Not often does an engine become more famous than the car it powers, but Bugatti's W16 engine is the exception. Sure, the Bugatti Veyron is an iconic car, as it marked the start of the modern hypercar ...

When Bugatti introduced its W16 engine in its Veyron supercar in 2005, it was the most powerful production car ever, and the first to crack the mythical four-figure horsepower barrier. 1,001 metric ...

Back in 2019 after absolutely destroying the production car top speed world record with the Chiron Super Sport, the first car to hit the 300-mph mark, then-president of the brand Stephan Winkelmann ...

‘Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.’ This outrageous saying belongs to the Godfather of automotive arrogance, and horsepower cowboy Enzo Ferrari, and it was whiplashed as a response ...

The unusual Bugatti W16 engine is a marvelous combination of compact size and prodigious power output. The largest, most complex version of the Volkswagen Group's W8/W12/W16 engine family, the W16 was ...

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. With ...

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Taking apart and reassembling a $5M hypercar is the ultimate dedication to quality. Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral will be produced, and with each owner expected to pay in the region of $5 ...