The Bugatti Mistral has claimed the title of the world's fastest car without a roof, posting with an absurd top speed of 282 mph ... Mistral's 1578 horsepower down the straight.

Nevertheless, Bugatti announced late last year that the W16 Mistral reached a dizzying speed of 282.05 mph or 453.91 kph with Andy Wallace behind the wheel. The top-speed run took place in ...

The unusual Bugatti ... the Mistral can be seen as the evolution of the Chiron into an open car, albeit a radically restyled one, aerodynamically designed to be enjoyed top-down at 261 mph.

Driven by Bugatti ... open-top car – this puts it 28mph ahead of the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse with its previous 254mph record. Unlike the Chiron Super Sport 300+, this Mistral borrows ...