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Let me get one thing straight – Gran Turismo is a great franchise, but a game alone can't satisfy a petrolhead's need for an all-new Bugatti. This reason alone is enough to ignore the fact that the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo is made-for-gaming fantasy and focus on the more important details – Bugatti's promising future and the Veyron's replacement.
The Big Kahuna is currently known as the Bugatti Chiron, although the manufacturer has not confirmed the name. Still, the Vision is a sneek peek at what the future holds for the upcoming hypercar king. In the attached release, there's a line that reads "an outlook of the brand's future form and design language."
You've heard that right – Bugatti used a made-for-PlayStation-land racecar to give us a glimpse of the Chiron. This, ladies and gentlemen with a thirst for speed, is our first taste of future Bugatti badassery.
"Bugatti's design DNA has reached a new stage in its evolution," declared Mr. Achim Anscheidt, the head honcho of the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo's design team. "Given the nature of the project, our concept car for Vision Gran Turismo is overstated and pushes performance to the limits, but its progressive design language will clearly show the direction that Bugatti's design will take in the coming years."
What that means is the wait will be worth it.
As you can also see from the adjacent photo gallery of the darn thing, the Type 35 and the classic Bleu de France paint job are highlights of the Vision's visual identity. But then again, the Bugatti Chiron won't come in the guise of a pumped-up Le Mans-inspired racecar. It will have number plates and airbags, the reason why its design will be toned down a little from what Bugatti brought at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
There's this gut feeling that tells us that the wheel arches, the curvaceos thing that goes on right behind the doors, and the headlights will be carried by the upcoming 2016 Bugatti Chiron hypercar as well. Anything else you see here will most likely not happen on the Veyron's descendant. Legislation won't let it happen.
But some things are a little more certain than the styling – 92 percent new or modified components, a W16 quad-turbo engine, and some electric motors. Rumored output? 1,500 HP and 1,106 lb-ft (1,500 Nm).
You've heard that right – Bugatti used a made-for-PlayStation-land racecar to give us a glimpse of the Chiron. This, ladies and gentlemen with a thirst for speed, is our first taste of future Bugatti badassery.
"Bugatti's design DNA has reached a new stage in its evolution," declared Mr. Achim Anscheidt, the head honcho of the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo's design team. "Given the nature of the project, our concept car for Vision Gran Turismo is overstated and pushes performance to the limits, but its progressive design language will clearly show the direction that Bugatti's design will take in the coming years."
What that means is the wait will be worth it.
As you can also see from the adjacent photo gallery of the darn thing, the Type 35 and the classic Bleu de France paint job are highlights of the Vision's visual identity. But then again, the Bugatti Chiron won't come in the guise of a pumped-up Le Mans-inspired racecar. It will have number plates and airbags, the reason why its design will be toned down a little from what Bugatti brought at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
There's this gut feeling that tells us that the wheel arches, the curvaceos thing that goes on right behind the doors, and the headlights will be carried by the upcoming 2016 Bugatti Chiron hypercar as well. Anything else you see here will most likely not happen on the Veyron's descendant. Legislation won't let it happen.
But some things are a little more certain than the styling – 92 percent new or modified components, a W16 quad-turbo engine, and some electric motors. Rumored output? 1,500 HP and 1,106 lb-ft (1,500 Nm).
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