The Bugatti W16 Mistral has set a new top-speed world record for an open-top car, reaching a speed of 453.91 km/h at the ATP Automotive Testing track in Papenburg, Germany. The landmark achievement follows several other world-record runs in the past 14 years.

In case you’re keeping score, the Mistral wrenches the open-top record from the Hennessey Venom GT Spyder, which clocked 427.44kph way back in 2016...which wrenched it from the 1,183hp Veyron Vitesse, which recorded a 254mph run before that.

Bugatti's Mistral roadster combines powerful performance and design to achieve a new open-top speed world record. The supercar was driven by Andy Wallace, a race car driver with a history of setting speed records.

Bugatti Mistral sets a new open-top road car speed record of 453.9 km/h (282.04 mph) at Papenburg, driven by Le Mans winner Andy Wallace.

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,

Bugatti has once again shattered records with the W16 Mistral, establishing a new top speed for open-top vehicles at an astonishing 453.91 km/h. This remarkable feat, achieved at Germany’s ATP Automotive Testing facility in Papenburg,

If you thought the Bugatti Mistralwasn't capable of dethroning the current open-top world record holder, you might want to think again.

T he Bugatti W16 Mistral has officially achieved its goal of becoming the fastest open-top car in the world, setting a new top-speed world record for an open-top car of 282.04 mph