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                     LUXURIOUS RACER 

 The Bugatti 16C Galibier is a luxury 5-door fastback concept car.^[1] Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. unveiled the 16C Galibier at an invitation-only show held at the Molsheim, France assembly salon on September 12, 2009. The 16C Galibier was to use a front-mounted, 8.0 L twin-supercharged W16 engine delivering power via permanent all-wheel drive. A production version of the 16C Galibier concept, named the Royale, was expected to reach the market in 2014- 2015. In September 2013, Bugatti announced that it will be "pulling out" of the Galibier project.^[2] There are many contradictory reports as to the reasoning for the axing of the Galibier. There were reports that this was so that Bugatti could focus on a Veyron successor,^[3] however, according to VW Group design chief Walter de Silva, the next Bugatti will not be a Veyron successor but something rather different that will "redefine the benchmarks".^[4]