**Understanding Bugatti's V16 Engine Configuration**

Bugatti's latest engine configuration is a topic of great interest among car enthusiasts and engineers alike. The company has been secretive about the details of its new powertrain, but recent photos and teasers have given us a glimpse into what's in store. In this article, we'll delve deeper into the specifics of Bugatti's V16 engine configuration and explore why it's an innovative solution for the luxury car manufacturer.

**The 90° V Engine Configuration**

One of the most striking aspects of Bugatti's V16 engine is its 90° firing interval between two cylinders sharing the same pin. This means that each cylinder will fire at a 90-degree angle to the other, creating a unique combustion pattern. For those familiar with engine configurations, this is reminiscent of a 90° V engine. However, as we'll see, Bugatti's configuration goes beyond just being another 90° V engine.

**The Odd and Even Sides**

Another interesting aspect of the engine configuration is that all odd numbers are on one side of the engine, while all even numbers are on the other side. This means that the combustion process alternates between the two sides – the odd side and the even side. In essence, this engine is a combination of two separate crossplane V8 engines. To understand this better, let's label the odd side as "A" and the even side as "B". By dividing it in this way, we can effectively have two separate crossplane V8 engines.

**Reconstructing the Firing Order**

To reconstruct the firing order of each engine, we imagine two rows of cylinders that we divide into two groups: 1 through 4 and 5 through 8. Then, another 1 through 4 and 5 through 8 mirrored for the engine with label "B". For each group, we reconstruct the firing order just like on a regular V8 engine. This gives us the firing order for each V8 engine in the crossplane configuration.

**The Crossplane Crankshaft**

In a crossplane crankshaft, the outer cylinders fire first, followed by the inner cylinders. This can be visualized as follows: four outer cylinders fire, then four inner cylinders, and so on. On Bugatti's crossplane crankshaft, the firing pattern alternates between two outer and two inner cylinders. By looking at this firing order, we can see that cylinders 2 and 3, as well as 6 and 7, are grouped together. This means that the order is "inner-outer-inner-outer". This shows that both engines are crossplane V8s, with a crucial detail that balances combustion: one engine fires an outer cylinder while the other engine fires an inner cylinder and vice versa.

**The 45° Crankshaft Rotation**

For this firing order to function correctly, each time it means we have a 45° crankshaft rotation between these two engines. This is crucial for ensuring that the firing intervals alternate correctly. When viewed from the side, one crankshaft forms across, while the other must be rotated 45° to ensure proper operation.

**Prototype Engine Photos**

Recently, Bugatti CEO Mate Remac posted prototype engine photos on Facebook, giving us a glimpse into the company's latest powertrain design. The images show the crankshaft and confirm that it is indeed a 90° V8 with a crossplane configuration. Furthermore, we can see that the engine has a 45° offset in the middle, creating two V8s that alternate power strokes every 45° of crankshaft rotation.

**The Hybrid Powertrain**

Bugatti's new V16 engine will be combined with a hybrid powertrain, which includes two electric motors at the front and a 24.8 kW battery at the rear. The V16 engine will also be paired with another electric motor to replace the turbochargers, bringing the total peak power to around 1,800 horsepower.

**Why Bugatti Chose This Configuration**

According to Mate Remac, Bugatti chose this V16 hybrid strategy to combine their two strengths – electric and combustion – into one vehicle for maximum performance. The company is committed to pursuing uniqueness from the start, even if it means making a powertrain more complex. While this might seem daunting, Bugatti's customers can rest assured that the end result will be worth it.

**A Deeper Dive**

In our next video, we'll delve deeper into the specifics of Bugatti's V16 engine and explore why this configuration is an innovative solution for the luxury car manufacturer. We'll discuss the details of the engine block, the crankshaft design, and more. If you're interested in a deeper dive into this topic, be sure to hit the Subscribe button and enable the notification bell to stay up-to-date on all things Bugatti.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enBugatti has once again made a breakthrough that leaves us all in awe While most people believe that the era of combustion engines has peaked as developments slowly shift towards electrification Bugatti isn't following the trend instead they've announced their latest engine with a V16 configuration a v Engine with eight cylinders on each Bank this is a groundbreaking Innovation we haven't seen in mass-produced cars for over 80 years previous ly Bugatti was already considered bold for developing the W6 and positioning it as the only mass-produced passenger car with a W6 cylinder configuration now they are working on an even crazier project a new V16 engine although the specifications and information provided are still limited we can learn a lot from the images officially released by Bugatti so let's dive into all the details about this V16 however to truly understand this engine we also need to look back and comprehend its journey to this point starting with the Masterpiece we just mentioned the w16 engine in the Bugatti Veyron all right before we dive into the discussion about Bugatti's V16 engine we want to let you know that this video is sponsored by jcmc your One-Stop solution for all mechanical component and highquality equipment needs whatever your engineering project JL CMC offers thousands of quality products at affordable prices from Precision components mechanical tools to specialized equipment like 3D printer Parts CNC machines and more JL CMC provides everything you need to ensure the success of your projects so visit jlcm c.com now and register through the link in the video description to get a $9 discount coupon it all started with the Bugatti Veyron designed with an 8 L w16 engine configuration essentially this engine is composed of two vr8 engines placed at a 90° angle for each cylinder Bank plus an additional 15° for the angle of each adjoining cylinder row it's not just the displacement and configuration that are extraordinary this engine is also equipped with four turbochargers and in its most powerful version the Veyron sup sport it produces 1200 horsepower at 6,400 RPM 1500 newm of torque from 3,000 to 5,000 RPM and a Max rev of 6,500 RPM the advantages are obvious immense power a large engine and a uniquely designed twin quad turbo vr8 setup that is perfectly suited for elite level hypercars although it may not be accurate to describe this engine as comp impact placing 16 cylinders in this W configuration compared to a V16 for example is actually quite effective and relatively compact in terms of Dimensions when considering its capacity and the number of Pistons it contains then as we transition from the Veyron to the Chiron what advancements were made to the w16 engine in terms of specifications the Kuran and Veyron actually appear similar both still use an 8 l w 16 Engine with two VR rates at a 90° angle and four turbochargers however the Kuran is much more powerful with, 1600 horsepower and 1600 NTM of torque along with a slightly higher Max rev so the question arises and this is the interesting part we need to consider how did they manage to tune the same engine configuration to achieve greater power the major change lies in the turbochargers there are two main changes first the size of the turbo increased by 69% second they now use sequential turbocharging which we've also discussed in detail before mechanically in the Veyron each group of four cylinders had its own turbocharger that would be active from start to finish now in the Chiron they use a shared manifold for each cylinder bank with sequential turbocharging at low RPM each set of eight cylinders uses one turbocharger as the RPM increases a valve gradually opens and both turbochargers work together to boost at higher RPMs this provides better response and more torquey at low RPMs while also maintaining boost at high RPMs when we look at the torquey curve the difference is clear in the Bugatti Veyron the peak torquey range is relatively narrow around 2,000 RPM with the sequential turbocharging strategy in the Kiron the peak torque range is wider allowing the torque to contribute more effectively at both low and high RPMs more than doubling the previous Peak torque range it's a different story if you only use two larger turbos compared to a pair of sequential turbochargers you would only get more torque at high RPM but it would be weak at low RPM due to the spooling process on the other hand if you only use smaller turbos compared to the design in the Veyron engine torque at low RPM would increase but boost and torque at Peak RPM would be sacrificed now of course the combination of sequential turbochargers eliminates these drawbacks creating a wider flat torque curve all right so if we look at the progression from the Veyron to the Chiron the main goal in terms of performance was not only to increase torque but also to broaden the torque curve this means not just boosting power but also making that power more usable over a wider range let's keep this in mind as we move on to discuss the next Evolution with the V16 engine speaking of the V16 engine itself it's worth noting that this type of engine has been made and used before but only for a very short time it all started with the Cadillac V16 around the 1930s with a 45° angle some of you might be wondering why was a 45° angle chosen the reason is to evenly distribute the power strokes among the cylinders to make it easier to understand let's break this down with a bit more detail to calculate the firing order interval we need to understand that for a fourstroke engine it takes two complete engine revolutions to complete the firing order of this Cadillac V16 that means there are 720° of rotation when we divide this by 16 cylinders the result is 45° this means that combustion will occur every 45° of crankshaft rotation this is crucial in the design of a V16 because it ensures that there is always a firing event every 45 degree of crankshaft rotation Cadillac essentially adopted the configuration of two inline 8 cylinder engines with a 45° angle however this differs from the Bugatti V16 we could say that this engine is configured as two V8s connected together with a 90° cylinder Bank angle it's evident from this new photo posted online we can see there are number labels for each cylinder and these labels provide a clue to the firing order process so how does this firing order indicate that this is a 90° V engine we can see that cylinders 1 and 3 are opposite each other meaning that when one cylinder fires after 45° of crankshaft rotation another cylinder fires and then after another 45° the next cylinder with label Three Fires this indicates that there is a 90° crankshaft rotation between two cylinders sharing the same pin if they share the same pin with a 90° firing interval then we can conclude that the engine configuration is clearly a 90° V engine another interesting aspect of the numbering on this engine is that all the odd numbers are on one side of the engine while all the even numbers are on the other side this means that the combustion process alternates between the two sides the odd side and the even side in other words words this engine is essentially a combination of two separate crossplane V8 engines to make it easier to understand let's label the odd side as a and the even side as B by dividing it this way we effectively have two separate crossplane V8 engines to understand this imagine we have two rows of cylinders that we divide into two groups 1 through 4 and 5 through 8 and then another 1 through 4 and 5 through 8 mirrored for the engine with label B for each of these groups we reconstruct the firing order just like on a regular V8 engine so for this V16 engine the first cylinder corresponds to the first cylinder of the first V8 the second cylinder corresponds to the seventh cylinder of the second V8 the third cylinder corresponds to the fifth cylinder of the first V8 and the fourth cylinder corresponds to the second cylinder of the second V8 when we do this for all the firing orders of these two V8 engines we we get the firing order for each V8 engine in a crossplane V8 engine typically the outer cylinders fire first then the inner cylinders this can be visualized as follows four outer cylinders fire then four inner cylinders and so on on a crossplane crankshaft the firing pattern alternates between two outer and two inner cylinders by looking at this firing order we can see that cylinders 2 and three as well as six and seven are grouped together which means the order is inner outer inner outer this shows that both of these engines are crossplane V8s this configuration balances the combustion with one engine firing an outer cylinder while the other engine fires an inner cylinder and vice versa there's one more crucial detail for all of this to work properly if we alternate between odd on one side and even on the other each time it means we have a 45° crank shaft rotation between these two engines so for this firing order to function correctly the crankshaft must be offset by 45° from the crankshaft of the other V8 engine when viewed from the side one crankshaft forms across and the other must be rotated 45° to ensure the firing intervals alternate correctly okay honestly mate remac CEO of Bugatti actually posted some prototype engine photos on Facebook so here we have some images that we can analyze first we can see the crankshaft and since two cylinders share a common crank pin we can confirm based on the firing order that it is a 90° V8 you can also see that it is clearly a crossplane crankshaft which in the middle has a 45° offset creating two V8s that alternate power strokes every 45° of crankshaft rotation furthermore we also find a photo of the engine block where we can easily see that this engine has a 90° Bank angle moving on it's important to understand that Bugatti has only confirmed so far that it is a V16 engine however a hybrid powertrain will also be integrated these are the two confirmed aspects for more details the engine will use a naturally aspirated V16 capable of producing up to 1,000 horsepower as confirmed by mate remac himself it will be combined with two electric motors at the front a 24.8 KW battery at the rear and the V16 engine will also be paired with another electric motor to replace the turbochargers so it can be said that this engine will use a total of three electric motors two units for driving the front wheels and one unit paired with the V16 IC to drive the rear wheels replacing the turbochargers with a total Peak power of around 1,800 horsepower okay the big question is why did Bugatti choose this V16 hybrid strategy so Bugatti's CEO who is also the CEO of remac is combining their two strengths electric and combustion into one vehicle for maximum performance in addition this concept will offer a truly unique experience that's what Bugatti means by pursuing uniqueness from the start even though this engine will become more complex with the V16 and Electric Motors this is not something that will be too concerning for Bugatti customers okay there's actually a lot more to say about this engine however due to the lengthy video production process and to refresh everyone's Minds we will continue with a more in-depth discussion about Bugatti's V16 engine in the next video so if you're interested in a deeper dive into this topic don't forget to hit the Subscribe button and the bell icon thank you for watchingBugatti has once again made a breakthrough that leaves us all in awe While most people believe that the era of combustion engines has peaked as developments slowly shift towards electrification Bugatti isn't following the trend instead they've announced their latest engine with a V16 configuration a v Engine with eight cylinders on each Bank this is a groundbreaking Innovation we haven't seen in mass-produced cars for over 80 years previous ly Bugatti was already considered bold for developing the W6 and positioning it as the only mass-produced passenger car with a W6 cylinder configuration now they are working on an even crazier project a new V16 engine although the specifications and information provided are still limited we can learn a lot from the images officially released by Bugatti so let's dive into all the details about this V16 however to truly understand this engine we also need to look back and comprehend its journey to this point starting with the Masterpiece we just mentioned the w16 engine in the Bugatti Veyron all right before we dive into the discussion about Bugatti's V16 engine we want to let you know that this video is sponsored by jcmc your One-Stop solution for all mechanical component and highquality equipment needs whatever your engineering project JL CMC offers thousands of quality products at affordable prices from Precision components mechanical tools to specialized equipment like 3D printer Parts CNC machines and more JL CMC provides everything you need to ensure the success of your projects so visit jlcm c.com now and register through the link in the video description to get a $9 discount coupon it all started with the Bugatti Veyron designed with an 8 L w16 engine configuration essentially this engine is composed of two vr8 engines placed at a 90° angle for each cylinder Bank plus an additional 15° for the angle of each adjoining cylinder row it's not just the displacement and configuration that are extraordinary this engine is also equipped with four turbochargers and in its most powerful version the Veyron sup sport it produces 1200 horsepower at 6,400 RPM 1500 newm of torque from 3,000 to 5,000 RPM and a Max rev of 6,500 RPM the advantages are obvious immense power a large engine and a uniquely designed twin quad turbo vr8 setup that is perfectly suited for elite level hypercars although it may not be accurate to describe this engine as comp impact placing 16 cylinders in this W configuration compared to a V16 for example is actually quite effective and relatively compact in terms of Dimensions when considering its capacity and the number of Pistons it contains then as we transition from the Veyron to the Chiron what advancements were made to the w16 engine in terms of specifications the Kuran and Veyron actually appear similar both still use an 8 l w 16 Engine with two VR rates at a 90° angle and four turbochargers however the Kuran is much more powerful with, 1600 horsepower and 1600 NTM of torque along with a slightly higher Max rev so the question arises and this is the interesting part we need to consider how did they manage to tune the same engine configuration to achieve greater power the major change lies in the turbochargers there are two main changes first the size of the turbo increased by 69% second they now use sequential turbocharging which we've also discussed in detail before mechanically in the Veyron each group of four cylinders had its own turbocharger that would be active from start to finish now in the Chiron they use a shared manifold for each cylinder bank with sequential turbocharging at low RPM each set of eight cylinders uses one turbocharger as the RPM increases a valve gradually opens and both turbochargers work together to boost at higher RPMs this provides better response and more torquey at low RPMs while also maintaining boost at high RPMs when we look at the torquey curve the difference is clear in the Bugatti Veyron the peak torquey range is relatively narrow around 2,000 RPM with the sequential turbocharging strategy in the Kiron the peak torque range is wider allowing the torque to contribute more effectively at both low and high RPMs more than doubling the previous Peak torque range it's a different story if you only use two larger turbos compared to a pair of sequential turbochargers you would only get more torque at high RPM but it would be weak at low RPM due to the spooling process on the other hand if you only use smaller turbos compared to the design in the Veyron engine torque at low RPM would increase but boost and torque at Peak RPM would be sacrificed now of course the combination of sequential turbochargers eliminates these drawbacks creating a wider flat torque curve all right so if we look at the progression from the Veyron to the Chiron the main goal in terms of performance was not only to increase torque but also to broaden the torque curve this means not just boosting power but also making that power more usable over a wider range let's keep this in mind as we move on to discuss the next Evolution with the V16 engine speaking of the V16 engine itself it's worth noting that this type of engine has been made and used before but only for a very short time it all started with the Cadillac V16 around the 1930s with a 45° angle some of you might be wondering why was a 45° angle chosen the reason is to evenly distribute the power strokes among the cylinders to make it easier to understand let's break this down with a bit more detail to calculate the firing order interval we need to understand that for a fourstroke engine it takes two complete engine revolutions to complete the firing order of this Cadillac V16 that means there are 720° of rotation when we divide this by 16 cylinders the result is 45° this means that combustion will occur every 45° of crankshaft rotation this is crucial in the design of a V16 because it ensures that there is always a firing event every 45 degree of crankshaft rotation Cadillac essentially adopted the configuration of two inline 8 cylinder engines with a 45° angle however this differs from the Bugatti V16 we could say that this engine is configured as two V8s connected together with a 90° cylinder Bank angle it's evident from this new photo posted online we can see there are number labels for each cylinder and these labels provide a clue to the firing order process so how does this firing order indicate that this is a 90° V engine we can see that cylinders 1 and 3 are opposite each other meaning that when one cylinder fires after 45° of crankshaft rotation another cylinder fires and then after another 45° the next cylinder with label Three Fires this indicates that there is a 90° crankshaft rotation between two cylinders sharing the same pin if they share the same pin with a 90° firing interval then we can conclude that the engine configuration is clearly a 90° V engine another interesting aspect of the numbering on this engine is that all the odd numbers are on one side of the engine while all the even numbers are on the other side this means that the combustion process alternates between the two sides the odd side and the even side in other words words this engine is essentially a combination of two separate crossplane V8 engines to make it easier to understand let's label the odd side as a and the even side as B by dividing it this way we effectively have two separate crossplane V8 engines to understand this imagine we have two rows of cylinders that we divide into two groups 1 through 4 and 5 through 8 and then another 1 through 4 and 5 through 8 mirrored for the engine with label B for each of these groups we reconstruct the firing order just like on a regular V8 engine so for this V16 engine the first cylinder corresponds to the first cylinder of the first V8 the second cylinder corresponds to the seventh cylinder of the second V8 the third cylinder corresponds to the fifth cylinder of the first V8 and the fourth cylinder corresponds to the second cylinder of the second V8 when we do this for all the firing orders of these two V8 engines we we get the firing order for each V8 engine in a crossplane V8 engine typically the outer cylinders fire first then the inner cylinders this can be visualized as follows four outer cylinders fire then four inner cylinders and so on on a crossplane crankshaft the firing pattern alternates between two outer and two inner cylinders by looking at this firing order we can see that cylinders 2 and three as well as six and seven are grouped together which means the order is inner outer inner outer this shows that both of these engines are crossplane V8s this configuration balances the combustion with one engine firing an outer cylinder while the other engine fires an inner cylinder and vice versa there's one more crucial detail for all of this to work properly if we alternate between odd on one side and even on the other each time it means we have a 45° crank shaft rotation between these two engines so for this firing order to function correctly the crankshaft must be offset by 45° from the crankshaft of the other V8 engine when viewed from the side one crankshaft forms across and the other must be rotated 45° to ensure the firing intervals alternate correctly okay honestly mate remac CEO of Bugatti actually posted some prototype engine photos on Facebook so here we have some images that we can analyze first we can see the crankshaft and since two cylinders share a common crank pin we can confirm based on the firing order that it is a 90° V8 you can also see that it is clearly a crossplane crankshaft which in the middle has a 45° offset creating two V8s that alternate power strokes every 45° of crankshaft rotation furthermore we also find a photo of the engine block where we can easily see that this engine has a 90° Bank angle moving on it's important to understand that Bugatti has only confirmed so far that it is a V16 engine however a hybrid powertrain will also be integrated these are the two confirmed aspects for more details the engine will use a naturally aspirated V16 capable of producing up to 1,000 horsepower as confirmed by mate remac himself it will be combined with two electric motors at the front a 24.8 KW battery at the rear and the V16 engine will also be paired with another electric motor to replace the turbochargers so it can be said that this engine will use a total of three electric motors two units for driving the front wheels and one unit paired with the V16 IC to drive the rear wheels replacing the turbochargers with a total Peak power of around 1,800 horsepower okay the big question is why did Bugatti choose this V16 hybrid strategy so Bugatti's CEO who is also the CEO of remac is combining their two strengths electric and combustion into one vehicle for maximum performance in addition this concept will offer a truly unique experience that's what Bugatti means by pursuing uniqueness from the start even though this engine will become more complex with the V16 and Electric Motors this is not something that will be too concerning for Bugatti customers okay there's actually a lot more to say about this engine however due to the lengthy video production process and to refresh everyone's Minds we will continue with a more in-depth discussion about Bugatti's V16 engine in the next video so if you're interested in a deeper dive into this topic don't forget to hit the Subscribe button and the bell icon thank you for watching\n"