Bugatti W16 Engine 488 cid

[@61rampy65]

Excellent coverage of an amazing engine! Ettore Bugatti was a perfectionist. To work in his factory, the story goes, an applicant was given a solid steel rod, and told to make one end a square, using only a hand file. Then the finished product had to have the *exact* dimensions as directed by Bugatti. I would imagine that he would be impressed by the W-16 engine. That transmission looks like you could use it in a semi truck! WYR= Really, Jay? If I could afford one, I could afford them all! But the Type 35 would definitely end up in my garage! P.S.: When the Veyron came out, I remember that Michelin virtually hand made the tires, and that they were $21,000 *_each_* !!!

[@mountainman0]

Ettore Bugatti was born in Milan Italy soooo not german but would became a french citizen in later life. Also a young Enzo Ferrari was a mechanic on the bugatti team.

[@automatedelectronics6062]

VW did NOT buy Rolls-Royce. They only bought Bentley, and with it, the factory facilities in England. This is also where Rolls-Royce had been built. The name and Rolls-Royce trademark was purchased by BMW. Because of this, BMW had to re-create Rolls-Royce from the ground up. During this transition period, BMW worked with VW/Bentley until BMW had built it's own manufacturing facilities. Before all the mergers, Rolls-Royce had tried using BMW V12 engines but R-R buyers felt that the BMW engine didn't have enough torque. They continued using the traditional R-R/Bentley V8, in both Turbocharged and naturally aspirated versions. Remember, R-R/Bentley cars weighed close to 3 tons. Although there was alot of aluminum in the bodies, the frames were built like a HD 1 ton truck. BMW/R-R continued to buy Bentley V8's until BMW could build it's own engines capable of pushing it's new ground up re-designed R-R(based on BMW's "7" series, but oh so much larger).

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for pointing that out.. =) I totally left out that bmw got the name rights

[@automatedelectronics6062]

@@What.its.like. I seem to remember that BMW had believed that it got the manufacturing facilities also. BMW only got the R-R name. Imagine, once prestigious British brands are now owned by German companies! Almost as bad is the Jaguar brand is owned by a cheap-o car manufacturer of India.

[@dennislettich4035]

The weekend, "Earned it (50 Shades of Grey)"

[@stevensams8341]

Type 35 , no doubt about it.❤

[@justinpeterson6839]

If I'm not mistaken the VW group also owns a large part of Freightliner now too

[@PS-js9oh]

cue th' 🎵 Out in West Texas town of Radiator Flats I fell in love with Rosa's Used Cars.... Saw a good one, it looked like it could run Out to the bad lands of New Mexico and a wild test fer fun Flashing blue and red behind, very festive. Off road I go YEE HA ! Speeding and swerving, I can't let them catch me Off to The left there's an old B & W Packard with Broderick C. Off to right a new unmarked Challenger ?? (oh yeah it's Friday ...Frank Something is terribly wrong for I fear The exhaust and muffler has fallen off the rear Aye Caramba ! Now tears fill my eyes with sadness or is it the smoke pouring out of the hood ? Rosa won't be happy. ( Frank ? ..didn't need to shoot out the tires! apologies Marty

[@P_RO_]

LOL- ya done good 👍 But you're showing your/ our age with the Broderick Crawford reference...

[@DSJonesWriter]

This is a bigger version of the VW W12 supercar engine. Can’t wait.

[@What.its.like.]

=)

[@wolfwind9658]

Probably the most modern you have done. And type 35 because i could actually maintain it.

[@What.its.like.]

It is the most modern Bugatti veyrons seem to be in there is a type 35 in the pipeline still can't get over how small that was in person

[@bparksiii6171]

26 Bugatti model 35 and any modern one.

[@JamesAllmond]

SS 26 Bugatti... more roadable, in fact, there is a guy who does just that.... Jay Leno invited him to come by, so he drove across the country (and back) for said visit... On Jay's channel.

[@brianhayes7618]

Type 35 and Blue one

[@edminas3159]

Type 35

[@P_RO_]

WYR The Veyron because it was the first super-supercar blowing the whole world's mind in the process. And the type 35 because the only thing better than a new Bugatti is an old one 😎 Eat your heart out Enzo you old slowpoke 🤣