Bugatti W16 Mistral

Removing the roof required the Mistral’s monocoque to be extensively reengineered rather than simply cutting the top from a Chiron structure.

At full load, the two large intakes behind the headrests can feed the Mistral’s engine about 70,000 litres of air per minute.

Bugatti engineered the W16 Mistral to reach 420 km/h in Top Speed mode.

The Mistral uses an 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 engine producing 1,600 PS.

W16 Mistral production was limited to 99 cars.

The Mistral is the first open-top model to leave Bugatti’s Molsheim factory since 2015.

The W16 Mistral was designed as Bugatti’s final road-going model powered by the W16 engine.

The X-shaped rear lights surround outlets through which air exits the Mistral’s cooling channels, combining a styling element with an aerodynamic function.

One of the key styling references for the W16 Mistral was the historic Bugatti Type 57 Roadster Grand Raid.

Bugatti priced the W16 Mistral at €5 million net per car, and the full run of 99 cars sold out before deliveries began.