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The Advertiser
2 days ago
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
Bugatti Brouillard: One-off coupe helps W16 engine ride off into the sunset
The Bugatti Brouillard is a special one-off model designed by the company's Solitaire coachmaking division in conjuction with its owner, and sends the W16 off in style. Although Bugatti has already revealed the first of its next generation of vehicles, the Tourbillion, which has a V16 plug-in hybrid drivetrain, the company has yet to wrap up production of the W16 Bollide track car and Mistral open-top. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. The Brouillard coupe is based on the Mistral roadster. Apart from adding a fixed roof, every exterior panel is unique, with the Brouillard swapping the Mistral's hard creases for softer surfacing and equine-inspired bulging muscles. According to Franky Heyl, Bugatti's design director, "The aesthetics of this car abstain from sharp lines in favor of more reflection-based surfaces that mimic a kind of athletic muscle, like a trained horse". That said, the two are still very clearly related with the two sharing head- and tail-lights, helmet visor-style glasshouse, and their overall silhouette. Named after company founder Ettore Bugatti's favourite thoroughbred, the Brouillard is full of horse-related details, which include embroidered horses in the door panels and seat backs, and a sculpture of Brouillard the horse encased in glass in the gear shifter. Brouillard is also French for mist or fog, if you really want to know, and this may have been the inspiration for the car's satin green paint job. Green is also used extensively throughout the cabin, where a two-tone green scheme that's certainly eye-catching and different. In a further nod to the car's equine theme, the horses on the seats have a tartan pattern. Although the Brouillard will one of the last W16 cars made, it is the first vehicle to come out of Bugatti's new Programme Solitaire coachbuilding service. Solitare will be limited to making two cars per year in order to ensure "each receives the complete attention and craftsmanship that it demands". Like the Brouillard, future commissions from Solitare will have a largely unique exterior, and heavily customised interior, but will use an off-the-shelf drivetrain. In the Brouillard case, this is carried over from the Mistral, so behind the passenger cell is a 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 making 1176kW or 1600 metric horsepower, and 1600Nm. It drives all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. No word on how much the Brouillard cost its owner, but suffice to say it will be significantly more than the €5 million ($8.9 million) price tag of a standard, unmodified Mistral. MORE: Everything Bugatti Content originally sourced from: The Bugatti Brouillard is a special one-off model designed by the company's Solitaire coachmaking division in conjuction with its owner, and sends the W16 off in style. Although Bugatti has already revealed the first of its next generation of vehicles, the Tourbillion, which has a V16 plug-in hybrid drivetrain, the company has yet to wrap up production of the W16 Bollide track car and Mistral open-top. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. The Brouillard coupe is based on the Mistral roadster. Apart from adding a fixed roof, every exterior panel is unique, with the Brouillard swapping the Mistral's hard creases for softer surfacing and equine-inspired bulging muscles. According to Franky Heyl, Bugatti's design director, "The aesthetics of this car abstain from sharp lines in favor of more reflection-based surfaces that mimic a kind of athletic muscle, like a trained horse". That said, the two are still very clearly related with the two sharing head- and tail-lights, helmet visor-style glasshouse, and their overall silhouette. Named after company founder Ettore Bugatti's favourite thoroughbred, the Brouillard is full of horse-related details, which include embroidered horses in the door panels and seat backs, and a sculpture of Brouillard the horse encased in glass in the gear shifter. Brouillard is also French for mist or fog, if you really want to know, and this may have been the inspiration for the car's satin green paint job. Green is also used extensively throughout the cabin, where a two-tone green scheme that's certainly eye-catching and different. In a further nod to the car's equine theme, the horses on the seats have a tartan pattern. Although the Brouillard will one of the last W16 cars made, it is the first vehicle to come out of Bugatti's new Programme Solitaire coachbuilding service. Solitare will be limited to making two cars per year in order to ensure "each receives the complete attention and craftsmanship that it demands". Like the Brouillard, future commissions from Solitare will have a largely unique exterior, and heavily customised interior, but will use an off-the-shelf drivetrain. In the Brouillard case, this is carried over from the Mistral, so behind the passenger cell is a 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 making 1176kW or 1600 metric horsepower, and 1600Nm. It drives all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. No word on how much the Brouillard cost its owner, but suffice to say it will be significantly more than the €5 million ($8.9 million) price tag of a standard, unmodified Mistral. MORE: Everything Bugatti Content originally sourced from: The Bugatti Brouillard is a special one-off model designed by the company's Solitaire coachmaking division in conjuction with its owner, and sends the W16 off in style. Although Bugatti has already revealed the first of its next generation of vehicles, the Tourbillion, which has a V16 plug-in hybrid drivetrain, the company has yet to wrap up production of the W16 Bollide track car and Mistral open-top. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. The Brouillard coupe is based on the Mistral roadster. Apart from adding a fixed roof, every exterior panel is unique, with the Brouillard swapping the Mistral's hard creases for softer surfacing and equine-inspired bulging muscles. According to Franky Heyl, Bugatti's design director, "The aesthetics of this car abstain from sharp lines in favor of more reflection-based surfaces that mimic a kind of athletic muscle, like a trained horse". That said, the two are still very clearly related with the two sharing head- and tail-lights, helmet visor-style glasshouse, and their overall silhouette. Named after company founder Ettore Bugatti's favourite thoroughbred, the Brouillard is full of horse-related details, which include embroidered horses in the door panels and seat backs, and a sculpture of Brouillard the horse encased in glass in the gear shifter. Brouillard is also French for mist or fog, if you really want to know, and this may have been the inspiration for the car's satin green paint job. Green is also used extensively throughout the cabin, where a two-tone green scheme that's certainly eye-catching and different. In a further nod to the car's equine theme, the horses on the seats have a tartan pattern. Although the Brouillard will one of the last W16 cars made, it is the first vehicle to come out of Bugatti's new Programme Solitaire coachbuilding service. Solitare will be limited to making two cars per year in order to ensure "each receives the complete attention and craftsmanship that it demands". Like the Brouillard, future commissions from Solitare will have a largely unique exterior, and heavily customised interior, but will use an off-the-shelf drivetrain. In the Brouillard case, this is carried over from the Mistral, so behind the passenger cell is a 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 making 1176kW or 1600 metric horsepower, and 1600Nm. It drives all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. No word on how much the Brouillard cost its owner, but suffice to say it will be significantly more than the €5 million ($8.9 million) price tag of a standard, unmodified Mistral. MORE: Everything Bugatti Content originally sourced from: The Bugatti Brouillard is a special one-off model designed by the company's Solitaire coachmaking division in conjuction with its owner, and sends the W16 off in style. Although Bugatti has already revealed the first of its next generation of vehicles, the Tourbillion, which has a V16 plug-in hybrid drivetrain, the company has yet to wrap up production of the W16 Bollide track car and Mistral open-top. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. The Brouillard coupe is based on the Mistral roadster. Apart from adding a fixed roof, every exterior panel is unique, with the Brouillard swapping the Mistral's hard creases for softer surfacing and equine-inspired bulging muscles. According to Franky Heyl, Bugatti's design director, "The aesthetics of this car abstain from sharp lines in favor of more reflection-based surfaces that mimic a kind of athletic muscle, like a trained horse". That said, the two are still very clearly related with the two sharing head- and tail-lights, helmet visor-style glasshouse, and their overall silhouette. Named after company founder Ettore Bugatti's favourite thoroughbred, the Brouillard is full of horse-related details, which include embroidered horses in the door panels and seat backs, and a sculpture of Brouillard the horse encased in glass in the gear shifter. Brouillard is also French for mist or fog, if you really want to know, and this may have been the inspiration for the car's satin green paint job. Green is also used extensively throughout the cabin, where a two-tone green scheme that's certainly eye-catching and different. In a further nod to the car's equine theme, the horses on the seats have a tartan pattern. Although the Brouillard will one of the last W16 cars made, it is the first vehicle to come out of Bugatti's new Programme Solitaire coachbuilding service. Solitare will be limited to making two cars per year in order to ensure "each receives the complete attention and craftsmanship that it demands". Like the Brouillard, future commissions from Solitare will have a largely unique exterior, and heavily customised interior, but will use an off-the-shelf drivetrain. In the Brouillard case, this is carried over from the Mistral, so behind the passenger cell is a 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 making 1176kW or 1600 metric horsepower, and 1600Nm. It drives all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. No word on how much the Brouillard cost its owner, but suffice to say it will be significantly more than the €5 million ($8.9 million) price tag of a standard, unmodified Mistral. MORE: Everything Bugatti Content originally sourced from:
7NEWS
2 days ago
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
Bugatti Brouillard: One-off coupe helps W16 engine ride off into the sunset
The Bugatti Brouillard is a special one-off model designed by the company's Solitaire coachmaking division in conjuction with its owner, and sends the W16 off in style. Although Bugatti has already revealed the first of its next generation of vehicles, the Tourbillion, which has a V16 plug-in hybrid drivetrain, the company has yet to wrap up production of the W16 Bollide track car and Mistral open-top. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. The Brouillard coupe is based on the Mistral roadster. Apart from adding a fixed roof, every exterior panel is unique, with the Brouillard swapping the Mistral's hard creases for softer surfacing and equine-inspired bulging muscles. According to Franky Heyl, Bugatti's design director, 'The aesthetics of this car abstain from sharp lines in favor of more reflection-based surfaces that mimic a kind of athletic muscle, like a trained horse'. That said, the two are still very clearly related with the two sharing head- and tail-lights, helmet visor-style glasshouse, and their overall silhouette. Named after company founder Ettore Bugatti's favourite thoroughbred, the Brouillard is full of horse-related details, which include embroidered horses in the door panels and seat backs, and a sculpture of Brouillard the horse encased in glass in the gear shifter. Brouillard is also French for mist or fog, if you really want to know, and this may have been the inspiration for the car's satin green paint job. Green is also used extensively throughout the cabin, where a two-tone green scheme that's certainly eye-catching and different. In a further nod to the car's equine theme, the horses on the seats have a tartan pattern. Although the Brouillard will one of the last W16 cars made, it is the first vehicle to come out of Bugatti's new Programme Solitaire coachbuilding service. Solitare will be limited to making two cars per year in order to ensure 'each receives the complete attention and craftsmanship that it demands'. Like the Brouillard, future commissions from Solitare will have a largely unique exterior, and heavily customised interior, but will use an off-the-shelf drivetrain. In the Brouillard case, this is carried over from the Mistral, so behind the passenger cell is a 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 making 1176kW or 1600 metric horsepower, and 1600Nm. It drives all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. No word on how much the Brouillard cost its owner, but suffice to say it will be significantly more than the €5 million ($8.9 million) price tag of a standard, unmodified Mistral.
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Bugatti Brouillard: One-off coupe helps W16 engine ride off into the sunset
The Bugatti Brouillard is a special one-off model designed by the company's Solitaire coachmaking division in conjuction with its owner, and sends the W16 off in style. Although Bugatti has already revealed the first of its next generation of vehicles, the Tourbillion, which has a V16 plug-in hybrid drivetrain, the company has yet to wrap up production of the W16 Bollide track car and Mistral open-top. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Supplied Credit: CarExpert The Brouillard coupe is based on the Mistral roadster. Apart from adding a fixed roof, every exterior panel is unique, with the Brouillard swapping the Mistral's hard creases for softer surfacing and equine-inspired bulging muscles. According to Franky Heyl, Bugatti's design director, 'The aesthetics of this car abstain from sharp lines in favor of more reflection-based surfaces that mimic a kind of athletic muscle, like a trained horse'. That said, the two are still very clearly related with the two sharing head- and tail-lights, helmet visor-style glasshouse, and their overall silhouette. Named after company founder Ettore Bugatti's favourite thoroughbred, the Brouillard is full of horse-related details, which include embroidered horses in the door panels and seat backs, and a sculpture of Brouillard the horse encased in glass in the gear shifter. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Brouillard is also French for mist or fog, if you really want to know, and this may have been the inspiration for the car's satin green paint job. Green is also used extensively throughout the cabin, where a two-tone green scheme that's certainly eye-catching and different. In a further nod to the car's equine theme, the horses on the seats have a tartan pattern. Although the Brouillard will one of the last W16 cars made, it is the first vehicle to come out of Bugatti's new Programme Solitaire coachbuilding service. Solitare will be limited to making two cars per year in order to ensure 'each receives the complete attention and craftsmanship that it demands'. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert Like the Brouillard, future commissions from Solitare will have a largely unique exterior, and heavily customised interior, but will use an off-the-shelf drivetrain. In the Brouillard case, this is carried over from the Mistral, so behind the passenger cell is a 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 making 1176kW or 1600 metric horsepower, and 1600Nm. It drives all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. No word on how much the Brouillard cost its owner, but suffice to say it will be significantly more than the €5 million ($8.9 million) price tag of a standard, unmodified Mistral. MORE: Everything Bugatti
TimesLIVE
3 days ago
- Automotive
- TimesLIVE
Programme Solitaire delivers one-off Bugatti Brouillard masterpiece
Are you finding your Bugatti a bit boring? Maybe it's just too similar to your neighbour's, or perhaps it's blending into the general malaise of the Saturday morning mall parking lot. Well, you'll be pleased to know the French carmaker has launched something called Programme Solitaire — a bespoke in-house commissioning service that, for a small fee, will reimagine your vehicle with custom bodywork and personalised interior details. Limited to two builds a year to ensure exclusivity, the first creation to leave the Programme Solitaire skunkworks is the Brouillard. Named after company founder Ettore Bugatti's beloved horse, it reinterprets a passionate client's Mistral with a revised exterior that boasts smoother lines and a lighter, more dynamic silhouette — one that appears lower and longer than the standard car. The lower third of the vehicle is rendered in exposed carbon fibre while the top two-thirds wear a bespoke satin-green paint. It also sports larger, more efficient air intakes to help keep underbody temperatures in check, a fixed ducktail spoiler, a redesigned rear diffuser and dual roof scoops that nod to the Veyron — the first Bugatti to feature the W16 engine. The standard Mistral's open top has been replaced with a more elegant glass roof. Embroidered horse motifs adorn the door panels and seat backrests. Image: Supplied Inside, custom-woven fabrics sourced from Paris merge with green-tinted carbon fibre and a greater number of machined aluminium components. The gear shifter, for example, is milled from a single block of the lightweight metal and features a glass insert containing a miniature sculpture of the Brouillard's four-legged namesake. Embroidered horse motifs adorn the door panels and seat backrests while the seats are tailored to the owner's preference and finished with a unique leather patch layout. Set to debut at Monterey Car Week, the Bugatti Brouillard offers a tantalising glimpse of what Programme Solitaire can deliver — perfectionist-level personalisation that will no doubt have many of the world's wealthiest Bugatti owners reaching for their chequebooks.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Hindustan Times
Bugatti Brouillard revealed as first project from brand's new Programme Solitaire
Bugatti has introduced the Brouillard, a unique one-off coupe created under its newly announced Programme Solitaire. While the programme will see no more than two bespoke cars produced each year, the Bugatti Brouillard takes centre stage as its first example. It blends design references from the carmaker's past with the brand's most advanced engineering platform. The car's name comes from a white thoroughbred with a mist-like coat that Ettore Bugatti treasured. This influence is evident throughout the car, with horse motifs embroidered into the door panels and seatbacks, and a miniature sculpture of a horse housed in a glass insert within the machined aluminium gear shifter. The commissioning owner, Dutch entrepreneur Michel Perridon, who owns the world's largest private Bugatti collection as well as pieces by Carlo and Rembrandt Bugatti, wanted the design to merge the mechanical excellence of modern Bugattis with the artistic legacy of the Bugatti family. Also check these Cars Find more Cars Mercedes-Benz AMG E53 2999.0 cc 2999.0 cc Petrol Petrol ₹ 1.02 Cr Compare View Offers UPCOMING Hyundai Nexo 1499.0 cc 1499.0 cc Petrol Petrol ₹ 65 Lakhs Alert Me When Launched Lamborghini Urus Performante 3996 cc 3996 cc Petrol Petrol ₹ 4.22 Cr Compare View Offers McLaren Artura 2993 cc 2993 cc Multiple Multiple ₹ 5.10 Cr Compare View Offers UPCOMING Honda Elevate EV ₹ 18 Lakhs Alert Me When Launched UPCOMING Audi New A3 1998.0 cc 1998.0 cc Petrol Petrol ₹ 39 - 45 Lakhs Alert Me When Launched Bugatti Brouillard: Design At first glance, Brouillard could be mistaken for a coupe version of the limited-run W16 Mistral, but nearly every panel is unique. At the front, it features a sculpted bumper, a wide horseshoe grille, and fender-mounted LED headlights with additional cooling intakes. Its profile incorporates the brand's signature C-shaped openings behind the greenhouse, carbon fibre trim, and a vibrant green paint finish. Wide rear fenders lead into a custom rear deck with a roof scoop, while an integrated ducktail wing improves downforce without disrupting the car's flowing silhouette. At the rear, X-shaped LED taillights recall the W16 Mistral, but the quad tailpipes and diffuser layout resemble the Chiron Super Sport. The Bugatti Brouillard gets Z-shaped tail lamps, which look stunning. Bugatti Brouillard: Powertrain and performance Brouillard uses the 1,578 bhp quad-turbocharged, 8.0-litre, W16 engine and chassis from Bugatti's most recent models, representing the highest stage of development for the powertrain. The bodywork is entirely new, following proportions intended to make the profile appear longer and lower, while integrating aerodynamic features such as a fixed ducktail wing, revised air intakes and an updated rear diffuser. Bugatti Brouillard: Interior Inside, the car features custom-woven tartan fabrics from Paris, green-tinted carbon fibre, and an increased use of machined aluminium. A glass roof allows light into the cabin, while the centre spine continues from the exterior design into the interior. Seats are made to the owner's specifications, using a unique leather arrangement. Bugatti's 'Programme Solitaire' approach Programme Solitaire draws from Bugatti's early 20th-century coachbuilding tradition, when the brand designed its bodies on shared chassis. Each Solitaire project will follow this approach, using current Bugatti powertrains and structures while reimagining the bodywork and interior from the ground up. Brouillard will make its public debut at Monterey Car Week in California, setting the tone for future creations, no more than two per year, that will continue the brand's blend of engineering heritage and individual craftsmanship. Check out Upcoming Cars in India 2025, Best SUVs in India. First Published Date:
