The last time I saw something like the Bugatti Divo hypercar, it was about to ear a mouse. Seriously, just how mean can you make a car look" Then again, when the cat in question is powered by an 8.0-liter W16 engine cranking out 1,500 horsepower, it shouldn’t look very cute, now should it.

Bugatti Divo: Modern Coachbuilding

Back when Bugatti was in its first heyday, it was not uncommon for the very rich to simply buy a chassis from the Molsheim based company and have specialized coachbuilders make a body to match their tastes. These coachbuilders tailored different body shapes to the chassis, but they rarely (if ever) modified the technology. Of course, that is much harder to accomplish today, as vehicle bodies are often no longer separate from the chassis. Instead, they are now fully integrated, with higher levels of technology embedded in both what is traditionally thought of as the chassis and body. 
Bugatti designers and engineers had to take this into careful consideration. Over the course of two years, they worked to modify every aspect of the Divo to give it a distinct look. The car had to match the likes of the Veyron and Chiron, yet also stand out.

“The Divo marks a milestone in Bugatti’s history spanning over 110 years,” said Stephan Winkelmann, President of Bugatti. “The Divo starts a new era at Bugatti ? the era of modern coachbuilding.” 

Since Bugatti started at the outset to limit the D...