Here's What the Future Bugatti Tourbillon’s V16 Engine Sounds Like

•    Check out the sound of the new Bugatti Tourbillon’s engine.

One by one, large-displacement engines are leaving the automotive industry, but some companies are resisting with their latest salvos aimed at satisfying those who love big engines, including the sound they produce.

Each type of engine has its own particular sound, of course. We’re most used to hearing 4-cylinder blocks, though V6s and V8s remain none too rare. Much rarer? The roar of V12 and V16 engines.

Bugatti's future Tourbillon has a V16 roar sure to draw attention. Though with production of the exclusive model slated to stop at 250 units, you’ll have to be mighty lucky to hear one out on the road.

Ah, the magic of YouTube. Here’s a new video of the car set to replace the Chiron in testing at Rimac’S facilities near Zagreb, Croatia. We mostly hear the engine only at low REVs and with some wind interference, but it’s still quite the symphony.

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