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The W16 engine that Volkswagen Group uses in its Bugatti Veyron and Chiron has a displacement of 8.0 L (488 cu in) and four turbochargers.It is effectively two narrow-angle VR8 engines (based on the VR6 design) mated at an included angle of 90 degrees on a common crankshaft.
At the 1999 Geneva Auto Salon, Bentley presented Hunaudières, a concept two-seated mid-engined car with an 8-litre W16 engine. The engine was the basis for the Bugatti Veyron. [5] Another concept car from Volkswagen Group to have the W16 engine is the Audi Rosemeyer, introduced in 2000 and shown at various auto salons. The engine fitted to ...
The engine featured 5 valves per cylinder, and has a displacement of 6.0-litres opposed to the EB110's 3.5-litres. [19] The engine is placed behind the front wheels, more towards the center of the car inside of the wheelbase to have a much better weight distribution. The EB 112 features permanent all-wheel drive.
At the 2015 IAA, the company unveiled a show car of its Vision Gran Turismo project. With the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo, the luxury manufacturer presented a possible new super sports car following the sale of all 450 Veyron. [19] The Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo design is intended to recall the racing tradition of the 1920s and 1930s.
The Type 45 racing car's U16 engine was made up of 2 parallel 8-cylinder banks, hence the 8 exhaust runners per side, and had two crankshafts. The Type 45 and similar Type 47 "Grand Sport" were to become a new generation of cars from Bugatti. The engine, a 3-valve SOHC design, was based on the 3-valve straight-8 from the Type 35.
Bugatti commonly used 16-valve to 24-valve, single-overhead and double-overhead cam, two-valve to four-valve per cylinder, straight-eight engines. Bugatti built numerous successful racing cars; with high-performance single-overhead, or dual-overhead-camshaft, straight-eight engines, in the 1920s and 1930s.
1912 Peugeot Bébé Built by Bugatti under license from Peugeot. Known as Bugatti Type 16/Peugeot Type 69 and BP1; 1922–1926 Type 29 "Cigare" 1923 Type 32 "Tank" 1924–1930 Type 35/35A/35B/35T/35C/37/39 "Grand Prix" 1927–1930 Type 52 (electric racer for children) 1936–1939 Type 57G "Tank" 1937–1939 Type 50B; 1931–1936 Type 53
The exterior design is unique to the Mistral and is not based on the Chiron or the latest Bugatti models. It is very aerodynamic and sporty but also luxurious, the front headlights are uniquely designed with four diagonal lighting strips, the rear lights are designed as two arrows pointing to the Bugatti symbol which is also part of the lighting.