Bugatti has never really been in the business of making cars for everyone. But even by its own standards, what the French marque is quietly cooking up next is something else entirely. Bugatti formalized its coachbuilding ambitions through a division called Programme Solitaire, a purpose-built arm dedicated to creating one-off hypercars for the kind of collector who finds a standard Chiron a little too ordinary. Now it appears Programme Solitaire is already deep into its next project. Reports from The Supercar Blog suggest Bugatti is developing a new one-off built around the Chiron’s platform and running gear, including the legendary quad-turbocharged 8.0-litre W16, but wearing a body that draws styling cues from two very different cars in the current lineup: the Bolide and the Tourbillon.
That’s an interesting design brief. The Bolide, revealed in 2020, is one of the most visually extreme cars Bugatti has ever produced, all exposed carbon, aggressive aero, and a silhouette that looks like it was carved by a wind tunnel rather than designed by a human. The Tourbillon, on the other hand, represents Bugatti’s vision for the next generation, a car with a naturally aspirated V16 hybrid powertrain and a design language that is more refined, more sculptural, more timeless. Blending those two aesthetics onto a single Chiron-based body is exactly the kind of brief that could either be inspired or chaotic. Knowing Bugatti, it’ll be the former.
Pricing is unconfirmed, but context helps. The FKP Hommage, another recent Programme Solitaire creation paying tribute to the late Ferdinand Karl Piëch, reportedly carried a sticker north of $20 million. This one won’t be cheaper. A debut is expected sometime in late 2025 or early 2026.
Bugatti has always built cars for people who want something nobody else has. The La Voiture Noire, revealed in Geneva in 2019, reportedly sold for around $18.7 million. Cristiano Ronaldo owns one of the rarest Bugattis in private hands, while Jay-Z has a Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. For collectors like these, Programme Solitaire isn’t a luxury, it’s the whole point. The premise is simple enough: take a client’s wildest automotive fantasy, assign Bugatti’s finest designers and engineers to it, and produce something that will never be repeated.
