Of course, the report gets a little muddled here, with CAR saying the engine would be very similar to that of the one that powers the Bugatti Veyron – the French machine makes use of a W16 mill.

Shorn of its carbon-fiber bodywork, the Bugatti Tourbillon still looks amazing ... couldn't reuse the platform that underpinned both the Veyron and Chiron. The results are extraordinary, as ...

Initially, Bugatti teased us with a series of concept cars, but in 2000 the EB 16/4 Veyron concept was revealed and finally showed the expectant world exactly how the new supercar would look.