How much should a tribute to perfect technology and perfect design cost? Bugatti thinks it is worth $18.9 million. Then again, the Bugatti La Voiture Noire is probably worthy of the exorbitant price tag.

Bugatti built this one-off Chiron for a customer. Inspired by the iconic Bugatti Type 57, the La Voiture Noire is a frankly astounding car with specifications to match. Perhaps a reference to children’s cartoons would be wrong here, but this Bugatti would definitely catch the fancy of one Bruce Wayne.

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It is abundantly clear where the Bugatti La Voiture Noire draws its inspiration from.

So what do you get for almost $19 million? The short answer: you don’t get anything because the Bugatti La Voiture Noire is already sold to one lucky (and wealthy) customer. Bugatti President Stephen Winkelmann describes La Voiture Noire as ā€œautomotive haute coutureā€. It is cloaked predominantly in black, with a central chrome strip running down its length. This strip is a clear homage to the iconic Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic’s dorsal seam that ran from the car’s grille to its taillamps. Based on the Bugatti Divo, this one-off also features all-LED lighting for mean-looking front and rear fascias.

At the rear especially, the taillamps form a continuous strip across the car’s width. Following the lines of the special-edition Divo’s rear haunches and deck, the LED strip imparts a menacing aura to the hypercar. And we know those six exhaust pipes poking out of the diffuser are clearly a nod to the Atlantic’s exhaust arrangement. The only difference is that the Type 57 had five pipes.

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Following this car would be a treat to the eyes seeing as its rear fascia is exquisitely designed.

Mechanically, there are no changes to the one-off, which is essentially a Divo underneath the exotic skin. At its heart is still a quad-turbocharged 8.0-litre W16 engine making 1,500hp and 1,600Nm. The engine propels La Voiture Noire to the ton in 2.5 face-peeling seconds. But Bugatti hasn’t skimped on luxury in pursuit of performance. The one-off is a luxury grand tourer after all. No photos of the car’s interiors are available, but Bugatti claims the La Voiture Noire has ā€œthe comfort of a luxury limousineā€ and is ā€œthe most elegant and fastest way to travel.ā€