It is the beginning of the end for Bugattis W-16 when Mistral deliveries begin

  • Bugatti has started the deliveries of the Mistral, the final model for the famous W-16 engine,
  • The car costs 5 million US dollars, and the first two units are bound for customers in the USA
  • The next Hypercar of Bugatti, The Tourbillon, has a V-16 engine in a plug-in hybrid setup

The end of the street for Bugattis W-16 engine is almost there. The last car for this legendary engine is the Bugatti Mistral, a roadster that marks the end of the W-16 era and the Chiron platform. Customer deliveries have now started.

Only 99 units are produced each Price of approx. 5 million US dollars. On Wednesday, Bugatti presented the first two customer examples that are now on their way to their owners in the USA

One of the cars has a black carbon finish that is contrasted with a light blue interior, while the other is decorated in white with dark blue and red accents and the French national flag tribute.

A special grade that is common in both cars Dancing elephant sculpturewhich originally served as a hood decoration for the Bugatti type 41 royale from depression. In the Mistral it is elegantly integrated into the gear switch, edited from a single aluminum block and locked in a glass housing.

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Bugatti presented the Mistral during the Monterey Car Week 2022 as a celebration of the 2022 Quad turbo-packed 8.0-liter W-16 enginewhich debuted in Veyron two decades ago. The latest Hypercar from Bugatti, The Tourbillon, has a plug-in hybrid drive train with a naturally sucked-out 8.3-liter V-16 engine as an internal combustion component.

The all-wheel drive produces 1,578 hp, and last November Bugatti reached a top speed of 282 miles per hour by car, which secured the World Land Speed ​​Record for an open top vehicle of production. This record was set up in a unique example for $ 14.7 million. It is expected that other suspicions are limited to a lower number, even though they exceed the 261-mile cap of the chiron.

Named after a Wind from the French Riviera– As well as a Maserati model from the 1960s – it is expected that the Mistral will remain in production by 2025 and sometimes follow in the production of the tourbillon until 2026, with all Mistral Build slots already taken into account.