After months of ‘will they or won’t they,’ Bugatti and Rimac made their relationship official as the two companies announced plans for a joint venture.
This opens up an assortment of exciting new possibilities for Bugatti and it appears the two companies are already laying the foundation for an eco-friendly future, which will see an expanded lineup that includes hybrids and electric vehicles.
While details are elusive, that brings us to our question of the day: what do you want to see in Bugatti’s future?
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There’s no debating the Veyron and Chiron are impressive, but I’m hoping Bugatti will spice things up a bit more often under the watchful eye of Rimac. The Veyron stuck around for nearly a decade and spawned a ridiculous number of special editions, which didn’t feel terribly special for the most part.
Thankfully, it changed course with the Chiron as it has spawned the Divo, the Centodieci and the La Voiture Noire. Each of these feels distinctive, rather than iterative. Hopefully this trend will continue in the future as a marque as exclusive as Bugatti deserves an air of excitement.
Of course, the most interesting aspect of Bugatti’s future is an expanded lineup. The company hinted at this possibility with the Galibier concept and the automaker intended to put it into production. However, reports have indicated it was a case of “too many cooks in the kitchen” as executives and consumers demanded “far-reaching visual modifications” that are said to have added an extra 60 inches (1,524 mm) to the vehicle.
The resulting car was slammed by Bugatti Design Director Achim Anscheidt, who said the “uber Rolls-Royce Phantom” was a “patchwork of overly ambitious and conflicting Excel sheet demands” that was “bound to fail.” The monstrosity was mercifully killed before reaching production and sullying Bugatti’s name.
Despite that close call, it will be interesting to see if Bugatti decides to take another stab at a Royale successor. That being said, what would you like to see from the brand?
