Bugatti Chiron 2.5 million Photos
Bugatti’s
back with 1,500 horsepower in its unholy, 261 mph Chiron
In 2005, Bugatti brought a gun
to a knife fight in the form of its Veyron supercar. More accurately, Bugatti
introduced the world to guns when all it knew was swords and arrows. Over 1,000
horsepower, a 0-to-60 mph sprint below 3.0 seconds, and a top speed of 250 mph
were the figures of fantasy.
In the time since that supercar
heard round the world, the competition have refined their weapons. Established
players like Ferrari, Porsche, and McLaren can match or beat Bugatti’s tired
old Veyron and upstarts like Hennessey created their own world-beating
monsters.
The king lost its crown.
But now the seasoned emperor is
back in a new suit of armour – one that isn’t just shiny, but innovative as
well. Today, Bugatti reveals its Chiron supercar, successor to the Veyron and
heir to the speed throne. In the automaker’s own words, the Chiron is the
world’s first production supercar to wrangle 1,500 horsepower and 1,180
pound-feet of torque.
-to-60 mph will take less than 2.5 seconds and its new, limited, top speed will hover at 261 mph. Those who are carefully watching the top speed wars know that Hennessey’s Venom set the record at 270 mph recently, but something tells me there’s more speed to be pulled from the Chiron’s reworked quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W16 engine.
“It is part of human nature to cross boundaries and set new
records – to run 100 m faster than ever before, to fly even further into space
and to enter new realms. This striving is also our driving force at Bugatti,”
said Wolfgang Dürheimer, President of Bugatti Automobiles. “The Chiron is the
result of our efforts to make the best even better.”
Those don’t sound like the words of a brand who’s ready to rule a
lesser kingdom.
The Chiron is built on a new
carbon fibre monocoque chassis, with tires developed specifically for Bugatti
and a slew of innovative technologies to make the car handle as well as it
rockets to ludicrous speed.
“Our customers form an
exclusive group of automobile collectors who are searching for the very best.
With the Veyron, they have the best production sports car of the past 10
years,” Dürheimer continues. “This is why their demands and expectations for
our next step – the Chiron – were so high.“
Only 500 examples of the Chiron
will be built, each costing €2.4 million/$2.61 million USD. Pre-orders are
already in process, and the first production units will be available this Fall.
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