8.0L Quad-Turbo W16 supplies 987 hp through AWD. The Veyron 16.4 weighs 4,162 lb, starts around $1.50M, and is listed at 2008 model-year specification. The catalog lists 0–60 mph in 2.5 seconds and a 253 mph top speed.
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Performance, build, and ownership-cost composite.
Look past the badge and the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is a study in trade-offs — every performance car is, and this one wears its choices openly. 8.0L Quad-Turbo W16 supplies 987 hp through AWD. The Veyron 16.4 weighs 4,162 lb, starts around $1.50M, and is listed at 2008 model-year specification. The catalog lists 0–60 mph in 2.5 seconds and a 253 mph top speed.
Under the bonnet sits a 8.0L Quad-Turbo W16, sending 987 hp to a AWD driveline. That's enough for 2.5 seconds to 60 mph and a 253 mph maximum — figures that say as much about the gearing and aerodynamics as they do about the engine. At roughly 4,162 lb it carries about 4.2 lb per horsepower, which is the number that actually predicts how it feels on a road rather than on a spec sheet.
Mechanically it's a conventional, well-understood package rather than an experiment, which is a large part of why it works as an everyday car.
Hypercars are the segment where engineering budgets stop being questioned: carbon structures, active aerodynamics and drivetrains developed for a production run measured in dozens rather than thousands. At around $1,500,000, the Veyron 16.4 is priced as a considered, low-volume purchase, and our value score of 6.8/10 reflects what you get for that against its direct rivals rather than against the market as a whole.
What keeps it interesting is the coherence of the whole package rather than any single specification.
Practical guide for everything a new owner asks on day one — starting the car, finding the gear selector, drive modes, infotainment, driver aids, and easy-to-miss features.
Insert the silver driving key into the slot to the LEFT of the seat, between the door and the sill. Press the brake. Press the start button on the steering wheel. The W16 catches in about a second. (The second 'Top Speed' key only unlocks 261+ mph mode.)
Brushed-aluminum dial between the seats — rotate to R, N, A (Auto), or M (Manual) and use the paddles. There is no traditional 'D'; A is your daily-drive setting.
Drive modes are accessed via the second key (Top Speed key) + EB drive-mode dial. Available modes typically include EB, Autobahn, Handling, Top Speed. Each mode reshuffles throttle mapping, steering weight, adaptive dampers (if equipped), exhaust valves, and stability-control thresholds. On performance trims, an 'Individual' or 'Custom' slot lets you save your favorite combination so you can recall it with one click instead of nesting through menus.
The driver display is a Central analog tach flanked by digital displays. Use the steering-wheel left thumb-pad to cycle layouts (Classic, Sport, Navigation, Minimal). When in Sport / Track mode the cluster automatically swaps to a wide tach with gear indicator and tire-temperature readout. The head-up display brightness, height, and content are configured from Settings → Displays → HUD.
Infotainment runs on Minimalist console (intentionally analog-feel). Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard; pair from Settings → Connections the first time, then it auto-connects whenever your phone is in range. Steering-wheel push-to-talk wakes the in-car assistant for nav, climate, calls, and messaging without touching the screen. The main display also hosts vehicle-specific apps: tire pressures, performance data recorder (where fitted), drive-mode customizer, and the camera views.
Standard driver aids include adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist, automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, and rear cross-traffic alert. Toggle each system individually from the driver-assist menu (steering-wheel left-pad → Assistance). Highway-driving assist (hands-off in marked lanes on supported roads), automatic lane-change on indicator tap, traffic-jam assist for stop-and-go, and a 360° surround camera with transparent-hood mode are all available and worth enabling for the first time before driving in heavy traffic.
Premium unleaded (91 or 93 octane) is required on Bugatti performance models — the engine timing is set for it and lower octane causes audible knock and reduced power. Fuel-cap release is a button on the driver door panel; the cap is capless (just push the nozzle in).
Beyond the physical key, this car supports Two-key system (driving key + Top Speed key). Set up phone-as-key from the Bugatti Concierge app: it provisions a secure credential to your phone's wallet so a tap on the door handle unlocks the car and placing the phone on the wireless charging pad authorizes ignition. You can also share temporary keys to family members (with optional speed and area limits on performance trims) directly from the app.
A few things every new owner tells us they wish they'd known on day one:
