- An Argentine author and businessman ordered this bespoke W16 Mistral.
- A silver rose sits sealed inside the car’s glass gear selector.
- The cabin pairs two leathers, Terre d’Or and Driftwood, throughout.
Copper isn’t a shade that springs to mind when you think of Bugatti, which is part of what makes this W16 Mistral so arresting. Finished through the company’s Sur Mesure personalization program, the open-top hypercar proves the earthy tone suits it just as well as any of its more familiar liveries, without giving up an ounce of the restraint and polish that separates a Bugatti from everything else.
This Mistral was commissioned by Argentine author and businessman Alejandro G. Roemmers, who is already believed to own one of the rare Bugatti Centodieci models. His Mistral, named Le Retour du Jeune Prince (The Return of the Young Prince), shares its name with one of his books and takes inspiration from it.
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Like the book, this Mistral looks at the poetic beauty of the moon, and is painted in a glistening shade of copper with bronze accents. From some angles, it looks brown, while from others it has a glistening shade of orange.
Beyond the custom hue, Bugatti crafted a custom horseshoe grille for the car with black vertical slats, while the outer edge of the Bugatti logo is trimmed in gold. A constellation of hundreds of silver stars has then been incorporated into the bodywork, stretching along the doors, the rear flanks, and onto the rear wing. The engine cover then features dark-orange carbon-fiber panels.
The cabin of this Mistral is also unlike any other Bugatti to come before it. It has been trimmed in two different shades of leather, known as Terre d’Or and Driftwood, wrapping across the seats, center console, door panels, dashboard, and steering wheel. The headrests include embroidered silver stars.
The centerpiece of the Mistral’s interior is the gear selector. Housed within the glass case is a detailed rose crafted from silver and based on a 3D scan of a real flower. You can bet this tiny part alone probably costs as much as, or even more than, a used hatchback.
