UK man becomes one of very few to go inside top secret Bugatti vault and see the amazing cars hidden away

Inside the Bugatti vault, surrounded by prototypes, Veyron development cars, and early Chiron test vehicles, a visitor stepped into a place few people ever get to see.

Located in Germany, the vault is used by Bugatti to store cars that won’t be shown in public again.

Many of the vehicles inside the vault have never been displayed or officially launched.

After a while, it becomes difficult not to ask why Bugatti kept these cars hidden rather than showing them.

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Inside the Bugatti vault

The visit inside the Bugatti vault was documented by TFJJ in a YouTube video as he walked through the space, discovering all the cars stored inside.

The first thing that stood out inside the Bugatti vault is how ordinary it felt..

There were no spotlights or ropes. Cars sit close together, parked like they were simply rolled in and left where they stopped.

Many Bugatti prototypes look exactly as they did at the end of testing. Some were dusty. Others showed wear. Nothing felt polished or staged.

One of the earliest cars inside the Bugatti vault is the 1998 Bugatti EB118, a large four-seat coupe with a W18 engine and a very different presence from modern Bugatti cars.

Up close, it looked more like a design study than a finished product, which is exactly what it was.

An early Bugatti Veyron concept from 1999 sat nearby.

This Bugatti Veyron looked unfamiliar at first glance – round headlights, unusual doors, and proportions that looked experimental.

It is clear Bugatti was still working out what the Veyron was supposed to be at this point.

Further into the vault, the Bugatti Veyron started to take on a shape most people would recognize.

Later prototypes use the W16 engine and look much closer to the production car.

Small details stood out up close, like different vents, altered exhausts, and interior layouts that never made it to production.

Then there were the cars that sat somewhere between prototype and production.

A Geneva Motor Show Bugatti Veyron appeared with exposed blue carbon fiber.

Several limited models were also stored alongside these cars.

The Bugatti Centodieci and Bugatti Divo both show signs of real use – stone chips, worn surfaces, and minor damage made it clear these were driven and tested.

But one car inside the Bugatti vault stands apart from the rest.

The Bugatti Chiron Super Sport prototype was used for the 400km/h run.

The interior is stripped back. The body is exposed carbon. It looks like a car built for one job, then parked after it broke the record.

Why these cars stay out of sight

Spending time inside the Bugatti vault makes it easy to understand why these cars are kept away from the public.

Many Bugatti prototypes are unfinished or too specific to a single test to make sense on display.

Several Bugatti Chiron test cars still wear temporary wheels and mismatched panels.

Some look like they were parked after a long test session and never touched again.

The Bugatti vault also holds cars that simply went nowhere.

Seeing them together gives a better sense of how much trial and error goes into the final cars.

Keeping Bugatti Veyron and Bugatti Chiron development cars in one place turns the Bugatti vault into a quiet record of decisions made over time.

It shows how Bugatti’s modern cars came together through use, testing, and revision.

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