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Broken Dreams: Bugatti Veyron 18.4. The 18 Cylinder Dream
Bugatti’s W18 dream evolved through bold concept cars before the Veyron arrived, ending an era of brilliant but abandoned innovation.
Ferdinand Piech’s goal, after the Volkswagen Group’s acquisition of the Bugatti brand, was to surprise. What else had Ettore Bugatti done during his heyday, if not surprise?
Hence, the idea of a new engine: an W18-cylinder with a displacement of 6,250cc, with three banks of six cylinders in a W configuration.
