Bugatti & Cosworth’s New 986bhp 8.3 V16 – Inside Story!

Bugatti’s modern identity is indelibly linked to the gargantuan 8.0-litre, quad-turbo, funny-shaped W16 engine that powered first the Veyron, and then the Chiron. But when times are a-changin’, how do you replace your headline act? For the new Tourbillon, Bugatti once again settled on 16 cylinders, but this time they’re in a ‘V’ configuration with not a turbo in sight. Displacement is a monster 8.3-litres, it’ll rev to 9,000rpm, and make 986bhp and 664lb ft before you add in 789bhp of electric assistance via three e-motors. The new V16 is engineered by Cosworth, the same British company that’s recently created V12s for the Aston Martin Valkyrie and GMA T.50. So, how does it differ from those two, and more importantly, how does it sound at full chat on a dyno? Over to Top Gear Magazine’s Tom Ford… Chapters: 00:00 Bugatti V16 First Look 03:40 Cosworth History 04:20 Bruce Wood - MD, Cosworth 10:10 Dario Benazzi - Head of Drivetrain, Bugatti Rimac 12:25 V16 Engines History 13:45 Dr Florian Kamelger - CEO, Cosworth 16:03 Bruce Wood Summary Subscribe to Top Gear for more videos: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToTopGear WATCH MORE TOP GEAR: First Looks: https://bit.ly/TGFirstLooks First Drives: https://bit.ly/TGFirstDrives American Tuned ft. Rob Dahm: https://bit.ly/TGAmericanTuned LISTEN to the Top Gear Magazine Podcast: https://topgear.podlink.to/Podcast Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.topgear.com/newsletter-signup MORE ABOUT TOP GEAR: Welcome to the official home of Top Gear on YouTube. Here you'll find all the best clips from your favourite episodes, whether that’s Ken Block drifting London in the Hoonicorn, Chris Harris in the latest Porsche 911 GT3 or classic Top Gear clips from Clarkson, Hammond and May. You'll also find the latest performance car reviews from the TopGear.com crew, our brand new series American Tuned with Rob Dahm and the fastest power laps from our in house performance benchmark: The Stig. This is a commercial channel from BBC Studios. Service & Feedback https://www.bbcstudios.com/contact/contact-us/