Four-seater Bugatti to be called Bordeaux - coming to Frankfurt

We’re pretty sure you remember the blurry, hazy teaser we saw of a new Bugatti yesterday. According to AutoExpress, the teaser is of a much-rumored four-seater from the supercar brand scheduled to be unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

So far, the model has been known as the ‘Royale‘ - however, AutoExpress says that the model will officially be called the ‘Bordeaux.’ What the heck does Bordeaux mean? Good ol’ Wikipedia says that “Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate.” What connection does that have with Bugatti? Other than Bugatti being based out of Molsheim, France - we can’t think of anything.

Either way, sources say that the Bugatti Bordeaux will have a...
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B7FAN - 7/14/2009 12:02:25 PM

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WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO USE FROM THE lAMBORGHINI ESTOQUE????????

EL34 - 7/14/2009 12:13:05 PM

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They've got to keep up with Porsche and Aston Martin ;->

rxh8me9000 - 7/14/2009 1:52:26 PM

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Everyones jumping on the four door,four seat wagon..this is interesting.

WorldofLuxury - 7/14/2009 2:42:45 PM

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I gotta stop seeing it as a Lotus...
Aerodynamics is really dulling the looks.

theoptimisticpessimist - 7/14/2009 4:24:11 PM

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Bugatti has a long history with sedans. One of the most sought after and expensive collectors car is the Bugatti Royale.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Royale