This car doesn’t exist yet because the price is for an empty seat.

In 2022, Bugatti finally chopped off the roof of the Chiron to create the Mistral. An extremely gorgeous roadster, the convertible supercar is limited to 99 units, the first of which will be delivered this year. If you weren’t among the original buyers, now is your chance to buy one. But it will cost you.

While the initial customers agreed to pay a hefty sum of around 5 million euros plus taxes, the placement on the Mobile.de command website came with a significant bonus. It sold for €8,539,900. The net price is a staggering €7.9 million, so still €2.9 million more than the original sticker price. After taxes, you’re looking at spending about $9.3 million at current exchange rates.

As the follow-up to the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse, the Mistral is not a typical product because it has no roof at all. Well, yes and no. It looks like there’s a makeshift vest made out of fabric. A prototype was spotted a few weeks ago with a closed cabin, but all official images show the car without a roof. While it is certainly an expensive beauty, the Mistral has the potential to become a collector’s item. Not only because of its rarity but also because it was the last Molsheiм model with the W16 engine. A potential buyer will justify an exorbitant asking price in the hope that the car’s value will increase over time. Since you are effectively buying a vacant seat, the vehicle remains unused. The listing mentions that it will be available for delivery in four months.

Bugatti wants the W16 to end up being the fastest roadster in the world. Its predecessor achieved a speed of 254.04 mph (408.84 km/h) in 2013 but the new hypercar with endless space will likely go much faster as it has nearly more power. 400 horsepower. The Mistral uses the same twin-turbocharged 8.0-liter engine specifications as the Chiron Super Sport 300+, producing a whopping 1,577 horsepower.