A brand new Bugatti hardly ever occurs. Not counting derivatives, the corporate based mostly in Molsheim has solely launched two fashions within the Volkswagen Group period. The Veyron launched in 2005 and the Chiron in 2016. In 2024, we’re lastly getting a brand new automobile. Well, one-percenters are.

With juicy rumors floating round boards about what kind of engine the brand new automobile goes to have, we needed to ask Bugatti what’s what. Predictably, the corporate denied commenting on hypothesis. However, Head of Communications Nicole Auger did inform us the wraps shall be coming off someday in the midst of the yr.

The solely data that has been confirmed up to now is that it will nonetheless have an inner combustion engine, however not the W16. The quad-turbo 8.0-liter monster is being retired because the Mistral roadster and the track-only Bolide are the ultimate fashions to make use of the powerhouse. What will come after it?

There are conflicting reviews since some declare it will likely be a naturally aspirated 8.3-liter V16 developed by Cosworth whereas others speculate it may be a smaller engine, such because the Lamborghini Revuelto’s V12 or the VW Group’s V8. There’s additionally the distinct chance it will be a totally new engine. Whatever the case could also be, it has been confirmed by firm officers the following Bugatti shall be a hybrid.

Previously, Bugatti-Rimac CEO Mate Rimac stated we’ll be “astonished” by the follow-up to the Chiron. He went on to say the brand new mannequin will obtain never-before-seen options and a “heavily electrified” powertrain based mostly round “a very attractive combustion engine.” Former Bugatti Director of Design, Achim Anscheidt, stated final yr the automobile goes to be “even more amazing” than the Mistral:

“It’s going to be amazing, proportionally, technologically, in terms of innovation, in terms of unexpectedness. It’s going to blow people out of the water completely, and it’s a true joy to work on this.”

Bugatti has been engaged on the automobile’s design since 2021. It’s price noting the upcoming hybrid hypercar was the final automobile penned by Achim Anscheidt who retired in 2023 after almost twenty years on the helm of Bugatti design. Frank Heyl is now in command of drawing future automobiles.

While the Chiron was a closely revised Veyron, the brand new Bugatti is alleged to journey on a brand new chassis. Rumor has it the automobile may find yourself much more unique than its predecessors, which had a manufacturing run of 500 items for the Chiron and solely 450 items for the Veyron. As shared by Mate Rimac on Instagram, the brand new mannequin was proven behind closed doorways again in November 2023.

The preview occurred throughout a gathering with firm companions held on the agency’s workplace in Berlin. Curiously, there have been two vehicles hiding beneath the covers. Although the world premiere is simply a number of months away, deliveries to prospects usually are not going to begin till 2026. The French marque has its palms full by wrapping up manufacturing of the Mistral and Bolide, that are restricted to 99 and 40 items, respectively. In the meantime, it lately delivered the last “standard” Chiron.