📍 ‘A Bugatti’s natural predator is the Speed Trap.’
Bugatti is feeling restless again.
After briefly pretending it didn’t care about top-speed bragging rights, the French marque is dusting off its stopwatch.
Having just been pipped by a Chinese hypercar — yes, really — Bugatti’s new Tourbillon is being primed for vengeance.
If you thought 300 mph was the ceiling, think again. The Bugatti boys are about to prove there’s still room at the top.
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◼︎ 2019: Bugatti cracked the mythical 300 mph barrier with the Chiron Super Sport 300+, then promptly declared it was done with childish record-chasing.
A gentlemanly exit, they said — as if breaking the sound barrier of motoring had grown a bit… gauche.
◼︎ 2020–2023: While others shouted about drag coefficients and wind tunnels, Bugatti retreated into craftsmanship — more silk lining, fewer stopwatch sessions.
For a while, it seemed content to sip champagne rather than rocket fuel.
◼︎ Then came 2024: The Mistral arrived, an open-top missile that clocked 282 mph, instantly rewriting the rulebook for convertibles.
Suddenly, that champagne flute began to look like a timing beacon.
◼︎ 2025: Bugatti’s peace was disturbed when YangWang’s U9 Xtreme — a Chinese upstart — stole its world record crown with a 308.4 mph run at Papenburg.
A blow to French pride, certainly, but also the spark for a new war.
◼︎ Now: The Tourbillon is coming. Sleeker, faster, and with a name borrowed from Swiss watchmaking — a reminder that even at 300 mph, elegance and precision still matter.
The stopwatch is back in Bugatti’s hand.
📍 ‘When a Chinese car goes faster than a Bugatti, the French take it personally — like being beaten at pétanque by a tourist.’
