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La Voiture Noire
Coachbuilt one-off homage to the Type 57SC Atlantic
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: ZenitsuThu · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 1 Built
- Years
- 2019
- Engine
- 16-cylinder (W16) · 8,000 cc / 8 LFactory: 8 L
- Power
- 1,100 kW / 1,500 PSFactory: 1,500 PS
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Etienne Salomé (Deputy Design Director)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
La Voiture Noire is a one-off W16 grand tourer built for Bugatti's 110th anniversary as a modern reinterpretation of Jean Bugatti's Type 57 SC Atlantic, whose own 'Voiture Noire' has been lost. At 11 million euros before tax, Bugatti described it as the most expensive new car of all time.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Bugatti La Voiture Noire (Wikimedia Commons: Bugatti La Voiture Noire)
Photo: ZenitsuThu · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bugatti La Voiture Noire (Wikimedia Commons: Bugatti La Voiture Noire)
Photo: ZenitsuThu · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bugatti La Voiture Noire (Wikimedia Commons: Bugatti La Voiture Noire)
Photo: Handelsgeselschaft · CC BY-SA 4.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionone-off | 11 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
Bugatti unveiled the car at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show as the opening of its 110th-anniversary year, already sold to a private enthusiast. The design, credited to Etienne Salomé's team, echoes the Atlantic's dorsal seam with a long front end and smooth, uninterrupted surfaces; only four Atlantics were built between 1936 and 1938. The hand-built carbon-fibre body hides the 8-litre, 1,500 PS sixteen-cylinder engine.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard La Voiture Noire.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | 16-cylinder (W16)2 |
| Displacement | 8,000 cc / 8 LFactory: 8 L2 |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 1,100 kW / 1,500 PSFactory: 1,500 PS2 |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | 1,600 NmFactory: 1,600 Nm2 |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Unique features include the deep-gloss black carbon-fibre body, six tailpipes as a tribute to the sixteen cylinders, a dorsal line recalling the Atlantic's seam, integrated bumpers, and a windscreen that flows into the side windows like a helmet visor.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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Bugatti La Voiture Noire: a one-off car for the anniversary Level A Bugatti Automobiles (Newsroom) · 2019-03-05
- 16-cylinder engine, unique in the automotive world
- displacement of 8 litres
- 1,103 kW / 1,500 PS
- torque of 1,600 Nm
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