Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo, the Bugatti’s next-gen supercar

Bugatti Veyron, this French supercar was carrying the title as the fastest car in the world that's legally driven on the road with a maximum speed of 430.9 km/h. But the golden era of Veyron is over now, after a decade of running and 450 units had been sold to the super-thick pockets people - one unit of car was priced around $ 2.6 million - Bugatti Veyron finally retired in last March, precisely at the Geneva Motor Show.

But Bugatti never stops to make new innovations. This manufacturer wants to start a new era of a supercar; it’s experimenting with the design of car from the Gran Turismo 6 game. From there, the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo is created.

Yup, this is a virtual car, but Bugatti seems to take the same step as Renault. At the Frankfurt Motor Show 2015, Bugatti makes this virtual supercar alive! Bugatti shows off the sexy curves of its supercar through a prototype car which’s built in carbon fiber frame.

Bugatti explains that the car illustrates the design philosophy of its brand in the future, taking inspiration from Le Mans racing car in 1920s and 1930s, but at the same time also brings a futuristic look as an evolution of the Veyron.

Broadly speaking, the character of the body is still the same, especially on the nose along with its grille. A massive sized spoiler adorns the rear part, connect to a sort of fin up on the roof of the car. Bugatti is not designing this car just to make it look sexy, but also considers the aerodynamic factors through a series of simulations that have been done.

Following the racing character that has become the DNA of Bugatti, the W16 engine configuration is trusted to be a 'booster rocket' for this supercar. The maximum speed will certainly exceed 400 km/h, and is likely to surpass the achievement of the Bugatti Veyron.

The racing character still continues into the cabin, especially with two-tone colors that bind the various panels. The driver will be faced with two concave screen panels - one in the steering wheel and one in the usual place - to provide all relevant information clearly.

The screen behind the wheel will display the image of situation around the car that's obtained from the three cameras that are mounted on the exterior. This feature is crucial because the rearview mirrors are so small in order to establish aerodynamics as much as possible.

According to some rumors, this supercar will be named Bugatti Chiron as an appreciation to the F1 driver Louis Chiron who had brought the Bugatti name on the podium. When it's released later, the design will likely be different. But at least we already have an image about the next-gen supercar through the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo.

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