- Bugatti’s Solitaire program returns with a Veyron tribute.
- Updated design features new headlights, grille and interior.
- Power jumps to 1,578 hp with Chiron Super Sport’s W16.
Earlier today we showed you a leaked image of what happened when Bugatti revisited the Veyron. Now the covers are officially off and we can finally give you the complete lowdown. Meet the Bugatti Veyron FKP Hommage, a one-off creation that blends nostalgia, engineering excess, and an almost unreasonable level of craftsmanship.
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This car is the second creation from Bugatti’s Solitaire program, and it exists to honor Ferdinand Karl Piech, the man who willed the Veyron into existence.
Twenty years on from the model’s production debut, Bugatti is not just celebrating a car, but the company Piech and VW resurrected after decades in a coma, and how it changed the hypercar landscape forever.
The Veyron redefined performance with its four-figure power output and 253 mph (407 kmh) top speed when it was new, but the FKP Hommage is a shocking 50+ percent more powerful. It uses the stoutest version of the old W16 ever fitted to a road car, producing 1,578 hp (1,600 PS), a big jump from the 987 hp (1,001 PS) of the original Veyron.
It’s essentially the final and most powerful street-legal version of the now-retired quad-turbo powertrain, as used on models like the Chiron-based Mistral and Super Sport 300+. Engineers also crammed in an uprated cooling system and a reinforced gearbox to survive the torque.
Reimagined, Not Repeated
But there’s much more to this update than a heart-swap. Visually, the Hommage looks instantly familiar, but nothing is simply copied. The horseshoe grille is now wider, fully three-dimensional and machined from solid aluminium, while larger air intakes discreetly feed the hungrier engine.
The red and black paint scheme nods directly to the 2003 Veyron concept, but modern paint technology gives an extra twist. The red sits over a silver base for depth, while the black is exposed carbon fiber with a tinted clear coat. Bigger wheels and modern Michelin rubber complete the glow up.
Cloth beats leather
Inside, the steering wheel and bespoke aluminium center console are machined from a single billet. And instead of wall to wall leather, Bugatti introduces custom woven fabrics developed in Paris, giving the cabin a warmer, more tailored feel.
Then there’s the clock, and not just any clock. Embedded in the dash is a 41 mm (1.6 inches) Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon, powered mechanically by the car itself. And don’t go looking for digital infotainment screens that will date badly, you won’t find them here.
The Veyron FKP Hommage doesn’t preview of a future model – Bugatti’s next all-new hypercar is the Tourbillon, which you can read about here. But it does shine some deserved light on a car that it’s sometimes too easy to forget absolutely changed the supercar game.
