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Bugatti Veyron successor reportedly named Chiron, coming in 2015

Bugatti Veyron successor reportedly named Chiron, coming in 2015

Bugatti Veyron production run of 450 units is coming to an end very soon and the long-waited successor is expected to debut as a concept already next March at the Geneva Motor Show.

The classic cars of the future

The Mazda MX-5, Bugatti Veyron and Audi TT have been voted the top three cars most likely to be classic icons of the future.

According to a recent survey, 7% of classic vehicle owners predicted that the Mazda MX-5 was the vehicle most likely to be a classic icon in 50 years. This was followed by the Bugatti Veyron, the most expensive production car in the world, with 5% of respondents feeling that the car would be a classic of the future and the ubiquitous Audi TT, with 4% of classic car drivers, showed the research from classic car and insurance broker Footman James.

Veyron-beating Ford Mustang unveiled


Ok, so it’s not quite an off-the-shelf Ford, but tuner Shelby American has unveiled a Mustang with 1,100bhp. Yep, that’s a Ford with more power than a standard Bugatti Veyron. (But not a later one.) The engine is a 5.4-litre V8, supercharged to either 950bhp or 1,100bhp. Sadly, only the former is road legal, but it’s still the most muscular Shelby (and probably Ford) there ever was.