George Russell set an identical time to Max Verstappen to go 4th in qualifying, putting himself on the second row for the ...

The Mercedes W16 was a clear source of inspiration as Ferrari, Aston Martin and Racing Bulls brought new front wings to the ...

When it comes to what production car makes the best - and loudest - turbo noises, it's not even close: It's the Bugatti W16 ...

First introduced in concept form in 2000, Bugatti's W16 engine entered production in the Veyron hypercar in 2005, changing the landscape of performance as we know it forever. Essentially two ...

A detailed techincal analysis of the upgrades to the AMR25, McLaren MCL39 and Mercedes W16 cars at the F1 2025 Imola GP.

Before Bugatti starts production of the totally new V16-powered Tourbillon hypercar, it has to finish out production of its models powered by the brand's iconic quad-turbo W16, without a doubt the ...

The unusual Bugatti W16 engine is a marvelous combination of compact size and prodigious power output. The largest, most complex version of the Volkswagen Group's W8/W12/W16 engine family ...

Throw in V16 and the weirder-sounding W16 and it almost becomes a foreign language. We'll do our best to explain the W16 and V16. You might think that engines as large and complicated as those ...

Paired with titanium parts, the Accuton audio system is about as good as it gets. The Chiron Super Sport’s W16 engine—which is currently the only 16-cylinder powertrain in a car—does the ...

Recently appointed CEO Mate Rimac has said "screw that" in a big way, as the W16 Mistral just demolished the top speed record for open-top cars, going 21 mph faster than Bugatti initially ...

Revealed in August 2022, the W16 Mistral is a midship swansong for the quad-turbo colossus introduced by the Bugatti Veyron a whopping two decades ago. Revised for the Chiron, the 8.0-liter ...

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has branded the 2025 W16 Formula One car as more "stable" compared to the previous cars of the current ground effect era that Lewis Hamilton struggled with.