BUGATTI: THREE ONE-OFFS THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN... AND 20 OF ITS BIGGEST NUMBERS

The Rembrandt

A GT with the W16 stuffed up front. Quite a few visual similarities to one-off La Voiture Noir. This with a V16 in the nose? Yes please.

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The Atlantic

Based on the Taycan platform, but with a petrol-electric powertrain. A modern take on the 1936 Type 57 Atlantic with a clamshell boot and butterfly doors.

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The Veyron Barchetta

This 2008 concept, based on the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, predated the flurry of speedsters from Ferrari (Monza), McLaren (Elva) and Aston (Speedster).

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8

Litres, four turbos and 16 cylinders make up Bugatti’s W16 engine.

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3,712

Parts used in assembling each W16 powertrain. Every one is hand built.

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12

Seconds it’d take the Veyron’s coolant pump to fill your average bathtub.

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0.6g

Deceleration force from the Veyron’s air brake. Tilts to 55° in 0.4secs when brake pedal applied.

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9

Minutes it takes to drain the Chiron’s fuel tank at vmax. Three secs quicker than the Veyron.

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60,000 litres

Volume of air the Chiron guzzles per minute flat out, as much as we breathe in five days.

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304.77mph

Recorded speed set by Andy Wallace in the Chiron Super Sport 300+.

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136 metres per second

Ground the Chiron covered at full whack during its record run.

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£1,277.99

Price of a single Chiron rear tyre from your local Halfords. Plus fitting.

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256

Number of bargain priced pedigree racehorses you could buy for the £3.8m Tourbillon.

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1,775bhp

Total output of the Tourbillon: 986bhp from the engine, 789bhp from the three e-motors.

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9,000rpm

8.3-litre nat-asp V16 sits at the heart of the Tourbillon. Ear defenders on.

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1,450kg

Dry weight of the Bolide. Powerplant weighs 700kg alone.

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2.5g

Lateral force the Bolide generates when cornering. Enough to make you dizzy.

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2,900kg

Total downforce the Bolide produces at its 236mph vmax.

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81

Bugatti’s record number of deliveries in a year, set in 2023.

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€500k

Approximate amount the average Bugatti buyer spends on options.

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159g

Weight of Bugatti’s oval emblem. Each takes 10 hours and 20 people to create.

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2

Victories in the Le Mans 24-Hour Race, back in 1937 and 1939.

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1

Winner of Top Gear’s Car of the Year award, in 2005. Shared with the Toyota Aygo.

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