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Bugatti La Voiture Noir Is an $18.9 One thousand thousand One-Off Atlantic Tribute

That makes information technology the most expensive new car ever, co-ordinate to Bugatti

What'due south got 16 cylinders, iv turbochargers, 1,500 horsepower, 1,180 pound-feet of torque, and a $18,905,235 price tag? That guy, aka the one of one Bugatti La Voiture Noir. Too rich for your blood? Well, don't sweat it every bit the car's already been sold to a "Bugatti enthusiast" who is "fascinated" by the Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe.

Previously, we reported that this ane-off creation toll the owner $12.5 million, but the mystery buyer actually ended upwards paying nearly $19 one thousand thousand later taxes. La Voiture Noir was congenital to celebrate Bugatti'southward 110-year anniversary, besides as in an homage to the 2d of the four Blazon 57SCs—the original "la Voiture Noir," which literally translates to "the black automobile"—driven by Jean Bugatti himself likewise as some of his grand prix commuter buddies. That car was hidden by Bugatti earlier World State of war Two and has not been seen since. Should that OG blackness dazzler ever emerge information technology would be worth nearly $100 1000000! Speaking of big coin, Bugatti is challenge that La Voiture Noir is, "the almost expensive new car of all fourth dimension." Well, I seem to recall the Rolls-Royce Sweptail selling for $xiii meg a year or so ago. And those iii Bugatti Zonda Barchetta's were about $17,000,000 a piece. So yeah, shut enough to $19,000,000 makes The Blackness Auto the price gnaw.

Visually the Voiture Noir differs from the garden-multifariousness Chiron by losing the latter's big C shapes on the sides. The nose is quite a departure also, though the expect was previewed in a way by last year's limited-run $5.8 1000000 Divo. The snout is pointier, if not busier, with lots of footling vents/louvres atop the frunk lid. Gone are the angry, foursquare eyes, having been replaced by more insectoid-similar LEDs. Similar the Type 57SC that inspired information technology, La Voiture Noir has a fundamental spine that runs nearly the entire length of the car, with the windshield wiper continuing upright while at rest. The rear of the new auto is probably the biggest deviation style-wise from the Chiron, specially those six, fat tailpipes. Why 6? That's how many some of the Atlantics had. The light blue Type 57SC owned by Peter Mullin has v pipes. Ralph Lauren'southward has six. Get figure.

Curiously, Bugatti claims that La Voiture Noir is not a hyper sports car like the Chiron, merely is instead now a grand tourer. Maybe, though if the luggage space is even so express to a medium-size purse and a pack of chewing mucilage, I'll beg to differ. I might also add that for nearly $19 million I'd like a little more power than some bozo in a 1,500-hp Chiron. Possibly that's just me. Even so, in the era of more and more than restrictive crash standards, a truly coach-built car is a wonderful thing. Every bit The Black Car sits, the affair is further proof that at present more ever, it'due south good to exist filthy, stinking rich.