Not often does an engine become more famous than the car it powers, but Bugatti's W16 engine is the exception. Sure, the Bugatti Veyron is an iconic car, as it marked the start of the modern hypercar ...

There are plenty of gargantuan engines in production these days. The Chevrolet ZZ632/1000 comes to mind, a big-block V8 that puts out 1,004 ponies and costs more than a new Silverado 1500. Be that as ...

The unusual Bugatti W16 engine is a marvelous combination of compact size and prodigious power output. The largest, most complex version of the Volkswagen Group's W8/W12/W16 engine family, the W16 was ...

For almost 20 years, Bugatti watched every other automaker in the industry gradually downsize and turbocharge their engines. Even the worlds highest-performance sports cars have switched to smaller, ...

The Bugatti W16 Mistral La Perle Rare gives you a front row seat to the final act of the brand’s legendary sixteen-cylinder engine, wrapped in a one-off body that treats speed like high jewelry. Here, ...

With its name uttered in the same exclusive automotive-enthusiast circles as Ferrari, McLaren, and Koenigsegg, Bugatti ranks among the best hypercars of all time. With comparisons like that, you'd ...

First introduced in concept form in 2000, Bugatti's W16 engine entered production in the Veyron hypercar in 2005, changing the landscape of performance as we know it forever. Essentially two ...

While many other automakers use electric powertrains to make their ridiculously powerful cars go fast, the Bugatti Chiron is still powered by a good, old-fashioned, gasoline-fueled 8.0-liter W16. With ...

Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...