Bugatti Tourbillon marks new period with 1,800-hp V-16 plug-in hybrid powertrain

• The Bugatti Tourbillon marks a brand new period for hypercars because it supersedes the Chiron
• Bugatti stated the Tourbillon prices about $4 million
• The Tourbillon has a V-16 plug-in hybrid powertrain with 1,800 hp

Bugatti on Thursday unveiled the successor to the Chiron, a V-16-powered plug-in hybrid hypercar referred to as the Tourbillon.

As a substitute of naming the brand new hypercar after a well-known racing driver from Bugatti’s historical past, as with the Chiron and its predecessor, the Veyron, the Tourbillon will get its title from high-end watches. Like a high-quality watch, the Bugatti Tourbillon is a celebration of mechanical complexity, Mate Rimac, CEO of guardian firm Bugatti Rimac, stated on the automotive’s reveal.

Manufacturing will likely be restricted to 250 items, with deliveries scheduled to start out in 2026 and pricing set at about $4 million. Within the meantime, Bugatti will full its remaining W-16 automobiles, together with the Bolide monitor automotive and Mistral roadster.

That is the primary Bugatti created underneath the stewardship of Rimac, additionally accountable for the Rimac Nevera and Concept_One electrical supercars. However Rimac felt a Bugatti demanded the emotionality of an internal-combustion engine, so he commissioned a brand new naturally aspirated 8.3-liter V-16 to switch the quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W-16 engines that have been signature components of the Chiron and Veyron.

Bugatti Tourbillon

The primary manufacturing V-16 for the reason that engine that powered the Nineteen Nineties Cizeta V16T supercar, revs to 9,000 rpm and makes 1,000 hp by itself. It is teamed with an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission and three electrical motors (two on the entrance and one on the rear) that add 800 hp for a complete of 1,800 hp with a broader energy band than the naturally aspirated engine would be capable to ship by itself.

A structurally integral 25-kwh T-shaped battery pack sits within the heart tunnel and behind the seats, affording what Bugatti claims will present as much as 37 miles of electrical vary, although it is unclear if that is on the extra lenient European WLTP cycle or the extra stringent U.S. EPA cycle. Even with the pack and motors, Rimac claims the Tourbillon is lighter than the Chiron (though he will not say by how a lot). That was achieved partly with the usage of 3D-printed elements, together with suspension items claimed to be 45% lighter than these used for the Chiron.

Bugatti estimates 0-62 mph acceleration in 2.0 seconds, 0-124 mph in lower than 5.0 seconds, 0-186 mph in lower than 10.0 seconds, and 0-248 mph in underneath 25.0 seconds. Acceleration lastly stops at 276 mph.

Bugatti Tourbillon

Whereas Bugatti claims the Tourbillon would not share any elements with the Chiron, its styling is evolutionary. The Bugatti horseshoe grille has been widened and sits farther ahead, and its flanking intakes have gotten bigger. The ring-like aspect that homes the aspect air intakes stays, however now frames McLaren-style butterfly doorways. The central backbone impressed by the riveted halves of the Bugatti Sort 57SC Atlantic returns as effectively. A bigger rear diffuser means much less reliance on the pop-up rear wing, and in addition doubles as a crash construction.

Regardless of the longer engine and the addition of a battery pack, Bugatti claims inside area is identical because the Chiron’s. The inside options an intricate mechanical gauge cluster made with assist from Swiss watchmakers and comprised of greater than 600 components, together with some constructed from titanium and gems. The middle console is constructed from aluminum and specifically designed crystal glass. A touchscreen deploys from the console solely when wanted.