Bugatti Chiron Follow-Up Will Be Unveiled in 2024 with a Hybrid V-8

• The design of Bugatti's next hypercar has been finalized, according to an Autocar interview with Bugatti's former chief of design, Achim Anscheidt, who just stepped down from his helm.

• Instead of a W-16 engine, the next Bugatti will use a hybrid V-8, as Bugatti takes advantage of its merger with the electric hypercar geniuses at Rimac.

• The Chiron successor will still include classic Bugatti styling elements like the horseshoe grille and C-shaped design on the side bodywork.

The next Bugatti hypercar will represent a major transformation for the brand. In an interview with Autocar, Bugatti's former chief of design, Achim Anscheidt, said that the Chiron successor will be shown for the first time next year, with production commencing in 2026. Most notably, the next Bugatti ditches the brand's famed W-16 engine for a V-8 hybrid setup, presumably using the electrical expertise of Croatian automaker Rimac, which merged with Bugatti in 2021.

The car's design is apparently ready to go, with Anscheidt telling Autocar, "We delivered the prototype tooling a couple of months ago and the production tooling will be delivered in a couple of months from now.” Anscheidt is stepping down from his role as the head of styling for Bugatti, with the Chiron follow-up acting as his final project. "Everything I have tried to learn and comprehend over the last nineteen years with Bugatti, I wanted to make sure this experience funnels into the car’s development,” he said.