- Bugatti’s Tourbillon starts around $4.5 million before taxes.
- Vossen previewed custom wheels for the upcoming hypercar.
- Tourbillon uses a 986 hp V16 with hybrid boost to 1,775 hp.
Bugatti may not begin deliveries of the long-anticipated Tourbillon until later this year, but that hasn’t stopped one of the biggest names in the aftermarket wheel industry from imagining what the hypercar might look like on a fresh set of rims. Whether any of the 250 future Tourbillon owners ultimately turn to Vossen, or to any other custom outfitter, is anyone’s guess for now.
The Tourbillon featured in these teaser renderings has a very cool silver and blue paint finish, which suits the aerodynamic shape of the Bugatti perfectly. The bodywork is peppered with exposed carbon fiber elements, from the rocker panels and front bumper insert to the rear diffuser. Visually, it all adds up. There’s no mistaking the Tourbillon’s presence.
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We’re not so convinced about the design of the wheels, however. Up front, Vossen has fitted its LC3-11T design, a detailed aero disc-style wheel that may aim to assist airflow, but visually feels at odds with the rest of the car. It’s intricate, certainly, but whether it enhances the car’s overall aerodynamic performance is debatable.
Then there are the rear wheels. Rather than being the same as those up front, designer Karan Adivi has installed Vossen’s LC3-01T wheels at the rear with a brushed gloss clear finish. While there’s no denying that the shape of these wheels is aggressive, they look a little odd fitted to a car that should be as premium and as classy as a Bugatti.
Numbers That Speak for Themselves
So what makes the Tourbillon worthy of all this attention in the first place? For starters, it steps out of the shadow of its predecessors with an entirely new engine layout. Gone is the VW Group’s signature 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16. In its place sits a Cosworth-developed, naturally aspirated 8.3-liter V16 that delivers a formidable 986 hp on its own.
Providing the car with additional grunt is a hybrid system, lifting combined power up to a brutal 1,775 hp. Bugatti says it will hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in just 2 seconds, 124 mph (200 km/h) in under 5 seconds, and 186 mph (300 km/h) in less than 10 seconds.
Only 250 units of the Tourbillon are planned for production, with pre-tax pricing starting at around €3.8 million, or roughly $4.5 million based on current exchange rates. On paper, that’s significantly fewer examples than the 450 Veyrons and 500 Chirons that came before it. But that figure doesn’t account for what’s coming.
As with its predecessors, new derivatives are almost a certainty. The true number, once all those variants are tallied up, will almost certainly climb. The formula may have changed, but the strategy hasn’t.
