Bugatti has unveiled what the French automaker hopes will be the world’s fastest convertible. The 1,600-horsepower, $5 million W16 Mistral is, essentially, an open-topped version of the Bugatti ...

The W16 Mistral serves as Bugatti’s first roadster since 2012’s Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse and is also its last road-going model to feature the same 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W16.

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. Skip to main content.

Also playing its role in achieving that 261 mph top speed is the quad-turbo, 8.0-liter W16 engine from the Chiron Super Sport and record-breaking Super Sport 300+, which achieved 304.773 mph (490. ...

Bugatti's W16 displaced a whopping 8.0 liters, making it one of the largest contemporary production engines sold in the U.S., but size alone wasn't enough to push the Veyron to a 250 mph top speed.

If you are keeping track of top-speed runs, you should know that the Bugatti W16 Mistral stole this record from the Hennessey Venom GT Spyder. The latter was clocked at 265.6 mph (427.4 kph) back ...

Bugatti says it will launch a V16 hybrid powertrain in its next series of cars. The French brand announced it was sending the W16 away with the Bugatti Mistral roadster in 2022.; Bugatti has not ...

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 W16 Mistral car is based on the Chiron Super Sport, but in a new turn for the body style, loses the roof. With the top off, the car should be able to get to a speed of almost 260 mph ...