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.On November 9 at the ATP Automotive Testing Facility in Papenburg, Germany,

Basically a Chiron with the roof chopped off, the 1578-hp Mistral made good on Bugatti's promise that it'd be the fastest roadster in the world.

The Bugatti Mistral is the fastest open-top road car after reaching a top speed of 282 mph at the Papenberg test track in Germany last weekend.

The Bugatti Mistral has made history, becoming the world's fastest roofless car by reaching an extraordinary top speed of 282 mph. The record-breaking run took place on November 9 at Germany’s ATP Automotive Testing Facility in Papenburg,

A swansong for Bugatti’s W16, the Mistral has now joined the Veyron and Chiron with a record-breaking top speed of its own

The special W16 Mistral joined the rest of Bugatti's World Record Cars in a unique private collection in India

The latest feat on the list: another top speed run, this time set by the open-top Mistral clad in the brand's traditional record-setting livery of orange and black. That Mistral is now the fastest open-top car ever,

Earlier this summer, Mate Rimac told The Drive that Bugatti would start chasing speed records again. At the time, it was easy to file the comment under “Things Automaker Executives Say.” But now I realize that he wasn’t just blowing some up our butts,

The Bugatti Mistral has finally dethroned the previous record speed for an open-top car set by Hennessey's Venom GT Spyder in 2016.