The Bugatti W16 engine is a powerful, quad-

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, W-16 engine, made by the

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, under their high-performance luxury

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marque

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, since 2005. In 2021, Bugatti announced the retirement of the W-16 engine.

Overview

The W16 engine that Volkswagen Group uses in its Bugatti Veyron and Chiron has a displacement of and four

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s. It is effectively two narrow-angle VR8 engines (based on the VR6 design) mated at an included angle of 90 degrees on a common crankshaft. The most powerful version of this engine, installed in the Bugatti Bolide, generates at 7,000 rpm, and .

Applications

Bugatti Veyron The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engine sports car, designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen Group and Bugatti and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti. It was named after the racing driver ...

* Bugatti 16C Galibier (

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Bugatti Chiron The Bugatti Chiron is a mid-engine two-seater sports car designed and developed in Germany by Bugatti Engineering GmbH and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. The successor to the Buga ...

* Bugatti Divo * Bugatti Centodieci * Bugatti Bolide *

Bugatti Mistral The Bugatti Mistral, also called the Bugatti W16 Mistral, is a mid-engine two-seater sports car manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. It was revealed on 19 August 2022. The Mistral is ma ...

* Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo (

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References

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