A contemporary V-16 automotive is about to grace the world, due to Bugatti.

The French efficiency marque on Thursday introduced its new hypercar to substitute the Chiron will debut in June and pack a V-16 engine augmented by a hybrid system. Manufacturing is because of begin round 2026.

A teaser picture and accompanying video present what seems to be an consumption cowl crafted from carbon fiber however with a plate on prime styled just like the design used on basic V-8 and V-12 engines, together with the engine fitted to the Bugatti EB110. Within the picture, V-16 is embossed on the consumption cowl, indicating a V-16 will substitute the Chiron’s W-16. The video additionally offers the powertrain’s soundtrack, which has the next pitch than the Chiron’s W-16 engine’s deep rumble.

No additional particulars had been introduced, although Bugatti is predicted to stay with a mid-engine configuration. The brand new hypercar can even probably function a bespoke carbon-fiber monocoque, similar to the Chiron and its Veyron predecessor.

Mate Rimac, who heads Bugatti’s Bugatti Rimac mum or dad firm, stated in 2022 that the subsequent Bugatti hypercar can be a hybrid, and that folks can be shocked by what he was planning given he’s the founding father of Rimac Group, one of many main suppliers of electrical automobile know-how.

Rimac has additionally beforehand stated Bugattis might be differentiated from Rimac-branded electrical hypercars by specializing in issues like craftsmanship, analog dials, and delightful design, whereas Rimac hypercars will proceed down the extra fashionable route by adopting the newest applied sciences wherever potential.

Chargeable for the design of the brand new automotive is Achim Anscheidt. He led Bugatti design for the previous twenty years however lastly stepped down final 12 months after signing off on the brand new hypercar. Anscheidt wished to retire earlier however Rimac satisfied him to remain on and assist finalize the design of the brand new hypercar.

For apparent causes, there have not been many V-16 vehicles constructed, particularly after the second world warfare. Some standouts embody the Cizeta V16T of the Nineteen Nineties, a number of pre-war Cadillacs together with 1937’s V16 Hartmann Cabriolet, and a few pre-war Auto Union race vehicles.