The hottest rumour going around the automotive grapevine is that a new Bugatti will be introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The new model is believed to be a concept of the Bugatti Royale and it could either be a faster, more expensive car but the final outcome is still anyone’s guess.

There’s also rumour going around that Bugatti is working on a better-stronger-faster replacement to the aging Veyron and another “cost effective” sports sedan. In trying times like these, the company has all the reason to flew their luxe credentials but that will also mean introducing a more affordable model.

A US$200,000 high-end supercar has also been speculated.The Volkswagen-owned automaker (or is that Porsche-owned?), has also been believed to be working on Project Lydia, a $3 million, 1175 horsepower super supercar that is more geared for the track than the touring Veyron. “Lydia” theoretically has a tuned up version of the 8-liter quad-turbo W16 currently found on the Veyron. Named for the wife of company-founder Ettore Bugatti, the car could blast through the Veyron’s top speed of 400 km/h (249mph).

It would certainly be unusual timing if a new, extremely expensive Royale were to come out now. The original $30,000 Type 41 Royale was planned as a 25-unit limited edition, but since it was introduced at the beginning of the Great Depression, they were only able to sell six. However, in today’s money, that would be a sticker price of around $368,800, a far cry from the 1.1 million euro retail price of the Veyron.