Bugatti reveals the secrets of the aerodynamics on its new Tourbillon hypercar

The upcoming Bugatti Tourbillon is set to be the fastest hypercar in existence and the secret appears to be in the aerodynamics.

The French supercar-making legend is hoping that the Tourbillon will continue the legacy of the Veyron and Chiron to be the fastest car on the planet.

But there’s more to making speed than simply what goes on inside its behemoth V16 engine.

Now, Bugatti has given insights into what’s going on above the hood with a new aerodynamics breakdown.

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Bugatti shows off new Tourbillon aerodynamics

The Bugatti Tourbillon will be the manufacturer’s first car in 16 years and it holds promises of hitting incredible speeds.

While the hypercar has been spotted in early tests through California, and even ended up making a quick pitstop at Supercar Blondie’s hotel, its not set to release properly until 2026.

So as it goes through the final steps of testing, Bugatti has now continued its online docu-series by honing in on its aerodynamics.

Aerodynamics has always been a key component to making any vehicle go fast, and manufacturers are obsessed with making hypercars as streamlined as humanely possible, cutting through the air like a shark’s fin in the water.

For the Bugatti, this meant ripping up the playbook from the Chiron archives and starting fresh with the Tourbillon.

While testing the latest Tourbillon prototype in a wind tunnel, the team explained how they had been combatting drag by lowering the car, compared to the Chiron.

“The performance targets, as you can imagine for a Bugatti, are extremely challenging and the drag in particular is really critical to this car so that we achieve a very low drag coefficient,” said Paul Burnham, Bugatti Chief Vehicle Engineer.

This means that the glass house has been shrunk, being slightly more compact in its interior.

As of May 2024, the first prototypes were complete, but they have since been making tweaks to ensure the Tourbillon can continue to chip away at high-speed records.

Bugatti’s new hypercar is limited to just 250 units, costing $4.1 million, and is expected to blow people away early next year.