Driver Forced To Use Umbrella After Roofless $5M Bugatti Mistral Was Caught In Rain During European Launch

Bugatti driver used umbrella after a roofless $5M Bugatti Mistral W16 was caught in rain during European debut.

But the Bugatti Mistral still stole the show at the Chantilly Concours d’Elegance, which attracted some 16,000 visitors.

All 99 examples of the open-top roadster sold for around $5 million before the car was even revealed to the public.

Bugatti’s latest model, the open-top Mistral W16 roadster, was blessed by a light shower during its European debut at the Chantilly Concours d’Elegance, held over the weekend of 23rd to 25th September, 2022.

Footage shared by aspotting37 on Instagram shows Bugatti’s driver using one hand to drive and the other to hold an umbrella as he scrambles to take the seven-figure, uber-rare roofless hypercar to a shade.

Despite the showers, the supremely powerful Bugatti Mistral still stole the show at the event’s Sunday Chantilly Concours d’Elegance, which attracted some 16,000 visitors.

The two day event gave visitors an exceptionally rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of the W16 Mistral, named after a one-of-a-kind wind that heralds the new seasons in southern France.

Despite the jaw-dropping price of around $5 million, all 99 examples sold out before the roofless roadster was even revealed to the public in California in August at the Quail during Monterey Car Week.

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Bugatti’s latest roadgoing car brings the W16 era to an end as the ultimate roadster will be the last to use the mighty 8.0-liter W16 engine first seen in 2005 in the Bugatti Veyron.

The Bugatti W16 Mistral was one of nine vehicles that competed in the Chantilly Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, with each car representing the pinnacle of contemporary automotive design and technology.

Also on display at the Chantilly Concours d’Elegance was an eclectic ensemble of Bugatti models brought to the event by owners, including a Chiron, a Chiron Sport and a Chiron Pur Sport.

The remarkable Bugatti collection on display also included two Chiron Super Sport, a Divo, an EB110, a Type 57 Gangloff, a Veyron and the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse World Record car.

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