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Bugatti opened a showroom at La Rascasse

Monaco and its streets are home to one of the most interesting and perhaps the most difficult races in Formula 1, and it is considered the jewel of the F1 calendar. This place is very important for Bugatti, for which it has good memories, and now the company has opened a showroom in this location.

Bugatti, which achieved victory in the first Monaco Grand Prix in 1929, competed with the Type 35B car driven by William Charles Frederick Grover. Louis Chiron, the Bugatti driver after whom the Chiron model was named, was also born in Monaco in 1899. He won the same race (Monaco Grand Prix) 32 years later, and although Bugatti is not currently in Formula 1, the brand has returned to one of its “spiritual homes”.

The salon is located in the legendary La Rascasse, and the Bugatti W16 Mistral has a central position in the salon. During the opening, guests could also see unique cars such as La Voiture Noire, one of ten Centodieci hypercars produced in honor of the EB110 model, the Divo and the hand-painted Chiron Pur Sport known as the Gran Prix.

Bugatti Mistral is powered by a centrally located turbocharged 8-liter W16 engine with 1,600 hp (1,177 kW) and 1,180 lb-ft (1,600 Nm) of torque. The same engine powers the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. It reaches 62 mph (100 km / h) in just 2.4 seconds, 124 mph (200 km / h) in 5.8 seconds, and 186 mph (300 km / h) in about 12 seconds. The top speed that the Bugatti Mistral can reach is electronically limited to 273 mph (440 km / h). Power is transmitted to all wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.

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Bugatti opened a showroom at La Rascasse

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Mate Rimac announced the new Bugatti hypercar

A few months ago, Mate Rimac announced a ten-year plan for Bugatti. Everyone wondered if Bugatti would follow in the footsteps of competitors like Porsche or Ferrari when it comes to SUVs. In an interview with Automobilwoche he said that Bugatti will not produce an SUV in the near future, but that they will not produce a fully electric Bugatti either. At least not in the next ten years. “A purely electric version is not included in our 10-year plan for Bugatti. There will also be no SUV,” said Mate Rimac. Now Mate has announced a new Bugatti hypercar with an all-new internal combustion engine.

With the Mistral and Bolide models, Bugatti formally says goodbye to the famous 8.0-liter W16 engine. The powerful engine with a quadruple turbo will end its journey in 2024. In an interview with Auto Express, Rimac surprised everyone and announced that they started developing an internal combustion engine two years before the merger with Bugatti. Mate claims that everyone will be delighted when the new model is unveiled next year. He also said the new car won’t be like the current Bugatti models: “It’s completely new, so there’s not a single part that’s taken from any car. Nothing carried over from the Chiron, nothing carried over from the Nevera. Everything’s been made from scratch,” said Mate Rimac.

The differences between the next Bugatti and the Nevera will extend beyond the powertrain, explains Mate Rimac: “The concept and idea of the Bugatti is to be a car that you can come to the theater with, but later drive at 400 km/h on the highway. It will be even more beautiful, a more analog car, like some expensive and precisely crafted wristwatch. With the Rimac, we want it to be and remain an absolutely insane, all-electric hyper sports car that drifts at 60 km/h with a huge cloud of smoke behind you, that also has autonomous drift modes, as well as other futuristic stuff.”

When it comes to other Bugatti cars, recently the Bugatti Mistral, the last to be powered by the W16 engine, became the fastest convertible reaching a speed of 261 mph (420 km/h). It is powered by a centrally located turbocharged 8-liter W16 engine with 1,600 hp (1,177 kW) and 1,180 lb-ft (1,600 Nm) of torque. The same engine powers the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. It reaches 62 mph (100 km / h) in just 2.4 seconds, 124 mph (200 km / h) in 5.8 seconds, and 186 mph (300 km / h) in about 12 seconds. Power is transmitted to all wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Source: Auto Express

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Bugatti Mistral is the fastest convertible with 261 mph

When the limited edition Bugatti Mistral, the last to be powered by the W16 engine, premiered two months ago, the company claimed it could reach 273 mph. Not everyone was convinced, but Bugatti decided to show that the roadster was capable of doing it, reaching 261 mph (420 km/h).

With the style of classic cars, the Mistral is also a combination of the Divo and La Voiture Noire models. In the roadster version, with the rear lights in the shape of the letter “X” under which there are ventilation openings, it resembles the Bugatti Bolide. The design of the curved windshield, as well as the double air vents placed on the roof for cooling the engine, are reminiscent of the design of cars from the 30s.

Mistral is powered by a centrally located turbocharged 8-liter W16 engine with 1,600 hp (1,177 kW) and 1,180 lb-ft (1,600 Nm) of torque. The same engine powers the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. It reaches 62 mph (100 km / h) in just 2.4 seconds, 124 mph (200 km / h) in 5.8 seconds, and 186 mph (300 km / h) in about 12 seconds. Power is transmitted to all wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.

In order to reach a speed of 420 km/h, the car must be in Top Speed ​​mode, which changes the angle of the rear spoiler to reduce air resistance. Bugatti claims that the hypercar is still stable at high speeds thanks to the design of its diffuser, which creates a lot of downforce.

The Mistral is not the fastest Bugatti model, it is the Super Sport 300+ with 490.5 km/h achieved at Volkswagen’s Ehra Lessien test track in 2019. But it is still faster than the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse which can reach 408.84 km/h.

The car costs €5 million EUR, and all 99 cars are already sold out.

Source: Bugatti