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Oct 10, 2026
Hannah ElliottHOST
Oh
Matt MillerHOST
... that when they were gonna put a V16 in-
Hannah ElliottHOST
Oh
Matt MillerHOST
... a Cadillac that never was-
Bryan FullerGUEST
Well, the people that didn't see it, it was a, we shaped a body from scratch over a, a five-day period with 20, 20-something builders.
Bryan FullerGUEST
And so we, the cool thing about it now is, is moving forward into SEMA this year, which is coming up in about a month from this filming, is, um, we're bringing the V16, and I, I had a V16 that some guys made that I was gonna use, but it just, the production was looking like it was taking a while, and, and so we decided to go with two Blueprint engines instead.
Bryan FullerGUEST
So we're, right now we're taking two 620 horse Blueprint engines and connecting them together.
Bryan FullerGUEST
The back engine is rotated backwards about 43 degrees, I forget the exact amount-
Mal MaherHOST
Mm
Bryan FullerGUEST
...
Bryan FullerGUEST
in order to compensate for the, um, kind of timing of the cylinders so that you're balanced properly and also you get, um, you'll have a V16 sound.
Bryan FullerGUEST
Instead of a, a two V8 sound, you get an actual 16 sound.
Kevin CameronHOST
It produces that steady 5 psi of boost by operating at steady speed.
Kevin CameronHOST
It's not geared to the crankshaft, so that unlike the V16 BRM, the torque characteristic of the engine is flat rather than upward curved.
Mark HoyerHOST
So the V3 and the V-angle, it did remind me of Honda's work on the five-cylinder when they were doing the V5 and the three in the front.
Mark HoyerHOST
Because if you build
Dave HumphreysHOST
give me the dirty facts
Cormac SingletonHOST
it is a 13.6 litre V16 ugh But in true American style, these 16 cylinders shared 32 valves.
Cormac SingletonHOST
Of
Dave HumphreysHOST
course.
Cormac SingletonHOST
That's what powered the Crown Vix.
Cormac SingletonHOST
And you had the Chevy 5.7 small block.
Cormac SingletonHOST
You would forgive them if they took two 5.7 small blocks and glued them together and you'd get a V16 that would have been 11.4. You would think that would be the natural way to do
Dave HumphreysHOST
this.
EmilyHOST
Okay.
RoseHOST
So that's why something like a V16 winds up in a luxury car, 'cause it's like it's gonna feel like a ...
RoseHOST
It's just butter.
EmilyHOST
Yeah.
EmilyHOST
Interesting.
EmilyHOST
I like that.
EmilyHOST
I'd like to drive something with a V16 in it someday.
RoseHOST
Yeah.
Sascha DoeringGUEST
We launched to the world a car that's called the Tourbillon, which is our new era of performance.
Sascha DoeringGUEST
And it's 1800 horsepower, 1000 horsepower from a naturally aspirated V16, super emotional engine, right? Like gives everybody hopefully goosebumps.
Sascha DoeringGUEST
I still have goosebumps.
Sascha DoeringGUEST
Um, and then we hybridize it and we sell that car, you know, in about 2024, we produce 250 for the world.
6 MINS LATER
David MeltzerHOST
Because you'd have to kill me to
Sascha DoeringGUEST
answer it.
Sascha DoeringGUEST
And I love it because I think we, all the, let me say the Bugatti family is really, really grateful to have a guy at the helm called Mate Rimac, right? And this gentleman has led us with an incredible product, product design that all goes back to making your hair stand up from a product perspective, right? It's the simple philosophy of taking value into the future and taking product into the future is actually almost very simple, is find the formula that makes that hair stand up and be true to your North Star, which in our case is 16 cylinders, right? and you pair that with, you know, something that's highly emotional, you turn that into a V16, high revving, naturally aspirated and make the best of both worlds on it and put, you know, a hybridized powertrain together.
Sascha DoeringGUEST
That's smart, right? That's smart.
Ben MoonGUEST
When I did it, I got to the top of it, and the first thing I thought, before I was excited or anything, I thought, oh my god, I can finally go on Careless Talk, and I can impress Sam and Aiden, because I'll now climb...
Ben MoonGUEST
I guess Aiden and Katie have climbed V16s.
Ben MoonGUEST
But then Sam and I would have climbed the same grade.
Ben MoonGUEST
But now, no, not anymore.
59 MINS LATER
Ben MoonGUEST
It's definitely not bad, but it's not great.
Ben MoonGUEST
And
Aidan RobertsHOST
in the classic video of Anamonda climbs two V16s, it is the glaring star line.
Ben MoonGUEST
True.
Tim ElliottHOST
Right.
Jacek ZiomekGUEST
Uh, V16, four turbochargers, and there was one engineer that was most interesting to ask him how they created this piece of art in engineering.
Tim ElliottHOST
See, that is, uh-
Jacek ZiomekGUEST
Yeah