The Bugatti hypercar timeline traces the evolution from the 2005 Veyron and its quad-turbo W16 through the 2016 Chiron to the 2024 Tourbillon, which replaces t…
Production began in September 2005. The 8.0L quad-turbo W16 produced 1,001 PS, and a pre-production car had already been verified at 407.5 km/h at Ehra-Lessien months ea…
On June 26, 2010, Pierre-Henri Raphanel drove a 1,200 PS Veyron Super Sport to a Guinness-ratified 431.072 km/h average. Customer cars were electronically limited to 415…
Bugatti revealed the Chiron in March 2016 as the Veyron's successor: the same 8.0L W16 reworked with staged turbocharging, a new carbon monocoque, and output raised to 1…
On August 2, 2019, Andy Wallace drove a modified prototype to 304.773 mph (490.484 km/h) in a one-direction test — not submitted as an official Guinness record. The 30 c…
Porsche and Rimac Group combined ownership of Bugatti into Bugatti Rimac, with Porsche holding roughly a 45% stake and Mate Rimac as CEO — bringing hybrid and EV powertr…
Revealed June 20, 2024, the Tourbillon replaces the W16 with an 8.3L naturally aspirated V16 engineered with Cosworth (1,000 PS alone), plus three electric motors and a…
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