First introduced in concept form in 2000, Bugatti's W16 engine entered production in the Veyron hypercar in 2005, changing the landscape of performance as we know it forever. Essentially two ...

For almost 20 years, Bugatti watched every other automaker in the industry gradually downsize and turbocharge their engines. Even the worlds highest-performance sports cars have switched to smaller, ...

While many other automakers use electric powertrains to make their ridiculously powerful cars go fast, the Bugatti Chiron is still powered by a good, old-fashioned, gasoline-fueled 8.0-liter W16. With ...

W16 Mistral is the moniker of “the ultimate roadster,” which is priced at a simply insane €5 million or precisely $5,020,675 at current exchange rates. Only 99 units will be made, with deliveries ...

Bugatti has announced a new speed record, this time set by the W16 Mistral. The Chiron-based roadster reached a top speed of 453.91 km/h (282 mph), becoming the fastest open-top car in the world. Andy ...

Bugatti may have given the W16 engine its marching orders, but the 16-cylinder behemoth isn't going out quietly. The outsized heart of the Chiron, and the Veyron before it, the powertrain is getting ...

Sure, adding turbochargers to an engine can make a car more efficient and a lot faster and more powerful, but one of the biggest reasons people like turbocharged cars are the noises they make.

When Bugatti introduced the Chiron in 2016, many presumed it was only a matter of time before a convertible version following in the footsteps of the Veyron Grand Sport was launched. However, the ...

“What if Bugatti built a radically light vehicle around its iconic 8.0-liter W16 engine?” This is a question that was on every car fanatic’s mind since the Veyron was released, fifteen years ago. Well ...