Here is the hypercar of all superlatives. The Bugatti Tourbillon is indeed enough to turn your head with its price of 4 million dollars, its vitessevitesse peak of 446 km/h pushed by 1,800 engine horsepower hybridhybrid. Everything is embellished with a line that is a masterpiece with mechanics and the refinement of true luxury Swiss watchmaking inside the racing carracing car. Just his name, TourbillonTourbillon, actually comes from the world of prestigious chronographs. The “tourbillon” is one of the most prestigious pieces of precision watchmaking. This piece, which is only produced by very rare craftsmen, is a device which reduces the effect of gravitygravity to improve the precision of a mechanical watch. And it is this precision mechanism that is designed to be part of the present, the future and even eternity that inspired the racing car. In fact, instruments analoganalog composed of 600 mechanical parts in titaniumtitanium, aluminiumaluminiumcrystal, ruby and sapphire are located in the center of the steering wheel as a fixed dashboard. This truly unique work of art was actually designed by watchmakerswatchmakers Swiss.
A Bugatti Tourbillon on the wrist
To stay in theuniverseuniverse of the Swiss precision chronograph, Bugatti has even decided to go further by also offering a real watch which porteporte also the name Tourbillon. Designed in partnership with Jacob&Co, it integrates a representation of the V16 of the racing car, as well as the three counters of the car. Here again, there are nearly 560 elements in a titanium case. Its price is in line with that of the car, because the watch costs 340,000 dollars…
To return to the hypercar, it is powered by a 1,000 horsepower naturally aspirated V16 accompanied by three electric motors totaling 800 horsepower. In 100% electric mode, its range would be 60 kilometers. The elements of its suspension are 3D printed. For the moment, the car is still in the testing phase with deliveries planned for 2026. The exorbitant price of this rolling work of art has, it seems, not deterred wealthy interested parties, since the 250 copies are almost all of them already booked.
