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Mate Rimac Shows Behind-The-Scenes Photos Of Bugatti’s New V16 Engine

Bugatti introduced on Thursday morning plans to exchange its flagship quad-turbo W16 engine with a new V16 hybrid powertrain. The firm launched a brief sound clip alongside the announcement teasing what the engine will sound like, and now, because of Bugatti-Rimac CEO Mate Rimac, we’re in a position to take an extended at some behind-the-scenes improvement images of the facility plant.

The Croatian CEO shared a handful of images to Facebook on Thursday afternoon exhibiting improvement of the V16 engine, together with images of the block, the crankshaft, and the pistons.

 

Though the V16 is perhaps information to us, it has been within the works for at the very least 14 months, in line with Rimac. The CEO claims these images had been taken in November 2022, and that the corporate already had operating engines testing on dynos on the time.

“It was very hard to keep quiet about such an amazing development,” Rimac mentioned on Facebook. “And there are many more such surprises waiting with the rest of the car! I am incredibly proud on what the team has managed to pull off and not go crazy with me over the last years.”

 

Aside from the V16 hybrid powertrain, we do not know a lot about Bugatti’s subsequent hypercar. It would be the first fully new product launched by the model since Rimac’s and Porsche’s takeover of Bugatti in 2021, which noticed Rimac take a 55-percent stake, whereas Porsche claimed the remaining 45 %.

With improvement of the V16 thus far alongside, we would not have to attend for much longer to see what kind of automobile it’s going to name house. The inside combustion engine is way from useless. Color us excited.

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Bugatti Expanding Molsheim Headquarters as it Prepares for New Models

Bugatti is getting ready for a new chapter by expanding its headquarters in Molsheim. The French luxury carmaker has recently introduced the Mistral roadster and the track-only Bolide as a farewell to the quad-turbo W16 engine, with limited production of 99 roofless hypercars and 40 extreme models. After these models, Bugatti will move on to an undisclosed engine. To support the introduction of these new models, Bugatti is adding a new two-story facility to its existing headquarters.

The expansion project will cover an area of 2,120 square meters (22,819 square feet) and aims to be operational by the second half of next year. Besides accommodating the launch of the new Mistral and Bolide, the expanded headquarters will also pave the way for future models that Bugatti is planning beyond the era of the Chiron. While details about these forthcoming models are scarce, Bugatti promises they will be “performance-defining automobiles.”

In line with the upcoming changes, Bugatti has ambitious plans to expand its workforce by more than 50 percent by the end of 2027. This strategic personnel expansion is part of Bugatti’s preparation for the new era in collaboration with Rimac, which will see the two combining their expertise in the development of cutting-edge hypercars.