- Bugatti built just 99 Mistrals, making it rarer than the Chiron under it.
- Its original window sticker was $6.055 million, including $369,000 in options.
- Auction estimates now place its value between $7.5 and $9.5 million.
Not long after Bugatti wrapped production of the Mistral, and with Tourbillon deliveries still to come, one of the rare W16-powered roadsters has surfaced on the open market. For any billionaire who missed an allocation straight from the factory, now is your chance.
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Bugatti built just 99 examples of the Mistral, making it significantly rarer than the Chiron on which it is based. It’s perhaps no surprise, then, that it was so much more expensive. A look at the window sticker reveals this Mistral had an original price tag of €5.325 million, or $6.055 million at current exchange rates. Come its sale at Monterey Car Week, it’s expected to fetch between $7.5 million and $9.5 million.
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The hypercar’s original owner paid €325,000 ($369,000) to spec out the Mistral, having it painted in a combination of Italian Red and Nocturne. It’s not often that we see a Bugatti finished in red, but in the case of the Mistral, it works brilliantly, providing it with a clean and exotic look that isn’t over-the-top. A set of black wheels, sitting over red brake calipers, is also featured.
Perfectly matching the exterior is a cabin with Italian Red and Beluga Black leather. A look at the odometer reveals it’s been driven just 321 miles (516 km), and it’s been used so sparingly that even the original plastic remains in place on the scuff plates.
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Using the same version of Bugatti’s 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W16 as the Chiron Super Sport 300+, the Mistral delivers 1,578 hp and 1,180 lb-ft (1,599 Nm) of torque. This allows it to hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in 2.4 seconds, run from 0-124 mph (200 km/h) in a mere 5.6 seconds, and power through to a 282 mph top speed, not that the next owner is ever likely to come close to that figure.
The Mistral has all the right ingredients to be a hugely desirable collector’s car for decades to come, most notably due to the fact it’s the last Bugatti to use the company’s quad-turbocharged W16, used by the Veyron and Chiron.
Paying well over list for a car the factory will never make again is how the hypercar market says thank you. The listing is live now over here if your bank account fancies a workout.
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