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I don’t doubt it will look stunning, but frankly I can’t say I can really see this on these spy pics…
Chiron [Rumors] Bugatti Chiron Successor
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The Bugatti Chiron is a mid-engine two-seater sports car designed and developed in Germany by Bugatti Engineering GmbH. It was manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.. The successor to the Bugatti Veyron, the Chiron was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show on 1 March 2016.
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First render
A.P.
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Same guy who did the Huracan replacement?
Jonathan19
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Yes!
Bizz91
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I have a good feeling this will be much better then the render we are seeing here. Honestly I never thought I would be excited about Bugatti. Last time Divo had my jaw dropped and Mistral and Bollide.
Can't wait to drive it as a mod in GTA 5 or as there in next Need For Speed. Not interested in always online games and Farce Horizon series (dead for me after 2).
Can't wait to drive it as a mod in GTA 5 or as there in next Need For Speed. Not interested in always online games and Farce Horizon series (dead for me after 2).
galopujacy_jez
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here's my interpretation
Jonathan19
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Really good! Thanks!
Design FIRST
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Yes, I recall the breathtakingly stunning Atlantic Concept:
Wouldn't it be grand were VAG in cooperation with Rimac to revive it and bring it to fruition as a limited production road car ? Perhaps with the future Porsche specific SSP Sport electric architecture further enhanced with some knowhow from Croatia ?
iamlegend007
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The final car will be very different to this however, just because the prototype tested looks much much sharper at the front and the bonet isn't as long as the render of the Atlantic. The Atlantic almost looks like an 812 or F12 body
iamlegend007
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There's a lot of rumors, credible sources from people who work at Bugatti that the new Chiron successor is to have 'LaFerrari' style butterfly wings!
hoffmeister_fan
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Yup, I am going to be that guy who's going to pee on your guys' parade.....
From a purely design point-of-view, I am not so sure how I feel about it. Its "litheness" makes me think it's more a spiritual successor to the EB110 than either the Chiron/Veyron.
The Veyron and, even moreso, the Chiron has a more squat, elegantly vicious appearance. In class defined by longish, wedge-like silhouettes that dominate the super-/hypercar strata, it was unique and looked imperious. Delicate, it was not.
This looks comparatively dainty.
That said, having a long engine that is a V16 dictates what kind of design is necessary, just like the more square-like W16 defined the Chiron/Veyron, so I get the rationale
I am still very much looking forward to this because it's still flippin' V16! I mean, who does that in this day and age?!?!?!
From a purely design point-of-view, I am not so sure how I feel about it. Its "litheness" makes me think it's more a spiritual successor to the EB110 than either the Chiron/Veyron.
The Veyron and, even moreso, the Chiron has a more squat, elegantly vicious appearance. In class defined by longish, wedge-like silhouettes that dominate the super-/hypercar strata, it was unique and looked imperious. Delicate, it was not.
This looks comparatively dainty.
That said, having a long engine that is a V16 dictates what kind of design is necessary, just like the more square-like W16 defined the Chiron/Veyron, so I get the rationale
I am still very much looking forward to this because it's still flippin' V16! I mean, who does that in this day and age?!?!?!
That car is a stunner and would make a perfect Chiron replacement. It looks a lot more athletic and muscular.
Its May already and we still not shown this beast yet. I thought it was supposed to be revealed in April.
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Debut is June 20th
Mistral
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I heard that the successor of Bugatti Chiron is about to participate in the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Will they bring a electric model car? I'm guessing the first prototype has already been built.
Jonathan19
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Indeed, the Festival of Speed (FOS) is scheduled for July, and the world debut (BR1) is set for June 20th, making it quite feasible.
Tourbillon
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"New Bugatti hypercar has a naturally aspirated, one-metre-long V16!
CEO Mate Rimac says Bugatti was planning an electric coupé-SUV before he "won the argument" for a V16 hypercar.
The long-awaited replacement for the Bugatti Chiron will be revealed next month, packing well over 1000bhp from a hybrid system that's based around a naturally aspirated V16 engine.
The company recently revealed the shape and layout of the engine – as well as its screaming soundtrack (below) – but Bugatti-Rimac CEO Mate Rimac has now given new details in an interview at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference in London.
The engine itself, he added, will measure a whopping one-metre long in its own right – 400mm longer than the four-bank unit from the Chiron.
Despite that, though (and the integration of a substantial electric drivetrain element), the car will be a similar shape to its predecessor, Rimac suggested. He said: "The exterior is an evolution. You can still see the very distinct Bugatti design."
Certainly, spy shots circulating the internet in recent weeks indicate that it will have a familiar silhouette, but be somewhat lower and sleeker than the Chiron it replaces.
Mate Rimac, despite being best known for his pioneering work creating electric hypercars and supplying battery tech to a number of global car manufacturers, said he was a driving force behind bringing the V16 to fruition.
Before his firm took over Bugatti from the Volkswagen Group, he said: "The business plan was to make an electric coupé-SUV type of thing."
"Management was saying the next car has to be electric," he added, acknowledging that a rebadged and restyled version of the Rimac Nevera would have theoretically made a logical electric replacement for the Chiron. But maintaining differentiation between the two hypercar brands, while honouring the heritage of Bugatti, was essential.
Mate Rimac said: "You could very easily and convincingly make a Bugatti out of [the Nevera] – just make a different design and call it a day – but I thought that was absolutely wrong for the brand.
"Luckily, I won that argument three years ago when electrification was all the rage, which it isn't any more..." Rimac was referring to the perceived decline in demand for electric hypercars - acknowledging that his firm has still not sold all 150 Neveras.
In addition, Rimac said, any Bugatti powerplant should be "as emotional as possible".
Referencing founder Ettore Bugatti's famous slogan, he said: "You can achieve the power figures we have with the V16 from a very highly turbocharged V8, but we wanted to have it very emotional. It has to feel special, because 'if it is comparable, it is no longer Bugatti'."
As for that power figure, while refusing to be drawn into giving a specific number, he suggested the next Bugatti will have comfortably more than 1000bhp. Given the size of the engine and the introduction of a hybrid element, it seems likely the new car will comfortably eclipse the W16's 1587bhp maximum.
It will be the first production car in decades to use such an engine, the last having been the ultra-rare Cizeta-Moroder V16T in 1991.
Bugatti has not given any more details about the engine, such as its capacity, but it has revealed a preview video that gives a first taste of the noise it will make - which you can watch below. Various reports say it is 8.3 litres in capacity, and has been developed by Cosworth, though neither Bugatti nor the British firm have confirmed these details.
The firm describes its first hybrid powertrain as "incomparable in every detail, it is a pure embodiment of Bugatti’s DNA, created not just for the present, or even the future – but 'Pour l’éternité'" - for eternity.
Previously, it was thought that Bugatti would downsize its engine in light of the potential electric power boost provided by a hybrid drivetrain, and the need to accommodate a battery and electric motors, but clearly the firm has found a means to stay true its 16-cylinder lineage as it embraces electrification.
The firm had already told Autocar that the new powertrain would be "unlike anything else on sale" but had stopped short of revealing any technical details.
The design of the car itself was signed off early last year, with designer Achim Anscheidt – who stepped down as Bugatti's design chief recently – telling Autocar that it will "bring forward" Bugatti into a new era while retaining signature cues such as the horseshoe grille and crescent-shaped belt line.
His replacement, Frank Heyl, promised the new car will be "even more amazing" than the Chiron. "It's going to be amazing, proportionally, technologically, in terms of innovation, in terms of unexpectedness. It's going to blow people out of the water completely, and it's a true joy to work on this.”
It is not yet confirmed whether the hybrid drivetrain will allow for engine-off running, or whether the two propulsion systems will work in tandem for maximum power output."
www.autocar.co.uk
CEO Mate Rimac says Bugatti was planning an electric coupé-SUV before he "won the argument" for a V16 hypercar.
The long-awaited replacement for the Bugatti Chiron will be revealed next month, packing well over 1000bhp from a hybrid system that's based around a naturally aspirated V16 engine.
The company recently revealed the shape and layout of the engine – as well as its screaming soundtrack (below) – but Bugatti-Rimac CEO Mate Rimac has now given new details in an interview at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference in London.
The engine itself, he added, will measure a whopping one-metre long in its own right – 400mm longer than the four-bank unit from the Chiron.
Despite that, though (and the integration of a substantial electric drivetrain element), the car will be a similar shape to its predecessor, Rimac suggested. He said: "The exterior is an evolution. You can still see the very distinct Bugatti design."
Certainly, spy shots circulating the internet in recent weeks indicate that it will have a familiar silhouette, but be somewhat lower and sleeker than the Chiron it replaces.
Mate Rimac, despite being best known for his pioneering work creating electric hypercars and supplying battery tech to a number of global car manufacturers, said he was a driving force behind bringing the V16 to fruition.
Before his firm took over Bugatti from the Volkswagen Group, he said: "The business plan was to make an electric coupé-SUV type of thing."
"Management was saying the next car has to be electric," he added, acknowledging that a rebadged and restyled version of the Rimac Nevera would have theoretically made a logical electric replacement for the Chiron. But maintaining differentiation between the two hypercar brands, while honouring the heritage of Bugatti, was essential.
Mate Rimac said: "You could very easily and convincingly make a Bugatti out of [the Nevera] – just make a different design and call it a day – but I thought that was absolutely wrong for the brand.
"Luckily, I won that argument three years ago when electrification was all the rage, which it isn't any more..." Rimac was referring to the perceived decline in demand for electric hypercars - acknowledging that his firm has still not sold all 150 Neveras.
In addition, Rimac said, any Bugatti powerplant should be "as emotional as possible".
Referencing founder Ettore Bugatti's famous slogan, he said: "You can achieve the power figures we have with the V16 from a very highly turbocharged V8, but we wanted to have it very emotional. It has to feel special, because 'if it is comparable, it is no longer Bugatti'."
As for that power figure, while refusing to be drawn into giving a specific number, he suggested the next Bugatti will have comfortably more than 1000bhp. Given the size of the engine and the introduction of a hybrid element, it seems likely the new car will comfortably eclipse the W16's 1587bhp maximum.
It will be the first production car in decades to use such an engine, the last having been the ultra-rare Cizeta-Moroder V16T in 1991.
Bugatti has not given any more details about the engine, such as its capacity, but it has revealed a preview video that gives a first taste of the noise it will make - which you can watch below. Various reports say it is 8.3 litres in capacity, and has been developed by Cosworth, though neither Bugatti nor the British firm have confirmed these details.
The firm describes its first hybrid powertrain as "incomparable in every detail, it is a pure embodiment of Bugatti’s DNA, created not just for the present, or even the future – but 'Pour l’éternité'" - for eternity.
Previously, it was thought that Bugatti would downsize its engine in light of the potential electric power boost provided by a hybrid drivetrain, and the need to accommodate a battery and electric motors, but clearly the firm has found a means to stay true its 16-cylinder lineage as it embraces electrification.
The firm had already told Autocar that the new powertrain would be "unlike anything else on sale" but had stopped short of revealing any technical details.
The design of the car itself was signed off early last year, with designer Achim Anscheidt – who stepped down as Bugatti's design chief recently – telling Autocar that it will "bring forward" Bugatti into a new era while retaining signature cues such as the horseshoe grille and crescent-shaped belt line.
His replacement, Frank Heyl, promised the new car will be "even more amazing" than the Chiron. "It's going to be amazing, proportionally, technologically, in terms of innovation, in terms of unexpectedness. It's going to blow people out of the water completely, and it's a true joy to work on this.”
It is not yet confirmed whether the hybrid drivetrain will allow for engine-off running, or whether the two propulsion systems will work in tandem for maximum power output."
New Bugatti hypercar has a naturally aspirated, one-metre-long V16 | Autocar
CEO Mate Rimac says Bugatti was planning an electric coupé-SUV before he "won the argument" for a V16 hypercar
jackster99
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It's ironic, when it was first announced that Bugatti was going to be a joint venture with Rimac, I thought to myself, well that's the end of Bugatti being something very special and unique, the next car is just going to be another boring electric car. Interesting to find out that if Bugatti had been left in their own hands, they themselves would have screwed it up. Can't even imagine the uproar if what was being unveiled next month was an not only something purely electric, but an SUV, LOL.
Now I think Bugatti couldn't be in better hands. Mate Rimac is clearly a classy guy, who is a true enthusiast and just "gets it".
Now I think Bugatti couldn't be in better hands. Mate Rimac is clearly a classy guy, who is a true enthusiast and just "gets it".
Centurion
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Gotta love Mate for saying: "The business plan was to make an electric coupé-SUV type of thing."
His predecessor unlikely expected this to be shared and are thinking "Why u gotta do me dirty like this, I thought we waz brothers???11"
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