After Bugatti debuted its Chiron Super Sport ‘Golden Era’ sports car, it’s again back for Monterey Car Week with yet another all-gold offering, the Mistral.
The new Mistral was developed under Bugatti’s Sur Mesure customization entity. It is a limited creation enveloped entirely in radiant gold paint, from its hood to its wheels. The only untouched areas are the side skirts, rear bumper, and engine cover. Other than that, it almost looks like a roadster graced with Midas’ touch.
The golden Mistral will also be the last car in Bugatti’s lineup to feature a quad-turbo eight-liter (2.1-gallon) W16 engine. Bugatti mixes both gold and black shades for its interior upholstery and consoles.
Bugatti firstdebuted the Mistral at The Quail, A Motorsport Gathering, in 2022, but it was an all-black version. There will only be 99 versions of the gilded vehicle made, and each is going for a starting price of US$5.5 million, all of which buyers have already reserved. So, that means the only chance fans will have to see one of these opulent roadsters will be to attend the Monterey Car Week.
On the other hand, last week, it wheeled in the Chiron Super Sport ‘Golden Era’, another golden vehicle but this time adorned with 45 hand-painted drawings that detailed the marque’s milestones. A buyer has also reserved this one-off.