With Bugatti we are more than used to seeing speed records of all kinds. They have done it in recent years with the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport or the Chiron Super Sport 300+, but now they wanted to win a new medal. He Bugatti W16 Mistralwhich was the last variant to carry the 8.0-liter four-turbocharged W16 engine, has become the fastest convertible of all. In this way it surpasses its predecessor, the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, and says goodbye with a fascinating brand.
This specimen has achieved a top speed of 453.91 km/h and it has allowed him to certify the world record. It far exceeds the 408.84 km/h open sky of the Vitesse and is not that far from the 490.48 km/h of the Chiron Super Sport 300+. This mark has been broken at the Automotive Testing Papenburg (Germany), by the driver who holds the most records with Bugatti: Andy Wallace. They even created a special livery for the W16 Mistral, paying homage to previous record breaks.
The curious part of this record is that they borrowed a client’s vehicle and offered it to him. Only 99 units have been made. with a price of 5 million euros before taxes. Having all of them assigned, they opted for this solution, taking advantage of the fact that the client has a collection with all the record-breakers (The Singh Collection) with similar combinations. Now this model in exposed carbon fiber and lower part of the body in Jet Orange is valued at 14 million euros.
The Bugatti W16 Mistral did not receive any type of additional modification to break the record. They barely had to unlock it at the software level, because this model It has an electronic limit to 420 km/h for security reasons. It achieved the average 453.91 km/h in two passes with that 8.0-liter four-turbo W16 engine that generates 1,600 HP and 1,600 Nm of torque. It already has Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires as standard, which help in these cases. The sensations of driving at that speed in a convertible have to be inexplicable.
