Still around so many years later.
This is the Bugatti Chiron engine, a masterpiece. This is the 8.0-litre W16 block that we’ve been seeing since the Veyron made an appearance. It was in 2005 when the 16-cylinder came into our lives, an engine with a displacement of 8 liters and 1,001 hp that changed the hypercar segment. After so many years he continues to make us dream.
Before it arrived we had never seen a production vehicle with an engine that was so powerful. Despite its great power and displacement, it was a compact and easy-to-drive block, a heart capable of breaking acceleration records. And it is that at the time of its launch it signed a 0-100 km/h in just 2.5 seconds with a maximum speed of more than 400 km/h.
With the Bugatti Chiron we met this engine again, an 8.0-liter W16 with four turbochargers. Despite this, we came across a fully updated heart capable of reaching new levels of performance. Bugatti improved the unbeatable and presented an engine with 50% more power. Without a doubt, a legend.