On the Geneva Motor Present in 1999, regardless that Volkswagen’s W12 engine Syncro Supercar was nonetheless on the maps, Bentley revealed an 8.0-liter W18 supercar of his personal and Bugatti, the EB218 idea, a salon model of the EB118.

The intention was that the model returned to the market place it loved within the unique pre-war kind, in order that “Volkswagen Insiders have been raised that the Mercedes crew growing their very own limousine, the Maybach, the EB218 ‘Benchmark’ standing after visiting Bugatti’s place, we reported.

This was shortly adopted by the 18/3 Chiron and 18/4 Veyron Supercar Ideas, which was a lot nearer in model to what we all know right now.

In 2000, nonetheless, it appeared that the event of the W18 delayed. “Evidently the prices are related to each 16 and 18-cylinder engines, even Piech,” we instructed.

Shortly after sampling the 18/4 Veyron on situation of silence, the massive boss advised us: “We have now the know-how beneath management.” It’s clear, nonetheless, that they didn’t achieve this, as a result of only some months later the Supercar developed till the 16/4 Veyron. As a substitute of three banks of two three-cylinder engines in line, VR8s put collectively in a W16-very less complicated.

However, the worry was that the Veyron venture grew to become too costly, even for Piech and even in any case the opposite deliberate Bugatti fashions have been canned.