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Bugatti's new $5-million W16 Mistral roadster is already sold out

By Mike Hanlon
August 19, 2022
Bugatti's new $5-million W16 Mistral roadster is already sold out
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
The Bugatti W16 Mistral Roadster will be the fastest open top car in the world, using a 1600 hp version of the same engine that currently holds that title: the 1200 hp Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse. That car set a world speed record of 254.04 mph (408.84 km/h) in 2013, when its 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 had 1,200 PS. The W16 Mistral uses the same power unit that propelled the Chiron Super Sport 300+ to a world-record-breaking speed of 304.773 mph in 2019.
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The Bugatti W16 Mistral Roadster will be the fastest open top car in the world, using a 1600 hp version of the same engine that currently holds that title: the 1200 hp Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse. That car set a world speed record of 254.04 mph (408.84 km/h) in 2013, when its 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 had 1,200 PS. The W16 Mistral uses the same power unit that propelled the Chiron Super Sport 300+ to a world-record-breaking speed of 304.773 mph in 2019.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
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Only 99 examples of the W16 Mistral Roadster will be built at a net price of USD $5,000,000, with deliveries beginning in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.
The two-new roof-mounted engine air scoops on the modern day Mistral are a nod to the Type 57 Roadster Grand Raid (pictured), as well as the first open top Bugatti of the modern era: the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport.
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The two-new roof-mounted engine air scoops on the modern day Mistral are a nod to the Type 57 Roadster Grand Raid (pictured), as well as the first open top Bugatti of the modern era: the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport.
The two-new roof-mounted engine air scoops on the modern day Mistral are a nod to the Type 57 Roadster Grand Raid (pictured), as well as the first open top Bugatti of the modern era: the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport.
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The two-new roof-mounted engine air scoops on the modern day Mistral are a nod to the Type 57 Roadster Grand Raid (pictured), as well as the first open top Bugatti of the modern era: the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport.
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Bugatti showed its final internal combustion engined car at “The Quail: a Motorsport Gathering” in Monterey today, dubbing it the W16 Mistral, and announcing that the entire production run of 99 vehicles is already sold out.

The W16 Mistral is a 1,600-hp roadster based closely on the Chiron, and will have a net price of €5 million (US$5 million), with deliveries starting in 2024. The entire production series of the W16 Mistral has already been sold out.

“For the final appearance of Bugatti's legendary W16 engine, it was clear to us that we had to develop a roadster. More than 40 percent of all automobiles ever made by Bugatti have been open-top vehicles, forming a long line of performance icons that are still revered around the world to this day,” said Mate Rimac, CEO of Bugatti Rimac.

The Bugatti W16 Mistral Roadster will be the fastest open top car in the world, using a 1600 hp version of the same engine that currently holds that title: the 1200 hp Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse. That car set a world speed record of 254.04 mph (408.84 km/h) in 2013, when its 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 had 1,200 PS. The W16 Mistral uses the same power unit that propelled the Chiron Super Sport 300+ to a world-record-breaking speed of 304.773 mph in 2019.
The Bugatti W16 Mistral Roadster will be the fastest open top car in the world, using a 1600 hp version of the same engine that currently holds that title: the 1200 hp Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse. That car set a world speed record of 254.04 mph (408.84 km/h) in 2013, when its 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 had 1,200 PS. The W16 Mistral uses the same power unit that propelled the Chiron Super Sport 300+ to a world-record-breaking speed of 304.773 mph in 2019.

“In the era of the Bugatti Chiron 1 there was no roadster until today. The launch of the W16 Mistral now continues the legacy, fueled by tremendous demand from our customers for a whole new way to experience the mighty performance of our iconic engine. Inspired by over a century of open legends, the W16 Mistral opens the next chapter in the history of Bugatti roadsters.”

The roadster is named after the famous offshore wind that blows off the Mediterranean in southern France and famously also lends its name to the long and very fast Mistral Straight at Circuit Paul Ricard.

The two-new roof-mounted engine air scoops on the modern day Mistral are a nod to the Type 57 Roadster Grand Raid (pictured), as well as the first open top Bugatti of the modern era: the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport.
The two-new roof-mounted engine air scoops on the modern day Mistral are a nod to the Type 57 Roadster Grand Raid (pictured), as well as the first open top Bugatti of the modern era: the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport.

The W16 Mistral uses the final version of the 1,600 hp W16 engine, and hence offers greater performance that no other open top vehicle has matched before. The Chiron's existing monocoque was not simply removed above the A-pillars to make room for the new open design. It has been reshaped to create a more rounded silhouette without sacrificing performance.

“We know that the W16 Mistral will play an important role in Bugatti's history. Because it marks the last time that what is perhaps the greatest powertrain in automotive history will be used in a production car. We as a design team were highly motivated to deliver styling that immediately conveys this significant moment and were inspired by some of the most beautiful roadsters in Bugatti history,” says Achim Anscheidt, Bugatti Design Director.

Be sure to explore the image gallery for this article where there are two dozen images of the new Mistral.

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Mike Hanlon
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As a photojournalist, Mike’s work has been published in a dozen languages across 20+ countries. He has edited or managed over 75 different print publications, each with a different target audience: sports, automotive, advertising, marketing, design, ad infinitum. Mike has been working in the internet for more than 25 years and was the veteran of five internet start-ups before founding New Atlas in 2002.

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TpPa
foolish company, if it is truly their last combustion vehicle, and they way they have it decked out, they should have asked 15 million, and they still would have sold out
BlueOak
Foolish Bugatti? Perhaps critics could prove they can do better.

The most expensive ‘til now - not extremely limited edition - Bugatti has been priced at what, $3.6 mil? And even that was limited to 30 copies. An even $5 mil price seems appropriate. The last thing Bugatti wants is to not sell out at a price of $15 mil for each car.

VW’s Bugatti is a legacy of now dead, brand collector Dr. Ferdinand Piëch, just like Ducati was. Nobody, even inside VW, ever seriously believed these two brands would be serious contributors to the VW bottom line. They are boutique brands collected out of Piëch pride.
wowlfie
The rich have far too much money to play with. How about spreading the wealth to the less fortunate heh?
GregVoevodsky
I think they should make at least 200 or make more special edition versions - maybe with a removable / emergency rain top cloth. Sadly, they won't be driven much - and only a few up will be driven up to 300mph for TV shows and youtube videos.