Throw in V16 and the weirder-sounding W16 and it almost becomes a foreign language. We'll do our best to explain the W16 and V16. You might think that engines as large and complicated as those ...

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 ...

First introduced in concept form in 2000, Bugatti's W16 engine entered production in the Veyron hypercar in 2005, changing the landscape of performance as we know it forever. Essentially two ...

However, the French marque never actually intended to sell the Chiron as a convertible and it wasn’t until the idea of the limited-run W16 Mistral came around that it decided to make such a car ...

Bugatti may have given the W16 engine its marching orders, but the 16-cylinder behemoth isn't going out quietly. The outsized heart of the Chiron, and the Veyron before it, the powertrain is ...

Before Bugatti starts production of the totally new V16-powered Tourbillon hypercar, it has to finish out production of its models powered by the brand's iconic quad-turbo W16, without a doubt the ...

Paired with titanium parts, the Accuton audio system is about as good as it gets. The Chiron Super Sport’s W16 engine—which is currently the only 16-cylinder powertrain in a car—does the ...

Bugatti's W16 Mistral is nearing completion after extensive validation testing. Bugatti remains highly confident it can achieve a roofless top speed beyond 260 mph. Testing program has seen one ...

Considering its name, it's difficult to forget what powers the W16 Mistral, but let's have a quick recap. Like the Bugatti Chiron, an 8.0-liter, 16-cylinder, quad-turbocharged engine provides ...

A W16 design ended up on the cutting room floor because Mate Rimac wanted a naturally aspirated engine. The Tourbillon could go down as the most-produced V16 in all of history. Just about every ...

Mercedes have pulled the curtain back on their new challenger, the W16, the first car in a new era without Lewis Hamilton behind the wheel. Having revealed the car’s livery during last week’s ...

The W16 Mistral is a roadster named after a wind that blows through southern France and is based on the Chiron Super Sport, which is capable of reaching a top speed above 300 mph. The engine is ...