Bugatti Solitaire Builds Its First One-Off, Called Brouillard After Ettore's Horse

Date:2025-08-08 00:48:37 Category:Car Views:2 Comment:0

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Say Hello To The Bugatti Brouillard

Bugatti is not struggling financially. Its order books are full, and with fewer than a hundred cars being produced annually, demand will be strong for years, despite the deep seven-figure pricing of its cars. On top of that, every now and then, the company will produce a run of low-volume special editions that are even more profitable than the hypercars on which they are based. So if you want Molsheim to make something unique, money alone will not necessarily convince the company to accommodate your request. You need your idea to tell a story, and that's the case with the Brouillard. Commissioned by a longtime Bugatti fan who owns not just cars made by Ettore's automotive company but also Carlo Bugatti's eclectic furniture and Rembrandt Bugatti's bronze sculptures, this car and its customer are the perfect way to demonstrate how special and storied Programme Solitaire one-off creations will be.

Inspired By Ettore Bugatti's Favorite Horse

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The Koenigsegg Sadair's Spear is named after the horse that founder Christian von Koenigsegg's father, Jesko, rode in his last race. Exceptional automotive art and the equestrian industry once again come together with the Brouillard (French for fog), named after founder Ettore's favorite thoroughbred, a horse so smart that he could open his own stable door using a mechanism designed by Ettore himself. The car is smart too. Although based on the W16 platform that underpinned the Chiron (so the W16 Mistral wasn't the W16 engine's swansong after all), the design is partly inspired by the Tourbillon, with a fascia that minimizes frontal area. The headlights, glasshouse, and C-line are reminiscent of those on the last one-off Bugatti, La Voiture Noire, a gorgeous all-black hypercar built to pay homage to the Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic, while the taillight design calls to mind the abovementioned Mistral roadster. The two large intakes over the spined roof are a typical design element of W16-powered Bugattis, while the stacked tailpipes are like those on the Centodieci. In a nutshell, this design is the middle point between yesterday's Chiron and tomorrow's Tourbillon, celebrating everything that has come in the modern age while looking forward to the future. The dark carbon lower half of the body is another design cue bridging two eras.

Bugatti hasn't revealed any performance figures for the 1,578-horsepower hypercar, nor has it named the green hue on this car. Green may seem an odd choice for a brand traditionally associated with blue, but a green Type 35B won the first Monaco Grand Prix, the 400th Chiron was finished in exposed green carbon fiber, and Tamara de Lempicka's famous self-portrait from 1929 depicts her driving a green Bugatti.

An Exquisite Interior As Always, But More Is To Come

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Inside, the custom-woven fabrics sourced from Paris feature tartan patterns wih horse motifs embroidered in the door panels and seat back rests. The tartan hand grips on the steering wheel are a particularly eclectic choice, but it works. The mix of light and dark elements is finely balanced with green-tinted carbon fiber and machined aluminum. The latter material is used for steering wheel, center console, and other switchgear, with its finest application in the gear shifter, milled from a single block. Look closer, and a glass insert with a hand-sculpted depiction of the horse that inspired this car faces forward. With a split glass roof, this is a very inviting cabin. Sadly, only the commissioning owner and their companion will ever get to spend extended periods in here, but there is a solution.

Bugatti Solitaire will make no more than two coachbuilt creations like the Brouillard each year, and if you can suggest a project with the right historic links and design focus, Bugatti may wish to collaborate with you. Be warned, however. La Voiture Noire is said to have cost well north of $15 million, and future one-offs will be just as pricy.