The Mistral W16 is a car from Bugatti, with all wheel drive, a mid positioned engine and a 2 door targa top body style.
Its 8 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 16 cylinder unit that produces 1578 bhp (1600 PS/1177 kW) of power at 7050-7100 rpm, and maximum torque of 1600 N·m (1180 lb·ft/163.2 kgm) at 2250-7000 rpm. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine drives the wheels through a 7 speed automatic set of gears.
The Bugatti Mistral W16 weighs a quoted 2040 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 420 km/h, which is 261 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater targa top | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2711 mm | 106.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1749 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1661 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Length | 4694 mm | 184.8 inches | |
| Width | 2034 mm | 80.1 inches | |
| Height | 1209 mm | 47.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 115 mm | 4.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2040 kg | 4497 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 97 litres | 21.3 [25.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Bugatti | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | W 16 | ||
| Capacity | 8 litre 7993 cc (487.763 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 64 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 1600 PS (1578 bhp) (1177 kW) at 7050-7100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 1600 Nm (1180 ft·lb) (163.2 kgm) at 2250-7000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 147.2 kW/litre 200.2 ps/litre 197.4 bhp/litre 3.24 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
200.18 Nm/litre
2.42 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2515.5 kPa (364.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.56 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | water/air | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 2.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 420 km/h (261 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 784.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.78 PS/kg 576.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.58 kW/kg 773.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.77 bhp/kg 0.35 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 1.73 kg/kW 2.9 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 495.00 g/km WLTP | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 10J x 20 ET55 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 13½J x 21 ET71 | ||
| Tyres front | 285/30 ZR 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 355/25 ZR 21 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 420 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 400 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 831710 | ||
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| RAC rating | 73.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2023 Bugatti Mistral W16 added 2025-04-28. Last modified 2026-01-26. |
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