Bugatti W16 engine

The Bugatti WR16 is a quad-turbocharged, W16 engine, manufactured under the high-performance luxury sports car marque Bugatti, since 2005.^[2][3]

Bugatti WR16 engine
Overview
Manufacturer	Bugatti
Production	2005-2025
Layout
Configuration	90° W16
Displacement	8.0 L (7,993 cc)
Cylinder bore	86 mm (3.39 in)
Piston stroke	86 mm (3.39 in)
Valvetrain	64-valve, DOHC, four-valves per cylinder
Combustion
Turbocharger	Quad-turbocharged
Fuel system	Electronic fuel injection
Oil system	Dry sump[1]
Output
Power output	987–1,825 hp (736–1,361 kW)
Torque output	922–1,364.5 lb⋅ft (1,250–1,850 N⋅m)
Dimensions
Dry weight	400 kg (882 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Bugatti V12 engine

Volkswagen is a shareholder of Bugatti stock and shares in the profits of Bugatti products as of 2024.

In 2021, Bugatti announced the retirement of the W16 engine, making the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport L'Ultime, which ended production in May 2024, the final automobile to use the engine.^[4]

Overview

The W16 engine that Volkswagen Group uses in its Bugatti Veyron and Chiron has a displacement of 8.0 L (488 cu in) and four turbochargers. It is effectively two narrow-angle VR8 engines (based on the VR6 design) mated at an included angle of 90 degrees on a common crankshaft.^[5]

The most powerful version of this engine, installed in the Bugatti Bolide, generates 1,361 kW (1,825 hp; 1,850 PS) at 7,000 rpm, and 1,364 lb⋅ft (1,849 N⋅m).^[6][7]

Applications

• Audi Rosemeyer (concept car)
• Bugatti Veyron
• Bugatti Chiron
• Bugatti Divo
• Bugatti Centodieci
• Bugatti Bolide
• Bugatti Mistral
• Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo (concept car)
• Bentley Hunaudières (concept car)