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According to the Molsheim grapevine, the horseshoe brand will at the 2013 Frankfurt motor show release the SuperVeyron.
As usually driven by grandseigneur Ferdinand Piech himself, the UltraBug gets a beefed-up quad-turbo W16 engine, which some sources suggest may be bored out from 8.0 litres to 9.6 litres.
It is said to deliver in kilowatts what the current cream-of-the-crop unit produces in bhp. Make that 1600bhp,
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The secret to all this extra performance is a weight-saving of almost 250 kilos over the SuperSport W16. At 1600 kilos, the limited-edition Veyron Evo for the super-mad and super-rich achieves a dream power-to-weight ratio of one kg/bhp.
Expect in principle the same tub but completely new front and rear ends with even more sophisticated active aerodynamics. The price? In excess of €2 million.
Who said the supercar was dead? Just because petrol costs these days more per litre than a decent Cote du Rhone? Or because electromobility is looming large in the minds of politicians and visionaries? Despite all those BEVs, REXs and PHEVs, the supercar is alive and kicking.