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Frankfurt Debut;Bugatti Royale

Veyron gets a couple of doors and seats, in addition: Bugatti Royale will be the first sedan with serial maximálkou over 400 km / h!


Bugatti planning second model - but not to smaller and cheaper car, which is speculated recently. New car chief Franz-Josef Paefgen the time prohásil that the second model will be as expensive brands and exclusive as the Bugatti Veyron. Even indicated that the number of manufactured units will be counted in hundreds, not thousands.

This is clearly removed from the game a small sports coupe with a price tag of around five million crowns, which consider the former director Thomas Bscher Bugatti. (Incidentally, it was the adherence to the policy of the two models, as was Bscher place. VW Group Director Martin Winterkorn, however, changed the view or Paefgen offer better arguments.)

Some foreign sources in this context refer superluxusní sedan, whose appearance likely see in our pictures. If management Bugatti concludes that the car will čtyřdveřový company profits, it can be green. Under the hood is in this case appeared W16 engine with four turbochargers, a sophisticated four-wheel drive and a seven-gearbox with two joints - the hardware model of the Veyron.

The new sedan is supposed to designate the Bugatti Royale, as well as the famous car Bugatti Type 41 of the thirties. Royale was on his time as well as extreme Veyron seven decades later. The front and rear wheels were distant from one another 4.3 meters (!) And its volume serial osmiválec had 12 763 cm3. Not surprisingly, the Bugatti Royale weighed 3.2 tons. One of the six produced pieces owned Ettore Bugatti himself.


In four čtyřstovkou
Because of four luxury seats and a longer body, the new Royale was heavier than Veyron - and the weighing 1.9 tons is no crumb! The speed is therefore stokilometrovou Royale gets a little later (Veyron just 2,5 s), but the aerodynamic advantage of a long body should be enough designers to dotlačili sedan for magic 400 km / h.

While it is not clear how the Bugatti solve the problem of cooling the engine, gearbox and differentials: the drive unit has had to move forward. It is not just that the real reason why Bentley related company recently built a functional prototype Arnage engine from the Veyron? This makes sense - while the public deals skilfully removed a report on the "über-Bentley, Bugatti engineers may peace be tested on how to combine exercise Veyron in place for four.

At this time no estimate as to whether the Group approves the production of a new model. He says to you (the mouth of Martin Winterkorna) and Ferdinand Piech, many considered to be a real head of the group of Volkswagen. Veyron originally dreamed him. Scarcely had it taken into account, however, enjoy it, as the Bugatti Veyron sold each losing thousands of euros. Stan Bugatti Royale is the right medicine for the economic balance of the car manufacturer?
via:autoweb




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Frankfurt Motor Show: Mini Planning New Small City Car Concept


Well, here's a scoop from the good folks at Auto Express.

BMW Group's MINI (still a British brand, we are assured) has plans to develop a series of city cars which will be led by a flagship zero-emissions model with an advanced fully-electric powertrain.


Of course, it's no surprise that MINI is planning on expanding its product line up. BMW's intention was always to build MINI into a powerful brand with a broad product portfolio. And we have already seen the MINI E, a fully-electric version of the MINI.
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Bugatti future unfolds in September

Bugatti unfolds in September its future, as Autovisie message after a conversation with Bugatti chief executive Franz-Josef Paefgen. In that month in home port Molsheim the anniversary event held to mark the 100th anniversary of the name.


Behind the scenes is currently working hard on a new model, as the Bugatti-leader on. "We are working on several projects," he says in Autovisie. The new Bugatti is certainly not smaller or less exclusive copy.

The Volkswagen subsidiary has its hands full for the construction of the Veyron. From the coupe version, the sales counter is already at more than 250 units, which means that less than 50 cars still exist. For the Grand Sport has the brand to own several dozens of orders received. Bugatti produces only 150 two-open. Special editions will be based on both variants come. Whether there is a stronger copy out is not clear. Paefgen leaves at least know that Bugatti is not the throne late strike. "If someone tries to beat us, we will have an answer ready," said Paefgen in Autovisie.


In an earlier interview with Autovisie, the Bugatti boss that "only in 2011 or 2012" is a completely new model. "The new car must fit into the Bugatti history, but also to the Veyron. A totally different direction is not an option." According to the principles of founder Ettore, the new car "at least one plane extreme, though not necessarily for performance. Bugatti affected the limits and always searched for new ideas to outdo the competition," said Paefgen.
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Frankfurt Motor Show: VW Golf GTI-R



Volkswagen is secretly prepare a more difficult, faster Golf GTI introduced in the fall of 2009. Cars VW Golf GTI - R, the incubation temperature will follow the classic formula of performance more power and lighter switch Golf GTI (Mk6) by the smooth and wise Express hatchback to a proper pocket rocket again.

U.S. sources indicate that the R version in Germany will not use the outgoing R32's V6 engine, the use of lighter 4-cylinder turbocharged engine some 266bhp. It sounds suspiciously like our Audi S3 engine, same one for the upcoming Scirocco R20T.
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Itsn't just 60bhp to rely on the public to promote the upcoming regular VW Golf GTI. We heard it will use four-wheel drive to tame the thrust, rather than to deceive the front-end employed by Fox diffs Xinmei RS and Renault Megane 250.

And put forward the extra weight, Golf GTI - R will obviously accept the program lose weight. We want less than the premium comfort of the R32-oriented - so few items, and even alleviate some structural. We are not clear at this stage if special materials will be used.
Therefore, when I can buy a new Golf GTI - R's?

U.S. information points, the first time at Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2009, pointing to the introduction of the winter 2009-2010 Hall.
Source: carmagazine



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