The news from Molsheim shows that Bugatti rebuilds the voice of the brand after W16, which defines the last twenty years. Tourbillon’s natural suction, the brand that explains the completion of a three-year acoustic development process for the V16 engine, which reached 9,000 revs, is not only an engineering matter, positioning the identity as a matter of continuity. The exhaust and air suction systems made of thousands of simulation were calibrated with active aerodynamic elements – especially with the back wings– together to create a holistic sound signature.
Bugatti’s NVH and Acoustic Department President Romain Volatier described the relationship with a clear line of the brand: “No time of Bugatti was a motor voice of our sweater. We always wanted to protect it as the main axis, so it was slightly dirty and raw. The main test of the team was mechanically passed the 72 decibellic noise limit of Europe without losing this character. homologation tests, which are carefully controlled by variables such as temperature and wind speed, are successfully completed with “all colors”.
The accuracy of this voice for the test driver Paolo Magrone is part of the driving feeling: “I need to hear that the engine speed rises along with gas response as a test drive; this is very important for feedback.” As Bugatti summarizes, the big part of the project is now completed, and the brand has “closed with the head.” Tourbillon’s voice creates one of the latest and perhaps most emotional references that Bugatti gives mechanical heritage.
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