Volkswagen s own stylists have already shown several prototypes in various auto shows.

Ettore Bugatti started his car-making career by making motor tricycle in a bicycle maker. His first car, Type 1, was made in 1901. Then he served several small car makers and designed a few more cars. In 1909, he established his own factory in Molsheim, a town in France near the border of Germany. Therefore the company Bugatti was regarded as a French car maker. 

By then, he had completed the 10th car, Type 10. That year he sold 10 units of this car. Next year, 75 units of the newer Type 13 were sold. 

However, his reputation was established in racing tracks. He designed many GP cars, from Type 13 "Brescia" (powered by a straight four with 4 valves per cylinder) to the world-beating Type 35. The latter won more than a thousand races and is still the most successful racing car until today. On the other hand, the artist Bugatti insisted all his cars, including racing cars, should look beautiful and elegant. This also explain why the Type 35 is one of the most valuable classic cars today. 

If his racing cars were elegant, his Grand Tourer and luxurious cars were even more so. The Type 57, especially in the "Atlantic" body work, were very expensive but there was no scarce of customers. The Type 41 "Royale" super saloon makes today s Mercedes and Rolls Royce seem small and cheap with its 4.3 meter wheelbase and 13 litres of engine capacity ! 

During the pre-war era, Bugatti had established itself as the finest brand name. Only the Rolls Royce could rival it, however, Bugatti s strength was in sports car instead of saloon. This reputation went away with Ettore Bugatti, who died in 1947. The company still made some cars after WWII but no great things were created. Eventually it was transformed into an aero engine maker. 

In 1987, Italian tycoon Romano Artioli purchased the Bugatti marque and built a modernised factory in the "capital for sports cars", Modena, Italy, where Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and De Tomaso locate around. He hired the ex-Lamborghini Countach engineer, Paolo Stanzini, to design a new mid-engined supercar named EB110, the name indicates that the car debuted 110 years after the birth of Ettore Bugatti. The four-wheel-drive machine was powered by a 60-valve V12 with 4 turbochargers ! Like the pre-war Bugatti, the EB110 was also elegantly built and well developed. Meanwhile, Romano Artioli also acquired the troubled Lotus from General Motors. However, the slump of supercar market led to the bankruptcy of the Bugatti. Just around 150 cars were built. 

In 1998, Volkswagen purchased the marque. Now it is designing some new models to be appeared early next century. Expect some of the components will share with the future models of Bentley, which is also a subsidiary of VW.