Bugatti’s new $4 million hybrid hypercar packs 1,800 horsepower and is so fast that at top speed it can go around the world in just 90 hours

The wait is finally over!

 Bugatti has unveiled its newest hypercar, ushering in a new era for the century-old French automaker. 

Ditching its recent tradition of naming the hypercars after notable drivers, Bugatti has chosen a very unconventional name for Chiron’s replacement. 

The latest seven-figure is called the Tourbillon – named after a mechanism used in expensive mechanical watches that counter the negative effects of gravity. 

But the unique name is just the tip of the iceberg; almost everything about the French marque’s newest creation is extraordinary.

 The first Bugatti model created under Mate Rimac’s leadership is such an exceptional piece of automotive art that there seems to be an endless list of things to talk about. 

However, here are 7 things you should know about the Bugatti Tourbillon.

((Familiar yet completely bespoke))

At first glance, you might mistake the Bugatti Tourbillon for a sleek variant of the mighty Chiron.

The Bugatti Tourbillon is completely bespoke, sharing not a single part or component with the Chiron or its derivatives, which is absolutely crazy!

((Brand new hybrid powertrain))

For its new hypercar, Bugatti ditched the lunatic quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W16 engine that powered all the modern Bugatti hypercars and put an all-new, Cosworth-developed 8.3-liter, naturally aspirated V16. 

The V16 engine can spin up to 9000 rpm, producing 986 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque.

The high-revving combustion engine is assisted by three electric motors: two at the front axle and another at the rear. The trio of e-motors produce 789 horsepower, taking the total output to 1775-hp. 

The motors draw power from a surprisingly big 25.0-kWh battery pack that sits at the center of the car.

The French automaker claims that the new hypercar can accelerate from 0 to 60mph in less than 2 seconds and reach 250mph in about 25 seconds.

At 277mph (or 445 km/h), the new Bugatti hypercar could circumnavigate the Earth in just 90 hours—that’s the equivalent of three days and 18 hours! 

Imagine driving at a constant top speed on an endless straight around the world, covering the Earth’s circumference of approximately 40,075 km.

Even more impressively, at full throttle and without breaks, you could reach the moon (384,400 km away) in just 36 days.

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