Bugatti 16 C Galibier: The ultimate family car

New pictures of Bugatti's four-door family saloon have been released. It's a million miles away from a Mondeo though, as it will cost £900,000. The 16 C Galibier should become 'the world's fastest, highest accelerating and powerful four-door,' says the maker.

Bugatti wants to sell it by 2013, when the recession will hopefully be a distant memory. However, it's not a definite production model yet, with the company still officially saying that it is 'gauging customer reaction'.

But reaction when Bugatti unveiled the car at a VW pre-show event in Geneva - which Yahoo! Cars attended - was one of awe. On that basis, the 16 C should be a reality within three years.

Powered by a version of the sixteen-cylinder engine in the Veyron, it will generate around 800bhp. That's less than the Veyron's 1,000bhp because instead of that car's four turbochargers, the 16 C will have twin superchargers. Power will be sent to all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic gearbox.

Some of the design details are sensational, including its eight tailpipes - four on each side - and the illuminated Bugatti logos on the wheel's centre caps. The rear screen is split by a thin vertical LED brake light.

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