The Bugatti Chiron is a mid-engined two-seated sports car developed and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. as the successor to the Bugatti Veyron. The Chiron was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show on March 1, 2016. The car was based on the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo concept car.
The car is named after the Monegasque driver Louis Chiron.
Video Bugatti Chiron
Specifications
The main carryover piece from the Veyron is the 8-litre W16 quad-turbocharged engine, though it is heavily updated. The Chiron has 1,103 kW (1,500 PS; 1,479 bhp) of power and 1,600 N?m (1,180 lb?ft) of torque starting from 2000 rpm. Its predecessor Veyron SS makes 220 kW (299 PS; 295 bhp) less than the new Chiron, the Veyron produces 883 kW (1,200 PS; 1,184 bhp).
Like its predecessor, the Veyron, it has a carbon fibre body structure, independent suspension and a Haldex AWD system. The carbon fibre body has a stiffness of 50,000 Nm per degree.
The Chiron can accelerate from 0-97 km/h (60 mph) in 2.4 seconds according to the manufacturer, 0-200 km/h (120 mph) in 6.5 seconds and 0-300 km/h (190 mph) in 13.6 seconds. In a world-record-setting test, Chiron reached 400 km/h (250 mph) in 32.6 seconds, after which it needed 9.4 seconds to brake to standstill.
The Chiron's top speed is electronically limited to 420 km/h (261 mph) for safety reasons. The anticipated full top speed of the Bugatti Chiron is believed to be around 463 km/h (288 mph).
Maps Bugatti Chiron
Sales
The first 200 Chirons were sold before the first delivery of the car. The base price is EUR2,400,000 (US$2,700,000 at the August 2016 exchange rate), and buyers were required to place a EUR200,000 (US$226,000 at the August 2016 exchange rate) deposit.
Performance
At the 2017 IAA show in Frankfurt, Bugatti announced that the Chiron broke the record of fastest 0-400-0 km/h (0-249-0 mph), completing it in 41.96 seconds in a span of 3.2 kilometres (2 miles) at the Ehra-Lessien high-speed oval. The car was driven by Colombian racing driver Juan Pablo Montoya.
Bugatti also added extra livery to the Chiron that they used to confirm that it was the same car that broke 0-400-0 km/h the fastest. During the show, Bugatti also mentioned that during the run, the car went 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 2.4 seconds, 0-200 km/h (0-124 mph) in 6.1 seconds, 0-300 km/h (0-186 mph) in 13.1 seconds, and 0-400 km/h (0-248.5 mph) in 32.6 seconds, which altogether, also makes the Chiron much faster than its predecessor, the Bugatti Veyron.
On October 1, 2017, this record was unofficially broken by Koenigsegg and their Agera RS while testing the car for a client just prior to delivery, who asked Koenigsegg to test and record the 0-400-0 time. The run was done on an old concrete airstrip in Vandel, Denmark and the time set was 36.44 seconds. The total distance used for the 0-400-0 run, was 2,441 m (8,009 ft) The car was driven by Koenigsegg test driver Niklas Lilja. Performance data for the run was captured using an AiM EVO5 data logger along with an AiM GPS08.
However, these were in a single direction. World records require passes made in opposite directions to counter the possible effects of wind.
See also
- Bugatti 16C Galibier
- Bugatti Veyron
- Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo
References
External links
- Official website
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