Design director Frank Heyl explains the all-new Bugatti
As world premieres go, the unveil of the all-new 1800hp V16 hybrid Bugatti Tourbillon hypercar on a balmy night on June 20th, at the home of the esteemed French car brand in Molsheim, was a pretty big one.
Suitably suited and booted, Car Design News had a ticket to ride, but chose to sashay straight past the Ultra High Net Worth Individual guests to snare an interview with the enthusiastic and knowledgeable Bugatti design director Frank Heyl.
To be fair, before that, we did also quaff a little champagne poured by a pair of waiters manhandling a giant-sized bottle about the size of three baseball bats stuck together – possibly a 15-litre Nebuchadnezzar or even an 18-litre Solomon – and had a short mosey around the marque’s expansive grounds to clock a diverse array of Bugattis spanning a century-plus of luxury and performance design.
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