Bugatti Veyron inspires speedboat

By Paul Bond

09th May 2011

Meet the new Bugatti that's making a big splash! The new model isn't a car, it's this - the Sang Bleu speedboat concept, a luxury yacht that's designed to transfer the entire Bugatti ownership experience from the road to the waves.

These stunning sketches were penned by Ben Walsh, a Royal College of Art graduate who currently works on interior design at PSA Peugeot Citroen, and take their inspiration from the last special edition Veyron ever built - the Sang Bleu or 'Blue Blood' Grand Sport that was unveiled at the Pebble Beach concours event back in 2009.

The sleek 30-foot yacht uses a carbon fibre and aluminium body that mirrors the look of the car, with a gorgeous butterfly shape that tapers into a single propeller at the back, suggesting that the boat uses a single engine, possibly even the immensely powerful quad-turbo W16 unit from the road-going machine.

Details remain scarce, but it seems unlikely that the Sang Bleu will be made into a reality, as it would probably cost well north of the Veyron's £1.7M price tag.