It's Big, It's Bad Ass And It's Still Not Yet Ready. The $1.42 Million Bugatti 16 C Galibier.

Bugatti has been teasing us with their 16 cylinder Galibier sedan for over 2 years now with what is said to be the world's most powerful four door luxury sedan. Still not given the green light for production, the French automaker launched this promotional video (with the most pretentious voiceover I've ever heard) a month ago:



Rumored to have been ready for purchase by 2012, Bugatti head Wolfgang Durheimer was reportedly disappointed with the car’s levels of comfort and performance, forcing engineers to go back to the drawing board. Bloomberg is citing two unidentified sources who say the Galibier will actually be launched in 2013 or 2014 with a base price of approximately 1 million euros ($1.42 million USD).

The most recent photos of the Bugatti Galibier prototype:







The Galibier concept, first unveiled in 2010 at the Geneva Auto Show, is a five-door hatchback with sleek styling and incredibly luxury laden custom interior. It boasts a supercharged 8.0-liter 16-cylinder engine which likely produced between 800 PS (588 kW / 789 hp) and 1,000 PS (735 kW / 986 hp).

Concept drawings:






Following the footsteps of the Veyron, the Galibier features a W16 engine displacing 8.0L. However, unlike the Veyron’s quad-turbocharger setup, the Galibier uses two-stage supercharging. The results are essentially the same, though, as the Galibier reportedly produces more than 1,000 horsepower.

Details:





Bugatti says the car’s exterior is inspired by the torpedo-like Type 35, while also evoking cues from the Type 57.

The Galibier is largely constructed of carbon fiber, but some body panels — such as the doors and fenders — are made of aluminum. The interior, which has room for four, makes use of similarly exotic materials, albeit of a different variety. The cabin is adorned with the highest quality wood and leather, juxtaposed with an ultramodern LCD center console.

The interior:







And of course, it comes with a watch and luggage:




Production is expected to run 1,500 units, or about five times as many as the outgoing Veyron.

information courtesy of Bugatti and Left Lane News
images courtesy of Auto Motor Und Sport


Check out the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 and the matching safe by Stockinger as well as some of the amazing Bugatti design luxury extras here

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Has A Luxury Safe To Match - And Other Bugatti Goodies.

If you thought Bugatti just made luxury vehicles, like the stunning Veyron 16.4 shown above, let me enlighten you. In addition to their own collection of luxury goodies, Bugatti, in conjunction with German luxury safe manufacturer, Stockinger, has come out with a limited edition (only 50 will be made) safe available in the same colors as the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. After all, one's safe ought to match one's luxury vehicle, right?



The Bugatti Safe by Stockinger is made of an armored material which protects is against almost any threat including a diamond cored drill normally used to break into safes.



The safe is heat and water resistant and includes special alarms to tell if the safe has been moved or damaged, the Bugatti safe also comes with a GPS sensor which allows it to be tracked anywhere in the world.


Above: the Bugatti Veyron 16.4

The safe is available in all the same colors as the Bugatti Veyron:


as well as interior materials and leathers. The interior is totally customizable in terms of the quantity of shelves and drawers. Only 50 Bugatti Safes will be made.

Now .......what does one keep in a Bugatti Safe? How about some Bugatti items?

Let's start with Bugatti Bling.... Bugatti Diamonds, designed by Dieter Sieger:


How about a Bugatti pen by Ferrari Da Varese?



The Bugatti 370 Watch by luxury horologist Parmigiani Fleurier is worth a post all its own.







Or a sterling silver and rock crystal Bugatti Treasure box:


Okay, well that ought to be enough items for you to spend your disposable income upon.