Bugatti is celebrating the Bugatti W16 Mistral, a masterpiece of engineering that is able to push out 1,578bhp and reach speeds of more than 420km/h while being an open top car.
Emilio Scervo, Bugatti Rimac Chief Technology Officer, remarked that the team had to think carefully about how they shaped the W16 Mistral to guide air through the car and around the car to balance both cooling and aerodynamics. The team had to strike a balance between an aerodynamic design and an elegant design, which is traditionally possessed by a Bugatti roadster.
The W16 Mistral possesses a new wider and deeper grille, which allows the engine radiator to be fed purely from one intake At the front of the W16 Mistral, a new wider, deeper and more three-dimensional iteration of the iconic Bugatti horseshoe grille allows the high temperature engine radiator to be fully fed purely from one intake, leaving the two side intakes to focus only on providing air to the intercoolers.
With the new roadster profile, the team incorporated a reinvented Bugatti C-line, which traditionally marks the profile of the Chiron. The design line that wraps around the side air intake now connects into the top edge of the side windows, and then three-dimensionally transforms across the top edge of the windscreen.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral will be built, priced at $7 million each, with deliveries due to begin in 2024. Bugatti has reported that the entire production run of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Emilio Scervo, Bugatti Rimac Chief Technology Officer, remarked that the team had to think carefully about how they shaped the W16 Mistral to guide air through the car and around the car to balance both cooling and aerodynamics. The team had to strike a balance between an aerodynamic design and an elegant design, which is traditionally possessed by a Bugatti roadster.
With the new roadster profile, the team incorporated a reinvented Bugatti C-line, which traditionally marks the profile of the Chiron. The design line that wraps around the side air intake now connects into the top edge of the side windows, and then three-dimensionally transforms across the top edge of the windscreen.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral will be built, priced at $7 million each, with deliveries due to begin in 2024. Bugatti has reported that the entire production run of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
