French marque Bugatti has created the Tourbillon, a hypercar unlike any other

Continuing the evolution that saw the creation of the Veyron and the Chiron, Bugatti has launched the Tourbillon, powered by the world’s most advanced V16 engine which, with its four turbos – paired with a front e-Axle with two electric motors and one electric motor mounted at the rear axle – produces 1,800 hp.

Able to reach 400 km/h, the new addition, limited to 250 units, boasts an aggressive profile that’s part Bugatti DNA and part aerodynamic innovation.

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Although beautiful in its design and proportions, every surface, intake and vent is carefully honed to balance the enormous aerodynamic forces of a car travelling half the speed of a commercial jetliner as well as the thermodynamic requirements of a V16 engine, electric motors and battery at full performance.

Much of this aerodynamic equilibrium is thanks to the new diffuser concept, which starts to climb from just behind the passenger cabin, rising at an ideal angle to keep the Tourbillon in perfect balance. The diffuser is built around a completely new crash concept, which is fully integrated within the structure of the diffuser itself, keeping it both enormously effective but also hidden from sight, enabling the open rear-end design.

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At the heart of the Tourbillon’s design ethos is the iconic horseshoe, from which all lines of the car originate, shaping the central fuselage volume. Docked onto the left and right are the flying fenders that allow air to stream underneath the headlights to boost air mass flow into the side intakes.

This intricate interplay of airflow is further exemplified by the frontal design, which, while maintaining the dimensions of a sculpted overhang, ingeniously houses an ultra-efficient cooling system that directs air through and out of the front bonnet, augmenting downforce while ingeniously packaging a sizable frunk in between the two radiators.

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In contrast to other hypercars, the Tourbillon’s interior only features one secreted screen. At its centre is an instrument cluster designed and built with the expertise of Swiss watchmakers.

Made up of more than 600 parts and constructed from titanium as well as precious gemstones, the skeletonised cluster remains a focal point of the driving experience, one fixed in place as the rim of the steering wheel rotates around it, and returns the act of igniting the all-new naturally aspirated V16 engine and electric powertrain as a physical experience – a pull to start and a push to cease.