NEW V-16 Bugatti Tourbillon: All the details of the 1800hp HYPERCAR | Henry Catchpole

This is the new Bugatti Tourbillon, the successor to the Veyron and the Chiron, due to be delivered in 2026. Its looks are very much evolution rather than revolution but unlike its predecessors the Tourbillon doesn’t have a turbocharged W16 engine, instead it has a naturally aspirated, V16 developed with Cosworth. This produces 1000hp on its own but in conjunction with three electric motors the Tourbillon has a combined hybrid system output of 1800hp (1775bhp). As you can hear in this video, it is a pretty incredible sounding engine, revving to 9000rpm. It’s a distinctive sound too and for comparison we’ve included the soundtracks of a couple of its naturally aspirated hypercar rivals - the V12 from the Aston Martin Valkyrie and the V12 from the GMA (both also developed with Cosworth). Bugatti’s Director of Design, Frank Heyl, talks Henry Catchpole around all the fascinating exterior details of the Euro Tourbillon but we think the interior is perhaps
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