Holy heck, the V16-engined Bugatti Tourbillon sounds incredible: listen to it here

This, according to Bugatti boss Mate Rimac, is what the V16-engined Tourbillon will sound like. It is but a short clip of a Tourbillon prototype wearing funky camouflage having some fun at a circuit, and it sounds nothing short of... lightly soul-affirming.

“Hopefully we can keep it soft-limiter free,” Rimac said in the social media post. Fingers crossed, because the Tourbillon’s engine is rated to 9,000rpm. Developed by Cosworth, the 8.3-litre 16-cylinder behemoth makes a whopping 986bhp on its own.

That’s then matched to another 789bhp from a triplet of electric motors – two up front and one out back – to kick out 1,775bhp in total. Feels like enough. Sounds like more than enough.

“What a car,” Rimac added on the post. “I don’t think we understand yet what we have built. This will be one for the history books.”

Ah yes, history. Reckon the Chiron’s successor will be able to eclipse its record-breaking top speed? Time will tell. In the meantime, get a load of this short clip that's lightly soul-affirming.

 

 

 

 

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