to just six. On one side.

[AndrewW-G]

Charmless man said:

One thing that does strike me as odd is if they are taking styling pointers from the Atlantique for their 4 door version. Surely it should be from a Royale for the four door and the Veyron should have had more Atlantique styling nods other than the slight ridge up the bonnet? Or.. perhaps I think too much.

At least by using some points of the Atlantique they're making some sort of stylng nod to Jean Bugatti, the difficulty with using the Type 41 would be that the only real 4 doors didnt have Bugatti designed body work the Coupe Napoleon and Berline de Voyage were both open cars (or at least partialy) and the Esders Roadster was a two seat convertible

[TUS 373]

I know what this is...its the Loch Ness monster isn't it?

[AndrewW-G]

TUS 373 said:

I know what this is...its the Loch Ness monster isn't it?

one way to find out...............if it wants about $3.50 its the lock ness monster