{"id":468946,"date":"2024-06-17T00:21:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T00:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=468946"},"modified":"2024-12-02T16:21:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T16:21:01","slug":"top-gears-farewell-to-the-bugatti-w16s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/top-gears-farewell-to-the-bugatti-w16s\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Top Gear&#8217;s Farewell To The Bugatti W16s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2016-bugatti-chiron-bugatti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bugatti Chiron<\/a>, the successor to the groundbreaking Veyron, is the last of its kind. This marks a turning point for the French automaker, as they shift gears towards a future powered by hybrid or even V16 engines.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-iconic-bugatti-veyron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bugatti Veyron<\/a>, launched in 2005, was a groundbreaking feat of engineering. Boasting the first quad-turbo W16 engine and a staggering top speed of 400 km\/h, it redefined automotive performance.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiron, introduced in 2016, took the legacy further. While retaining the heart of the Veyron, the Chiron offered superior handling, sharper aerodynamics, and a mind-blowing 1,578 horsepower. It also set the fastest speed ever achieved in a production car a staggering 304.77 mph with Andy Wallace behind the wheel of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-bugatti-chiron-super-sport-300-costs-3-9-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Bugatti is saying goodbye to a legendary W16 era, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topgear.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Gear<\/a> shared a video on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TopGear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> where they celebrate the legacy of the Veyron and Chiron together with Bugatti&#8217;s test driver, Andy Wallace.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Goodbye Bugatti W16s: Veyron &amp; Chiron Road Trip + 300mph Secrets\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fjs_qfv1P0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Goodbye Bugatti W16s: Veyron &amp; Chiron Road Trip + 300mph Secrets\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fjs_qfv1P0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bugatti Chiron, the successor to the groundbreaking Veyron, is the last of its kind. This marks a turning point for the French automaker, as they shift gears towards a future powered by hybrid or even V16 engines. The Bugatti Veyron, launched in 2005, was a groundbreaking feat of engineering. Boasting the first quad-turbo W16 engine and a staggering top speed of 400 km\/h, it redefined automotive performance. The Chiron, introduced in 2016, took the legacy further. While retaining the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":848026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[495,12919],"tags":[5469,5592,21606,394],"class_list":["post-468946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bugatti","category-videos","tag-bugatti","tag-bugatti-videos","tag-bugatti-tourbillon","tag-top-gear","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VIDEO: Top Gear&#039;s Farewell To The Bugatti W16s<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Top Gear celebrates the legacy of the Veyron and Chiron together with Bugatti&#039;s test driver, Andy Wallace.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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