Good things come to those who wait! This saying, the Bugatti customer who spent around 11 million euros (tax excluded) to buy La Voiture Noire has probably repeated it more than once in the last two years. In addition to a well-stocked portfolio, saying that is an understatement: it has taken a lot of patience since the presentation of this unique Bugatti in March 2019 at the Geneva Motor Show.
Furthermore, two years ago, La Voiture Noire that had traveled to the shores of Lake Geneva was none other than an electric, life-size and remote-controlled model. But as we have been presenting for a few weeks, the definitive version of La Voiture Noire has just been revealed. Finally !
After getting to see the hypercar on the road, then on the track, and finally a series of teasers heralding an imminent reveal, here’s this La Voiture Noire (yes, it’s weird to say/read/write) poses in her final dress. in the alleys of Château Saint-Jean de Molsheim, between the historic building and the manufacturing workshops from which all modern Bugattis come out.
“The definitive version of La Voiture Noire proves once again that we design the most exclusive hypercars in the world,” explains Stephan Winkelmann, president of Bugatti. “Through the use of a deep black carbon coating, the coupe and its sculptural lines embody elegance itself. The Grand Touring model par excellence, the result of a vision made reality. “It is a unique project that represents all the creativity and inspiration of Bugatti.”
This tribute to the Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic, designed by Achim Anscheidt, the brand’s design director, is minimalist with “light” lines and above all without a prominent spoiler at the rear as on other Chirons. Obviously we will notice numerous nods to the historic vehicle, such as this spoiler on the center line or the six exhaust outlets.
Aesthetically, and as the head of Bugatti previously mentioned, La Voiture Noire sports a carbon coating protected by a transparent varnish called “Black Carbon Glossy” that has the particularity of producing almost no reflections. The headlights consist of 25 light elements on each side, milled one by one. The grill was 3D printed. At the rear, attention is drawn to the headlight formed by a line along its entire width, equipped for the first time with a single-piece strap, without an intermediate joint.
Inside, Bugatti tells us, in the absence of photos, of Havana brown full-grain leather, with polished and turned aluminum inserts on the center console and a pink wood gear lever.
“Although La Voiture Noire is a unique piece, we worked for two years on a prototype that allowed us to design and test it in all areas, for example in road behavior and safety, in order to certify it,” says Pierre Rommelfanger, director of body construction projects at Bugatti.
No technical details are specified about this Bugatti La Voiture Noire, except that its wheelbase is longer. Obviously, in this Grand Touring hypercar we find the Chiron’s 8-liter W16 quad turbo, which develops 1,500 horses as in the “classic” Chiron or 1,600 horses as in a Chiron Super Sport 300+.
