Car Throttle

In 2009, Bugatti showed off its 16C Galibier Concept, a preview of a future high-performance luxury sedan. Instead of showing it at the Geneva Show, the company held a private event just ahead of the event. This was due to the fact that the head of Bugatti didn't like showing vehicles that might not be produced. However, all indications have pointed to production for the car, as it has been shown to prospective clients and dealers to gauge interest since its introduction. Since then Powered by the same 8.0-liter 16-cylinder as the Veyron, the 16C Galibier would be the world's fastest production sedan. That would enable Bugatti to claim yet another record in addition to the world's fastest production car title it holds with the Veyron. Make

Last we heard about the Bugatti 16C Galibier, rumor had it that it was given the greenlight for production. The car is currently being shown at private Bugatti events where former (and future) customers, dealers and "opinion makers" are shown the vehicle. The latest place it has turned up is at the Ace Gallery in Beverly Hills, California. As can be expected, Bugatti does things is much different than other automakers - when you're building limited run, $1,500,000 cars you better make sure there is a market for them. Three Bugatti concepts are supposedly in the running for production. The 16C Galibier is the only one we've seen - the fact that they have released it to the public should be a strong sign of production intent. Also, from

Ah, the Bugatti 16C Galibier Concept. The on-again/off-again Bugatti sedan that rumors have swirled about for quite some time. It wasn't shown at Frankfurt, but instead given it's own introduction. The head of Bugatti Franz-Josef Paefgen said he didn't like seeing cars at auto shows, only to have them not be built. So, given that Bugatti isn't sure about the 16C Galibier, it wasn't shown at one. Makes sense, right? If you've researched the 16C Galibier, you'd know that it is not a guaranteed production model. The way Bugatti does things is different than other automakers - it is a design concept (one of three) being shown to clients and dealers testing the waters for a production run. As I've speculated about before though, Bugatti is going to need