ONE-OFF BROUILLARD IS VERY LAST W16 BUGATTI

And first 'hyper-exclusive' car from Solitaire coachbuilding division

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Bugatti is finally bidding goodbye to the W16 engine after two decades with a striking new one-off hypercar that is set to be the most expensive car the French company has yet built.

Based on the Mistral speedster but with a fixed glass roof in place of that car's open top, the Brouillard - French for 'mist' - will be the last new stand-alone Bugatti model to use the firm's W16. All future creations are set to be based on the Tourbillon, which uses a 1775bhp plugin hybrid powertrain centred around a Cosworth-designed V16. The Brouillard is due to be delivered in 2027 as the first in a line of “hyper-exclusive” one-offs from Bugatti’s new Solitaire coachbuilding division, which design chief Frank Heyl said will go much further than the existing Sur Mesure personalisation programme by creating “full, custom-made, geometrically unique cars”. In this respect Solitaire will be similar to Bentley's Mulliner division, which created the Continental-based Batur and Bacalar limited editions, or the Bespoke arm of Rolls-Royce, which is responsible for the £20 million-plus Droptail. The existing Sur Mesure offering has proved so popular that “there is nearly no new car that isn't individualised in some way,” according to Heyl, who added there is now “huge demand” from Bugatti’s most well-heeled customers for even greater individuality. The Brouillard shows how Solitaire – based at Bugatti’s new global design HQ in Berlin – can cater to that demand.