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Bugatti Reveals New $4.1 Million Hypercar Dubbed The Tourbillon
The latest exotic vehicle from the 115-year-old company will replace the Chiron, and features an 8.3 liter 1800 horsepower engine.
A new Bugatti hypercar, named the Tourbillon, will succeed the Chiron as the company aims to extend its dominance of the high-end automotive sector and secure its place within parent company Volkswagen.
Earlier this year, the Chiron’s 500-car production run ended with the $3.9 million Chiron Super Sport. Meanwhile, the last of the W16-powered models — the Bolide and W16 Mistral — will be delivered later this year.
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The €3.8 million ($4.1 million) Tourbillon — French for whirlwind — pairs a 1800 horsepower, 8.3 liter naturally aspirated V-16 engine developed by Cosworth to a new eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The hypercar also utilizes two electric motors — a first for the 115-year-old company. The Tourbillon can officially reach an electronically limited top speed of 445 kph (276 mph), though 300 mph+ speeds should technically be within reach. Finally, electric assistance means driving up to 37 miles without using the main power plant is possible.
“The Bugatti brand is about heritage, about craftsmanship, about artisan work, [and] a combustion engine very much still fits within the picture,” explained Bugatti Chief Executive Officer Mate Rimac. “We felt like people still want that craftsmanship of the combustion engine”.
An obvious highlight of the Tourbillon is its highly aesthetic and opulent interior. The center console uses crystal glass and aluminum to accentuate various dials and switches, while Swiss watchmakers were enlisted to create an intricate three-gauge instrument pod made from titanium, ruby, and sapphire.
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Moving to the Tourbillon’s exterior, we see clean lines, a signature horseshoe shape, and “dihedral” doors. Finally, when using track mode, a hidden rear wing acts as an airbrake for greater stability while braking.
Bugatti’s executives have yet to discuss whether they will use their new hypercar to attempt another top-speed record. In total, 250 Tourbillons will be built, with deliveries beginning in 2026.
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Julian Assange Is Released From Prison After A US Plea Deal
The negotiations will be finalized in a US court in the North Mariana Islands on June 26.
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder and former editor-in-chief, has been released from prison in the UK after agreeing to plead guilty to violating the US Espionage Act.
The WikiLeaks account on X, formerly Twitter, revealed the news after Assange was granted bail by the High Court in London. It also tweeted a video appearing to show Assange at London’s Stansted airport boarding a plane.
The controversial figure is expected to appear in a US courtroom in the Northern Mariana Islands on June 26 to finalize his plea deal with the US Justice Department. Prosecutors have recommended a sentence of 62 months, but as Assange has already spent over five years in a UK prison, he won’t be incarcerated in the US and will instead return to Australia — his country of citizenship — straight after legal proceedings.
Assange was editor-in-chief of the WikiLeaks website when it published classified information about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, uncovered by whistleblower Chelsea Manning, a former Army intelligence officer. By 2010, Sweden had issued an arrest warrant for Assange over sexual assault allegations by two women.
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After a warrant was issued for his arrest, Julian Assange sought asylum at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. He lived there for seven years until being evicted for “discourteous and aggressive behavior,” at which point he was arrested by London’s Metropolitan Police on behalf of the US government.
In WikiLeaks’ announcement of Assange’s release, it stated that he had left Belmarsh maximum security prison “after having spent 1,901 days there”. The organization added that the “global campaign” by “press freedom campaigners, legislators, and leaders from across the political spectrum” allowed “a long period of negotiations with the US Department of Justice” that led to the successful plea deal.