Comments on: 2009 Bugatti 16 C Galibier Twittique – A quick design review

By: Bugatti 16 C Galibier Saloon To Be Produced In 2013 - Teamspeed.com

Bugatti 16 C Galibier Saloon To Be Produced In 2013 - Teamspeed.com — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:55:41 +0000

[...] Quick review on the design I did a quick review on the design of the Galibier. My favorite part is how they have an integrated theme with the interior of the 'spine' that runs down the middle of the vehicle. Not sure how I feel about the all black version after the chrome/blue concept… what was the response to it that made them release a more conventional looking color theme? AutoCritical 2009 Bugatti 16 C Galibier Twittique ? A quick design review [...]

By: kambuib

kambuib — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:28:27 +0000

I like the simplicity of the interior. It allows the drive to focus on the driving experience and not so much on managing the interior functions. I would like to see a voice activation system like Ford’s SYNC if it doesn’t have one already.
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By: AutoCritical

AutoCritical — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:49:46 +0000

To an extent I think that is possible! It does give the illusion that you are getting more ‘features’ if there were more buttons. For your current car, once you get to know all the buttons, I guess there is a feeling that there is ‘less’ than what you may have initially thought. In the instance of the Bugatti, the clean minimal feeling that is created (with a small amount of dials/gadgets) is where the technology comes into play. Technology that is hidden and only someone who knows the vehicle intimately will know how to work it… perhaps a more personal ‘relationship’ is then developed with the vehicle. In terms of style I think the clean inside reinforces that you are driving a vehicle that is equally the same on the outside.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:33:04 +0000

I was curious, in a previous post I asked you about interior design. Here we have a half million dollar vehicle that’s as complex as anything on the road and it appears to have 5 gauges, an LCD screen an almost no buttons. Contrast this to your average Acura which has 25 buttons or switches and a half dozen gauges or BMW’s initial justification for the universally disdained iDrive that the number of buttons and gauges were growing geometrically. What’s your opinion? Is contrived complexity a design element?