Bugatti to ditch quad turbos for its new V16 hybrid

Bugatti is saying goodbye to their iconic W16 engine when production of the Mistral roadster and the track-only Bolide ends. But don’t hold your breath, the next hypercar from Molsheim won’t go fully electric.

Instead, we could expect the Chiron’s successor to come out screaming. Yes, new details have emerged about Bugatti’s next 16-cylinder engine. As confirmed before, it will be in a new V configuration, but unlike the EB110, the Veyron, then the Chiron, the engine won’t have quad turbos. Instead, the V16 will be naturally aspirated, and the massive engine could rev up to 9,000 rpm.

Of course, a naturally aspirated V16 won’t be able to make massive amounts of power without the four turbos, so Bugatti has instead turned to electrification to produce those four-digit horsepower numbers. That has been confirmed recently by Bugatti-Rimac CEO Mate Rimac during the Future of the Car Summit in London.

Size-wise, the Bugatti-Rimac CEO said the new V16’s engine block will be 16 inches longer than the W16. That is to be expected since the W16 engine features four cylinders per bank, while the V16 will have eight. German magazine Auto Motor und Sport thinks the V16’s displacement will go up to 8.3 liters and could be assisted by up to three electric motors to reach 1,800 horsepower. More importantly, reports say Bugatti is targeting a top speed of over 440 km/h with the new hypercar.

The sound of that screaming V16 is something to look forward to, but we won’t have to wait long. Bugatti is set to reveal the Chiron successor next month.

Source: Motor1