Bugatti recently unveiled its new flagship hypercar, the Tourbillon. The Tourbillon, pronounced toor-bee-yawn, is the successor to Bugatti's recently discontinued Chiron hypercar launched back in 2016.
The Tourbillon is also the first Bugatti in 20 years to abandon the brand's signature quad-turbo W16 engine, developed under the stewardship of Volkswagen Group, in favor of a new V16 hybrid powertrain.
"The Tourbillon had to be incomparable in every respect," Bugatti CTO Emilio Scervo said in a press release. "Our philosophy has been to take any single aspect of Chiron and elevate it, looking for elegant and sophisticated engineering solutions and new technologies to deliver a timeless masterpiece."
VW Group spun off the French hypercar brand in 2021. It is now part of a new joint venture co-owned by Croatian EV supercar maker Rimac and Porsche called Bugatti Rimac.
Unlike the Veyron and Chiron, which were named after famous racing drivers from the company's past, the Tourbillon is named after a mechanism found inside handmade precision timepieces. Tourbillon watches can easily cost in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Tourbillon is still in the testing phase, with customer deliveries expected in 2026.