Comments on: Bugatti: Veyron Profitable by 2010, New Model by 2011. Or 2012. Or Never

By: Detroit-Iron

Detroit-Iron — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:51:42 +0000

How about bespoke only front engine? The trouble with resurrecting an old marque is that the technology and regulatory environments are so different that it is difficult to be thematically coherent. Arguably the nearest modern analogy to Bugatti is the AMG Mercedes line. Ridiculously fast luxury cars with a solid racing program. The Veyron is more like a Koenigsegg or Saleen, an exceptionally well made kit-car.

By: DearS

DearS — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:31:52 +0000

Live and let live. I do not have control over others money.

I guess I have little use for a Veyron. Its also too dangerous to own in many places I believe. I’d certainly like to enjoy one for a while at least. A C300 is in many ways worth just as much though. So is an E30. Long live the Veyron, and more importantly may money flow my way.

By: Captain Neek

Captain Neek — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:38:32 +0000

Personally, I vote for nuclear power with inter-galactic thrusters and teleporting.

By: veefiddy

veefiddy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:56:10 +0000

TopGear called it. It’s the Concorde.

By: J.on

J.on — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:54:00 +0000

I vote for a hybrid / gas / diesel / hydrogen / fuel-cell sedan with solar panels on the roof. The way they can cover just about every technology to come out in the near future and have enough alternative energy basis covered to even sell the car to the ‘green conscious’ Hollywood elite.

For those of you who think you can’t fit all those technologies under the bonnet, may I direct you to the T41 Royale? With a length of about 6.4 meters, there is more than plenty of room to fit all the alternatives in the car, plus there’s history to boot!

By: jaje

jaje — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:53:32 +0000

In reality – I’m kinda of tired of all the new supercar press releases and special edition versions of supercars already available. Anyone else get tired of reading these? The bench racing comments that ensue are quite hilarious (see some Autoblog posts or join some car forums and go off topic) but get boring very quickly.

By: ole

ole — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:34:45 +0000

– When your modus operandi is “ridiculous,” it’s hard to follow that up as being “even more ridiculous.”

Huh, not so sure about that. “Even more ridiculous” might work. There are an impressive number of rich people who are willing to pay for status.

By: crackers

crackers — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:30:36 +0000

Why it’s obvious! They need a hybrid Veyron.

By: sean362880

sean362880 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:38:23 +0000

I vote for a four-door. I can barely make any forward progress in my Continental Flying Spur Speed.

In all seriousness, a ridiculous limousine would probably do just as well the current ridiculous coupe. Same customers, except with the sedan they can pay someone else to drive it for them, making it even easier to show off how much money they have.

By: carguy

carguy — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:38:08 +0000

The Veyron, while expensive, has been a good PR move for VW. When they initially acquired Bentley and Lamborghini VW had to fight it’s “people’s car company” reputation with many doubting that they could cut it in the luxury and exotic segments. Since resurrecting Bugatti and building the absolutely bonkers Veyron it has attracted the attention and admiration of car fans worldwide – much more so than any new Ferrari has during that time. While it may have cost some cash, it certainly put to rest any talk that VW isn’t up to competing in the exotic or luxury segments.

Will it worth pouring more money into that venture? Who knows – with marketing you never know.