Damaging a multi-million-pound hypercar is likely to be many people’s worst nightmare.
So with this in mind, you’d probably want to steer well clear of the all-new Bugatti Mistral Blanc Éternel, because it swaps the standard car’s solid aluminum trim for delicate white porcelain.Looking like it’s been pulled straight out of an A-ha music
video, the Mistral Blanc Éternel is designed in collaboration with Königliche
Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM) – a prestigious Berlin-based porcelain house,
founded by King Fredrick the Great of Prussia. The car’s exterior is characterized
by its porcelain-white paint and hand-masked black lines. These are intended to
accentuate the Mistral’s curves and angles and pay homage to the digital
modelling process used to design the model in the first place.
Inside, the Mistral Blanc Éternel is fully dressed in
porcelain accents; the speaker covers, gear shifter, window switches, and
interior trim are all made by KPM. They’re matched by crisp white leather, which, like the outside, is accented with black pinstripes. The Mistral doesn’t
have any cup-holders, though, which is a shame given Bugatti has collaborated
with KPM to produce and sell 1,000 reusable coffee cups that match the car.
The Bugatti Mistral is the French hypercar brand’s last model to utilize a W16 engine, with the Blanc Éternel’s eight-liter, quad-turbo powerplant decorated with white trim pieces and KPM’s iconic scepter stamp. As with the standard Mistral, this special edition produces 1,578bhp and will reach 0-62mph (100 kmh) in 2.4 seconds, continuing to a top speed of 273mph (440 kmh).
This isn’t Bugatti’s first collaboration with KPM; the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport L’Or Blanc was produced back in 2011 as another W16-powered, open-top, porcelain-inspired hypercar – a rather niche market segment, indeed.
You’ll likely have to wait another 15 years until the
possibility of getting your hands on a porcelain Bugatti arises again, though,
because the Blanc Éternel is a one-of-one. Pricing has not been disclosed,
although even the standard Mistral, which is limited to 99 units, will set you
back at least £4.2million (4.901.692 Euro) plus options.
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