The front cooling apertures are also much wider than the Veyron’s to feed extra air into the more powerful W16. Heyl also pointed out that the FKP is fitted with staggered wheel sizes, 20in at the front and 21in at the rear – a design change that was planned for the Veyron but eventually appeared on the Chiron.
As with the Veyron, there’s a two-tone colour split, with the rich red paint finish achieved using advanced layering techniques, while the rear panel is made from exposed carbonfibre.
The unnamed owner of the one-off chose red and black to match their own Veyron, but the bespoke nature of the Hommage is best emphasised by the interior, which, Heyl said, the team is most proud of.
The cabin features a centre console formed using a single machined piece of aluminium, fabrics woven by a company in Paris, and a 43mm Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon watch.
Heyl explained that because it’s an automatic watch, you can’t wind it, so it maintains power by revolving several times per hour, even though it has no mechanical connection.
Bugatti wouldn’t reveal a price for the FKP, but a spokesperson did confirm that it will cost its owner in excess of €10 million (£8.8m), putting it in a similar region to the £11.3m La Voiture Noire that was created in 2019.