Here are some of Bugatti’s rejected designs for the Tourbillon

New Bugatti hypercars don’t come along every day – more like once a decade really – so when you’re signing off the design of a brand new one, you’d best be sure you’ve picked the right proposal.

In a recent video Bugatti has shown a behind-the-scenes glimpse at a meeting between the top brass of its design and engineering departments, plus overall boss Mate Rimac. And if you look very closely, you can spot a few potential Tourbillon designs that didn’t make the final cut.

The full video is below, but to save you getting trigger-happy with the pause button we’ve freeze-framed the clips you need to see in the gallery.

One of the designs features extremely slender headlights with a broken-up horizontal running light. There’s also a smaller, more angular front ‘horseshoe’ grille than the Tourbillon eventually got, and more ornate side skirts.

Another version seen in back of shot uses much of the Tourbillon’s finished design, but with sweptback front lights that look much more like the Bugatti Divo’s.

Also, keep an eye out for a guest-starring role from the McLaren F1. It appears on a sort of designer’s mood board sketch next to a drawing of its engine. Did the stunning engine bay of the F1 perhaps inspire the exposed treatment of the Tourbillon’s Cosworth V16?

To immerse yourself in what the Bugatti bosses eventually settled on, tap here for our full reveal story on the 1,800bhp hybrid Bugatti hypercar.