2026 will go down in history as one of the most important years for Bugatti. Not only is it leaving the Volkswagen Group, but it’s also calling time on the long-running W16. The 99th and final Mistral marks the end of the road for the quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter engine, which made its production debut in the 2005 Veyron. The roadster is the last road car from Molsheim to feature the venerable engine, which also powered the Bolide, an extreme track-only machine limited to 40 units, all of which were built by November 2025.
The last Mistral is fittingly called “The Last of Its Kind” and wears a two-tone Pearl and Sparkle paint finish. Like the 98 cars before it, this roadster is essentially a one-off, as Bugatti invites wealthy customers to personalize their cars down to the smallest details. Whoever ordered the final W16-powered model chose Magnolia and Grey Carbon Matt accents for the interior, where Ettore Bugatti’s signature appears on the headrests, aluminum door sills, and even the inner trim of the engine cover.
