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DESIGNING FOR THE FEW

This year’s Monterey Car Week was a big one for Bugatti design director Achim Anscheidt, as he and the French carmaker unveiled the Mistral — the brand’s final W16-powered vehicle.

Anscheidt joined Bugatti in 2004 and has worked closely with all of its VW-era products, from the Veyron all the way through to the Chiron and its many variants. The Mistral, however, is different. It required a clean-sheet design, structural changes, and bespoke elements not shared with

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