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Every great engine deserves a proper send-off, and Bugatti gave its quad-turbo W16 two. The Bolide began as a 2020 thought experiment, asking what would happen if the Chiron's engine were dropped into the lightest possible track car. The answer was a low, scooped and almost alien-looking machine with an enormous power-to-weight ratio, and the reaction from customers was so strong that Bugatti put it into limited production. It is not road-legal, and it is designed to be driven hard on circuits.
The Mistral took the opposite path. Revealed in 2022 as a W16 roadster limited to 99 units, it pairs the Chiron's mechanicals with a dramatically reshaped open body, a wraparound windshield inspired by vintage helmet visors and air intakes over the driver's shoulders that feed the engine and turn every gearchange into theater. Bugatti later took it to the test track to chase a roadster speed record, a fitting final flourish for an engine that had always been defined by its numbers.
Both cars sold out before production began, and both have become instant collectibles. The Bolide shows Bugatti's fascination with motorsport roots, from the Type 35 onward, while the Mistral recalls the elegant open cars of its prewar glory years. Together they closed the chapter that began with the Veyron in 2005 and cleared the stage for the Tourbillon's V16 hybrid, and their owners occasionally appear in the hands of tuners and coachbuilders who add their own flourishes.
Look here for first-drive reports, customer deliveries, track days, coachbuilt variations and auction appearances, along with news from the wider Bugatti world that often shares these headlines. As the W16 recedes into history, these two final cars will only grow in stature among collectors, and their sales will set the benchmark for the end of an era. They are, in effect, the last word of a sentence Bugatti started more than two decades ago, and they say it loudly.
The W16 engine's final bow: the track-only, featherweight Bolide and the open-topped Mistral roadster, Bugatti's farewell to quad-turbo power.
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