More than a decade ago, VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, commissioned a vanity project to rival the pyramids: to resurrect the great French luxury and racing marque Bugatti, right down to Ettore Bugatti's l'orangerie in Molsheim, in Alsace, France, and build there the greatest sports car of all time, with no compromise.

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Porcelain is the standout feature on both the exterior and interior surfaces, and was inspired by sculptor Rembrandt Bugatti and his brother Ettore who collaborated on the elephant radiator mascot for the original Bugatti Royale.

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