Twenty years after the Veyron turned the rulebook upside down, Bugatti has done something only Bugatti would dare to: re-imagine its own legend. The result is the F.K.P. Hommage, a one-off masterpiece created under Programme Solitaire, honouring both the Veyron and its spiritual father — Ferdinand Karl Piëch.
This is more than nostalgia. A statement. One that says the Veyron was a benchmark the industry is still chasing, breathless, two decades later.
Who was the F.K.P. Hommage created for? And why does it matter?
The F.K.P. Hommage exists to celebrate Piëch’s uncompromising vision: 1,000 hp, 400 km/h, all-wheel drive, and a benchmark for decades to come.
Bugatti’s Programme Solitaire allows up to two such bespoke creations per year, and this is only the second. The Bugatti Brouillard was the first-ever Programme Solitaire car, debuting in August 2025. In collector terms, that makes this Hommage rarer than most hypercars and more important than many ‘limited runs’ that exist purely for marketing decks.
Piech & The Veyron Madness
Not many are of this, but the Veyron madness began not in Molsheim, but on a Japanese bullet train. That’s where Piëch sketched the W-engine concept that ultimately became the quad-turbo W16.
More than just an engineering flex, the W16 was packaging wizardry. By staggering cylinders, Bugatti squeezed a monstrous powerplant into a surprisingly compact layout. Clarkson would call it overkill. Engineers call it genius.
What powers the F.K.P. Hommage today?
Under the rear engine cover is the most extreme evolution of the W16 ever fitted to a Bugatti. It puts out 1,600hp. Borrowed from the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport, this quad-turbo unit features larger turbos, improved cooling, reinforced internals, and a gearbox that has clearly been hitting the gym. It’s the ultimate expression of two decades of W16 development — no hybrid assistance, no electric crutches, just mechanical excess.
How has the design evolved?
Subtly. Intelligently. Respectfully. The leaning-back stance remains. The Bauhaus calm is intact. But the horseshoe grille is now three-dimensional, machined from solid aluminium, and the surfacing is cleaner and more cohesive. New 20-inch front and 21-inch rear wheels house modern Michelin rubber, while improved airflow feeds the hungrier engine beneath.
The paint job is properly nerdy, in the best way. The red finish uses a silver aluminium base beneath a tinted clear coat, creating depth that shifts as you move. Exposed carbon fibre isn’t painted black; it’s tinted, with pigment embedded in the lacquer. It’s the kind of detail you don’t notice on Instagram, but obsess over in person.
What sets the interior apart?
Start with the steering wheel: circular, Bauhaus-inspired, unapologetically Veyron. Then add a bespoke aluminium centre console machined from solid blocks. Then… add a mechanical watch!
An Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon sits in the dash, powered by the car itself. No wires. No gimmicks. Just horological madness that Ettore Bugatti himself would have approved of.
Where is the debut set to take place?
The Bugatti F.K.P. Hommage will be unveiled at Ultimate Supercar Garage during Rétromobile Paris, from January 29 to February 1, 2026. And fittingly, it won’t shout for attention. It doesn’t need to. Like the Veyron before it, this car doesn’t chase trends but simply reminds everyone who set the benchmark in the first place.
