Bugatti's W16 displaced a whopping 8.0 liters, making it one of the largest contemporary production engines sold in the U.S., but size alone wasn't enough to push the Veyron to a 250 mph top speed.

The two-new roof-mounted engine air scoops are also a nod to the aforementioned Type 57 Roadster Grand Raid, as well as the first open-top Bugatti of the modern era: the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport.

The engine didn't even have a car to host it until it was revealed alongside the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 in 2005. Bentley, a part of Volkswagen Group since 1998, developed its own W-engine, a W12 that ...

It's a roadster whose design and ethos were inspired by the 1934 Bugatti Type 57 Roadster Grand Raid, and it's the only open-top car Bugatti plans on the Chiron platform. It's development wasn't easy.

During his tenure, the engine was converted to 2.3-liter Type 35T Grand Prix specification, with the original wire wheels replaced with a set of Bugatti’s flat-faced, magnesium-alloy rims.

The Bugatti W16 Mistral is a swansong for the 8.0-litre, quad-turbo W16 engine, and is tuned to match the 1,600hp version that powered the Chiron Super Sport 300+ to a record-breaking 490kph in 2019.