Almost zero-kilometer Bugatti goes up for auction for R$ 48 million and still has factory plastic on the dashboard

A 2025 Bugatti Mistral with only 516 km on the clock will be auctioned by RM Sotheby’s between August 13 and 15, in Monterey, California, with an estimated auction between US$ 7.5 million and US$ 9.5 million – something between R$ 38.3 million and R$ 48.5 million at the current price.

The interest in the specimen is not only explained by the derisory mileage. The Mistral is the last street Bugatti equipped with the 8.0 W16 quad-turbo, an engine that defined the identity of the French brand for two decades and went through Veyron, Chiron and, finally, the convertible. Production was limited to 99 units worldwide, which turned the model into a collector’s item even before the first deliveries.

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Under the body designed to favor airflow, the W16 delivers 1,600 hp of power and 163 kgfm of torque. The set takes the convertible from 0 to 96 km/h in less than two seconds and to a verified top speed of 454 km/h, a mark that accredits it as the fastest production open car ever built.

The car that is going up for auction brings a striking visual specification, with exterior paint in Italian Red and Nocturne and interior covered in Italian Red and Beluga Black leather. According to the auction house, the hypercar had a single owner and left the factory with about US$ 325 thousand (approximately R$ 1,7 million) in options and bespoke finishes. Some photos in the catalog show that the protective plastics placed on delivery last year are still on internal panels.

Among the details that help explain the figures is the gear selector, machined from a single block of aluminum and with an amber insert that houses a reproduction of the Dancing Elephant, a sculpture by Rembrandt Bugatti, brother of the founder of the automaker. The name of the model, in turn, is a reference to the mistral, a wind that blows through the south of France. The lot is offered with original cover, battery charger, tool kit and owner’s manuals.

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When it hit the market last year, the Mistral started at US$ 5.1 million, something around R$ 26 million. If it reaches the ceiling of the estimate, the specimen will have practically doubled in value in about a year — a movement that illustrates the appetite of the collectibles market for limited series associated with the end of mechanical eras.

Bugatti, however, has already turned the page. The W16 was discontinued and gave way to the Tourbillon, presented in 2024 with an 8.3 naturally aspirated V16 combined with three electric motors. It is the first time since the Veyron’s debut in 2005 that a street Bugatti does not use turbochargers.