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Old 04-01-11, 11:29 AM
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Always wanted Veyron levels of power but needed room for the kids? Bugatti is ready to make your dream a reality because the Galibier has reportedly been given the green light. According to some in-the-know folks, Volkswagen has given a jewel-encrusted thumbs up that will allow Bugatti to build the four-door super sedan.

The Galibier is expected to be priced around $1.4 million, and according to Bloomberg, the W16 will arrive under-hood in 1,000-horsepower form. Other reports speculate that Bugatti will trim the turbocharger count back from four to two, causing horsepower to dip to a more pedestrian 800 hp.
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800 hp boring... 1200 hp or go home
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only 800hp and likely heavier? come on

a bit feeling of the panamera, and it would be cool if they really have 4 exhaust on each side like that in the pic. forget quad, go octo! j/k
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1200hp or no deal.
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LOL at the octo-exhaust tips
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Loving that interior color!!!
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Please tell me the 4 exhaust tips on each side is an April Fools joke....
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I would drop mine and swap the turbos with the super sports version and tune the ECU.
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Always wanted Veyron levels of power but needed room for the kids? Bugatti is ready to make your dream a reality because the Galibier has reportedly been given the green light. According to some in-the-know folks, Volkswagen has given a jewel-encrusted thumbs up that will allow Bugatti to build the four-door super sedan.

The Galibier is expected to be priced around $1.4 million, and according to Bloomberg, the W16 will arrive under-hood in 1,000-horsepower form. Other reports speculate that Bugatti will trim the turbocharger count back from four to two, causing horsepower to dip to a more pedestrian 800 hp.
I think this is an awesome car, and hope it gets built. But because this is April fools day, I'll wait for confirmation.
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