Bugatti’s Next One-Off Supercar May Be a Bolide and Tourbillon Mash-Up

If you have enough money, you really can have it all.

Take, for example, the latest commission being worked on by Bugatti’s new Programme Solitare team. According to a new report from The Supercar Blog, the French marqueMarqueA brand name of a car manufacturer, particularly one associated with prestige, such as Ferrari, Rolls-Royce, or Aston Martin. The term emphasizes a make's heritage and identity beyond product lines,Go to Marque Glossary’s coachbuilding division is hard at work on a one-off that is a mashup of its Bolide (above) and Tourbillon hypercars.

News that Bugatti is already at work on its Programme Solitare model shows that its well-heeled customers are clearly interested in even more exclusive vehicles to choose from. The new hypercarHypercarAn extreme, limited-production performance car that sits above supercars in power, technology, price, and exclusivity, often featuring hybrid powertrains and advanced aerodynamics. Hypercars act as rolling engineering showcases, and modelsGo to Hypercar Glossary will be the third project from Programme Solitare, following the debut Brouillard, which was unveiled during last year’s Monterey Car Week, and the F.K.P. Hommage, which was shown off earlier this year.

Bugatti Tourbillon *Photo: Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S*

Details, unsurprisingly, are close to non-existent at this point. An unnamed source tells the website that they believe the design of the vehicle will include elements from the track-only Bolide and TourbillonTourbillonA watch complication invented around 1801 by Abraham-Louis Breguet that rotates the escapement in a cage to counter the effects of gravity on accuracy. Tourbillons are mesmerizing and very difficultGo to Tourbillon Glossary. Some details that may carry over include the former’s X-shaped lighting package and the latter’s extra-wide horseshoe grille.

It’s easy to see why the customer behind the commission would want to borrow from the two hypercars. The Bolide, which recently finished up production, is an untamed track beast with a skeletal design that’s extreme even by Bugatti’s standards. The TourbillonTourbillonA watch complication invented around 1801 by Abraham-Louis Breguet that rotates the escapement in a cage to counter the effects of gravity on accuracy. Tourbillons are mesmerizing and very difficultGo to Tourbillon Glossary, meanwhile, is the third distinct model of the marque’s modern era. It’s decidedly more restrained that the Bollide, but still features a look that’s daring, including a skeletonized, titanium-and-sapphire-glass instrument cluster inspired by Swiss watchmaking.

Programme Solitaire’s first build, the Brouillard *Photo: Bugatti*

The website also reports that, like the previous two Programme Solitaire builds, it will be built on the Chiron platform. This means that the company’s latest one-offOne-OffA single, unique item created for one client, with no duplicates, such as a custom car, watch, or yacht. One-offs offer the highest exclusivity, and commissioning one requires working closelyGo to One-Off Glossary could feature its legendary 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged, an engine the automaker had claimed it was retiring. The Tourbillon powertrain includes a 8.3-liter V-16 and three electric motors.

Fortunately, we shouldn’t have to wait too much longer to find out more about the news Programme Solitaire one-offOne-OffA single, unique item created for one client, with no duplicates, such as a custom car, watch, or yacht. One-offs offer the highest exclusivity, and commissioning one requires working closelyGo to One-Off Glossary. When Bugatti first announced the division last year, at the Brouillard’s unveiling, it said it intended for it to build one to two cars per year. That means that the Bolide and Tourbillon mashup could arrive before the end of the year, and maybe even before the summer is over.

This article originally appeared in Robb Report US.