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===Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. (1998–present)=== {{main|Bugatti Automobiles}} ====Pre-Veyron==== [[File:Bugatti veyron in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|[[Bugatti Veyron 16.4]]]] [[Volkswagen Group]] acquired the Bugatti brand in 1998. Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. commissioned [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] of [[ItalDesign]] to produce Bugatti Automobiles's first concept vehicle, the [[Bugatti EB 118|EB118]], a [[coupé]] that debuted at the 1998 [[Paris Auto Show]]. The EB118 concept featured a {{convert|408|kW|PS bhp|0|lk=on|adj=on}}, W-18 engine. After its Paris debut, the EB118 concept was shown again in 1999 at the [[Geneva Auto Show]] and the [[Tokyo Motor Show]]. Bugatti introduced its next concepts, the [[Bugatti EB 218|EB 218]] at the 1999 [[Geneva Motor Show]] and the [[Bugatti 18/3 Chiron|18/3 Chiron]] at the 1999 [[International Motor Show Germany|Frankfurt Motor Show]] (IAA). ====Veyron era (2005–2015)==== Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. began assembling its first regular-production vehicle, the [[Bugatti Veyron|Bugatti Veyron 16.4]] (the 1001 PS super car with an 8-litre W-16 engine with four turbochargers) in September 2005 at the Bugatti [[Molsheim]], France assembly "studio".<ref name=cnn_2005>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/funonwheels/09/16/bugatti_veyron/ |title=Bugatti: 1,001 horsepower, $1.24 million |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=2005-09-16 |access-date=2012-07-28}}</ref><ref name=bugatti_molsheim>{{cite web |url=http://www.bugatti.com/en/tradition/history/molsheim/atelier.html |title=Manufacturing the Veyron |publisher=Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S |date=2011-11-30 |access-date=2012-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719225124/http://www.bugatti.com/en/tradition/history/molsheim/atelier.html |archive-date=2013-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 23 February 2015, Bugatti sold its last Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, which was named La Finale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/news/a25087/the-very-last-bugatti-veyron-has-been-sold |title=The very last Bugatti Veyron has been sold |work=Road and Track |date=23 February 2015 |access-date=23 February 2015 |first=Robert |last=Sorokanich}}</ref> ====Chiron era (2016–present)==== [[File:Bugatti Chiron Sky View, Paris Motor Show 2018, IMG 0301.jpg|thumb|[[Bugatti Chiron]]]] The [[Bugatti Chiron]] is a [[mid-engine design|mid-engined]], two-seated sports car, designed by Achim Anscheidt,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.porsche.com/international/_georgia_/aboutporsche/christophorusmagazine/archive/377/articleoverview/article14/ |title=Porsche Achim Anscheidt, B AA 9117 H |first=Antje |last=Wewer |website=Porsche AG – Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG |access-date=2016-10-03}}</ref> developed as the successor to the [[Bugatti Veyron]].<ref name="DTRENDS NOV">{{cite news |last1=Branman |first1=Miles |title=Bugatti's world-challenging Chiron supercar will let you take its roof off |url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/bugatti-chiron-targa-specs-news-rumors/ |work=Digital Trends |location=US |date=2015-11-24 |access-date=2016-10-28}}</ref> The Chiron was first revealed at the [[Geneva Motor Show]] on March 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-events/geneva/2016/bugatti-chiron-revealed-at-the-2016-geneva-motor-show/ |title=Bugatti Chiron revealed at Geneva 2016: the world has a new fastest production car |first=James |last=Taylor |work=CAR Magazine |location=UK |date=2016-02-29 |access-date=2016-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.caranddriver.com/2016-geneva-auto-show |title=2016 Geneva Auto Show – Auto Show |work=Car and Driver |location=US |access-date=2016-03-23}}</ref> In February 2024, Bugatti announced the successor to the Chiron, which will use a [[V16 engine|V16]] [[Hybrid electric powertrain|hybrid-electric powertrain]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official: Bugatti Chiron replacement to swap W16 engine for V16 |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/official-bugatti-chiron-replacement-swap-w16-engine-v16 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Autocar |language=en}}</ref> In June 2024 the successor was confirmed as the [[Bugatti Tourbillon]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Communications |first=Bugatti |date=2024-06-21 |title=The Bugatti Tourbillon: an automotive icon ‘Pour l’éternité’ – Bugatti Newsroom |url=https://newsroom.bugatti.com/en/press-releases/the-bugatti-tourbillon-an-automotive-icon-pour-leternite |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=newsroom.bugatti.com |language=en}}</ref>
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