Bugatti's latest Sur Mesure commission is a W16 Mistral inspired by the natural world and it is the fourth for a single collector who keeps going back for more
Published on Apr 30, 2026 at 2:27 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Apr 30, 2026 at 3:32 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Mason Jones
Bugatti just unveiled a new Sur Mesure one-off, a gorgeous W16 Mistral inspired by bugs.
And you can tell because the exterior is an obvious nod to the dots of a ladybug, while the color is inspired by the dragonfly.
This is the fourth one-off commission for a client that clearly loves bugs.
But there’s something Bugatti said that begs a question.
This Sur Mesure model is the ‘conclusion’ of a journey
The Sur Mesure W16 Mistral ‘Fly Bug’ you see here – built as a one-off commission for an elite customer – joins three other hypercars made for the same customer.
Specifically, those are the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse ‘Hellbug’, the Chiron ‘Hellbee’ and the Divo ‘Lady Bug.’
We’ll talk about this owner’s obsession with cool bugs in a second but first, we need to mention the company’s statement.
“For the owner, it brings a deeply personal creative journey to its natural conclusion,” the manufacturer wrote in a statement.
But is it a conclusion?
We wouldn’t be shocked if the customer actually commissioned a fifth car at some point, considering how cool these are.
It took 10 months to build
The automaker said this car took 10 months to complete, which doesn’t surprise us.
Getting the geometry of those dots and accents right must’ve been a nightmare, but it clearly worked.
Finished in Dragonfly Blue, this Sur Mesure W16 Mistral draws its inspiration from the natural color of dragonflies, even though the little circles that adorn both the exterior and the interior remind us of ladybug spots.
Nothing was done to the engine, obviously, because there’s not much you can do to improve on perfection.
Under the hood of this extremely powerful dragonfly beats a W16 heart.
The Mistral was actually designed as a send-off for the W16, which was replaced by the V16 that powers the Tourbillon.
If you exclude one-offs, limited-edition Chirons and so on – the Mistral is the final road-going production car with this type of engine.
This 8.0-liter, quad-turbocharged W16 engine produces 1,600PS (1,578 horsepower) and 1,600Nm of torque.
It does 0-62mph (0-100km/h) in just 2.4 seconds and holds the official open-top world speed record at 282.05 mph – equivalent to 453.91 km/h.
For obvious reasons, the price wasn’t disclosed, and it’ll likely never be.
But we can hazard a guess.
When it was launched, the Mistral (limited to 99 units) had an MSRP of around $5 million.
However, all 99 units sold out immediately, so the car generally sells for $10 million these days.
And this being a bespoke Sur Mesure commission, we wouldn’t be surprised if the final price tag had a total eight zeros.
After beginning his automotive writing career at DriveTribe, Alessandro has been with Supercar Blondie since the launch of the website in 2022. In fact, he penned the very first article published on supercarblondie.com. He’s covered subjects from cars to aircraft, watches, and luxury yachts - and even crypto. He can largely be found heading up the site’s new-supercar and SBX coverage and being the first to bring our readers the news that they’re hungry for.
