- One US collector now owns four Bugattis themed around different bugs.
- The newest Mistral Fly Bug closes a years-long Sur Mesure project.
- Each car carries a different insect identity, from beetle to dragonfly.
The Sur Mesure program exists for customers who treat eight-figure sums as a starting point for a conversation. Among the lucky few with access to it, imagination is the only real ceiling on what Bugatti will build. One US collector has demonstrated as much, taking delivery of his fourth bug-themed commission, the W16 Mistral Fly Bug. Yes, four of them.
It joins a stable that already houses a Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Hellbug, a Chiron Hellbee, and the more recent Divo Lady Bug. For the finale, the design teams in Molsheim and Berlin looked to the dragonfly.
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The Mistral’s sculpted bodywork wears a bespoke Dragonfly Blue livery, a color that drifts between turquoise and deep blue with the light, mimicking the iridescent quality the insect is named for.
The hypercar also features a unique ellipse pattern that gets denser towards the rear, similar to the Divo Lady Bug. However, in this case, designers managed to integrate the Bugatti Macaron emblem into the pattern, something described as one of the project’s “most demanding” technical tasks.
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The ellipse pattern has also been applied to the door cards, with leather on Alcantara creating a 3D effect. The exposed two-seater cabin has a blue and black theme, matching the exterior. Interestingly, the dragonfly is not the only reference from the animal kingdom, as the gear selector features Rembrandt, Bugatti’s famous Dancing Elephant.
The project didn’t include any changes under the skin. As with all 99 units of the sold-out Mistral, the Fly Bug is based on the Chiron chassis. The model is powered by the familiar quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W16 producing 1,579 hp (1,177 kW / 1,600 PS) and 1,600 Nm (1,180 lb-ft) of torque.
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The Molsheim brand has not announced the cost of this particular commission, though it is safe to assume the owner is well into eight figures across his four-car collection. A base Mistral with no options starts at around €5 million, roughly $5.9 million before taxes, and given the level of customization on the Fly Bug alone, the total across all four cars likely sits well north of $30 million.
According to Bugatti, the Fly Bug is the final chapter in the multi-generational journey through the world of Bugs, which rules out an ant-inspired Tourbillon further down the line.
