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Imagine being paid to rifle through the Bugatti back catalogue before choosing a car to completely re-imagine in a manner appropriate for the 2020s. But while Ettore and his son Jean Bugatti were responsible for a truly outrageous group of cars, there is one that nudges above the others, for a whole bunch of reasons the 1936 Type 57 Atlantic. "When the team and myself started to design this car," says Bugatti designer Etienne Salom , "we really wondered, what if Jean would still be there, how would he translate the timeless elegance of his own private Atlantic onto a modern-day Bugatti?"" La Voiture Noire" is the result, an extraordinary looking machine that uses the Chiron as its basis, with the familiar if that"s the word near-1500bhp, 8.0-litre, quad-turbocharged, 16-cylinder underneath that majestically reworked rear end. There"s one other thing: although the exact figure hasn"t been confirmed, this one-off has apparently set its new owner back 12m, making it the most expensive new car ever. Sheesh.
Date written: 5 Mar 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15042
Imagine being paid to rifle through the Bugatti back catalogue before choosing a car to completely re-imagine in a manner appropriate for the 2020s. But while Ettore and his son Jean Bugatti were responsible for a truly outrageous group of cars, there is one that nudges above the others, for a whole bunch of reasons the 1936 Type 57 Atlantic. "When the team and myself started to design this car," says Bugatti designer Etienne Salom , "we really wondered, what if Jean would still be there, how would he translate the timeless elegance of his own private Atlantic onto a modern-day Bugatti?"" La Voiture Noire" is the result, an extraordinary looking machine that uses the Chiron as its basis, with the familiar if that"s the word near-1500bhp, 8.0-litre, quad-turbocharged, 16-cylinder underneath that majestically reworked rear end. There"s one other thing: although the exact figure hasn"t been confirmed, this one-off has apparently set its new owner back 12m, making it the most expensive new car ever. Sheesh.
Date written: 5 Mar 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15042
