The Bugatti Tourbillon is here, and it is everything we hoped for and more. Developed in partnership with Rimac Automobili, the Chiron successor introduces a bespoke 8.3-litre naturally aspirated V16 engine that revs to 9,000rpm and produces 1,000 horsepower on its own.
The Power Unit
Three electric motors contribute a further 800 horsepower, bringing the combined total to an almost incomprehensible 1,800 horsepower. Yet Bugatti insists this is not about straight-line speed alone. The Tourbillon is designed to be a complete driving machine – fast, yes, but also involving and tactile in a way that hypercars often are not.
The Interior
Inside, the Tourbillon takes inspiration from haute horlogerie – Swiss watchmaking – with analogue instruments made by a dedicated watchmaker and materials of extraordinary quality. There is no touchscreen. The dashboard is an exercise in restraint and craftsmanship that stands apart from every other car at this price point.
At €3.8 million, the Tourbillon is not cheap. But then, nothing this extraordinary ever is.