A Bugatti hyper sports car is engineered with aesthetics in every detail, but its final flourish is the bodywork; painted with the precision and dedication of expert craftspeople, incorporating eight layers and lovingly perfected over the course of at least 600 hours of handwork.
Lavishing such care and attention on the paintwork of a car in this way is unheard of, but only the most flawless, mirror-like finish will pass the strict standards expected by Bugatti before a car is delivered to its customer. So complex, so involved and so dedicated to an incomparable finish is the process that in the same time it may take a traditional luxury car manufacturer to build four or five cars in their entirety, Bugatti will only have completed the paintwork of one hyper sports car.
This level of perfection can only be achieved with a team of the most experienced and talented paint specialists. These craftspeople not only know by heart the characteristics of each paint and layer they apply, but also how they will react with the various materials that a Bugatti hyper sports car is created from. They undertake all painting on the body panels individually and while removed from the car itself, treating each painted section as a small blank canvas, ready to be finished with intricate detail.
Christophe Piochon, President of Bugatti Automobiles, said: “Ettore Bugatti was a man that believed in the beauty of engineering in automotive. Grown up in a family of artists, Ettore’s canvas was the automobile, even before people considered them works of art. We retain that ethos to this day at Bugatti, ensuring that every aspect of design and production is completed with dedication to aesthetic excellence; an approach that undoubtedly applies to our paintwork.”
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14 April 2023
