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Fast forward to 2016, and the Bugatti Chiron debuted with a massively updated version of the W16, this time making 1,500 PS (1,479 horsepower). It’s the Bugatti engine that’s still in ...
Every Bugatti built in the past 20 years has had a few things in common: they’ve all been eye-wateringly expensive, mind-bogglingly fast, and powered by a massive W16 engine at the rear. Now, as ...
Winkelmann, in an interview with CarAdvice.au, said the Chiron and the Divo are the last blasts for the W16 engine. That both makes perfect sense and doesn't make any sense at all, all at once.
Quality control is an important part of the car production process, ensuring that new vehicles arrive in the possession of ...
Automotive engineers must performance, comfort, and compliance with safety and emissions standards; and this street-legal car ...
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.
The Veyron's successor, the Chiron, was unveiled in 2016 with an overhauled version of the W16 making 1,479 hp and 1,180 lb.-ft. Performance was improved in every regard, though its top speed was ...
The Bugatti W16 engine, made by VW, is a marvel of engineering and will be replaced by a new combustion engine for the Chiron's hybrid successor.
Bugatti’s boss might be protective of the W16 engine in the brand’s hypercars but in the case of a potential second model, he appeared open to electrification in a recent interview.
Bugatti is ready to evolve but at its own pace. We already knew that the French marque planned to retire its trademark W16 engine with the Chiron. Now, it has finally been confirmed, via a YouTube ...
The Engine Is Totally Tilted . One of the big changes for the Tourbillon is the expansion of the diffuser and its associated ...
Bugatti’s mighty W16 engine will retire in the coming years, but it’s not sailing off into the sunset quietly. It will power one final street-legal car: a roadster named Mistral that stands ...