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03-11-2008, 11:11 AM
Filed under: Concept Cars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/), Coupes (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Sports/GTs (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Supercars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/supercars/), Bugatti (http://www.autoblog.com/category/bugatti/)
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A few months ago, we wrote about an amateur designer who penned today's vision of a Bugatti Royale (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/20/amateur-designer-daydreams-what-a-2010-bugatti-royale-could-loo/). It was all good at the front, and then things got a bit, well, funky at the rear. Now another car designing buff with a pen suite of software has created his idea of a 4-seat Bugatti GT: the decidedly gorgeous Streamliner 12-2.
Maltese designer Reuben Zammit designed the Streamliner as a 2+2 with "ample luggage space." Though we're sure if Bugatti ever created such a car it would be decidedly more expensive than the Ferrari 612, cues from Maranello's uber-GT can be seen in the Streamliner. But the nothing-but-curves approach gives it a Bugatti retro flair all its own. The car would use a twin-turbocharged version of the W12 engine and be powered by the rear wheels only. That would give the Streamliner rather un-Bugatti-like handling, which we think is even more reason to buy one. Check out additional renderings of the Streamliner 12-2 in the hi-res gallery below and let the designer know if you like his work in the comments.
Gallery: Bugatti Type 12-2 Streamliner (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-streamliner-12-2-1/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/03_streamliner_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-streamliner-12-2-1/693437/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/02_streamliner_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-streamliner-12-2-1/693438/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/00_streamliner_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-streamliner-12-2-1/693439/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/01_streamliner_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-streamliner-12-2-1/693440/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/04_streamliner_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-streamliner-12-2-1/693436/)
[Source: Reuben Zammit (http://www.reubenzammit.com/streamliner.html) via Carscoop (http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/03/bugatti-type-12-2-streamliner-22-gt.html)]
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/sidefrontblack_opt.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-streamliner-12-2-1/693437/)
Click above to view high-res gallery of renderings
A few months ago, we wrote about an amateur designer who penned today's vision of a Bugatti Royale (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/20/amateur-designer-daydreams-what-a-2010-bugatti-royale-could-loo/). It was all good at the front, and then things got a bit, well, funky at the rear. Now another car designing buff with a pen suite of software has created his idea of a 4-seat Bugatti GT: the decidedly gorgeous Streamliner 12-2.
Maltese designer Reuben Zammit designed the Streamliner as a 2+2 with "ample luggage space." Though we're sure if Bugatti ever created such a car it would be decidedly more expensive than the Ferrari 612, cues from Maranello's uber-GT can be seen in the Streamliner. But the nothing-but-curves approach gives it a Bugatti retro flair all its own. The car would use a twin-turbocharged version of the W12 engine and be powered by the rear wheels only. That would give the Streamliner rather un-Bugatti-like handling, which we think is even more reason to buy one. Check out additional renderings of the Streamliner 12-2 in the hi-res gallery below and let the designer know if you like his work in the comments.
Gallery: Bugatti Type 12-2 Streamliner (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-streamliner-12-2-1/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/03_streamliner_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-streamliner-12-2-1/693437/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/02_streamliner_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-streamliner-12-2-1/693438/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/00_streamliner_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-streamliner-12-2-1/693439/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/01_streamliner_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-streamliner-12-2-1/693440/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/04_streamliner_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-streamliner-12-2-1/693436/)
[Source: Reuben Zammit (http://www.reubenzammit.com/streamliner.html) via Carscoop (http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/03/bugatti-type-12-2-streamliner-22-gt.html)]
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