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The Bugatti Chiron is a mid-engine two-seater sports car designed and developed in Germany by Bugatti Engineering GmbH. It was manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.. The successor to the Bugatti Veyron, the Chiron was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show on 1 March 2016.
I need the engine & that die cast Chiron model
I think Amalgam models are made from high quality resin with metal and real rubber parts.

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First Look: Amalgam Bugatti Chiron • DiecastSociety.com
 
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Bugatti Chiron Designer Reveals How The World's Fastest Car Was Built
There's a story behind this beautiful $2.6 million beast.
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There's a story behind this beautiful $2.6 million beast.

Designing the world’s most powerful, fastest, luxurious and exclusive production super sports car that people – well, not ordinary people – are willing to pay $2.6 million for is no easy task. So it's fair to say Bugatti design director Achim Anscheidt was under pressure to come up with something pretty spectacular for the new Chiron.

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We'd say he hit the mark with the 1,480 hp, 260 mph beast, of which only 500 examples will be produced, building on the success of the Veyron and refining its unmistakably million-dollar-plus styling. No surprise then that the car's looks stem mostly from trying to put all that power in an attractive package.

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"The limits were so high that we realized we can only achieve this with a win-win collaboration of design and engineering," Anscheidt tells Motor Authority. "And that set up a system that gave me a chance to solve technical issues to better the performance. "Making the elements that you justify technically very strong – the C shape, the rear end, the front architecture – should be the first and primary read. Everything else goes into the background."

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"The stronger those lines are and the more justified they are," he notes, "the more the other elements and the other surfaces can be quiet, can be really nice and clean." The signature Bugatti "horsecollar" front grille recalls the famous Bugattis of the 1920s, but is designed for ideal airflow.

Likewise the C shape of the side "looks like a romantic sideline and you can identify it with the signature of Ettore Bugatti or the Type 41 or even the signature of Louis Chiron," Anscheidt says, "but the real reason for that line is a performance function" – one massive intake.

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Likewise the thin LED taillight is designed so that as much heat as possible can escape from the engine compartment, while the retractable rear spoiler plays a big role in aerodynamics, deploying at 50 mph and acting as an airbrake. "If you've ever had a chance to come down from 250 mph to 0 as fast as you can, you realize how important an airbrake is for Bugatti," Anscheidt notes.

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Other nods to the past are almost exclusively based on the 1938 Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic. "The Atlantic is such a strong asset in our history," Anscheidt says. "We in the design studio cherish that car." As for the interior, he calls it both sportier and more civilized than that of the Veyron:

"In this balance of beauty and beast, the car in all aspects became quite a bit more beast. The interior reflects that in its architectural layout. The passenger and driver have a more secluded, sporty compartment, and all the functions move from the center console to the driver's hand on the steering wheel."

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Anyone lucky enough to sit in the driver's seat may well reflect on all these design flourishes – although they'll probably be far too busy blowing everything else off the road.

http://www.maxim.com/rides/bugatti-chiron-designer-worlds-fastest-car-2016-3
 
That watch is 350,000 USD???


Can’t Afford A Bugatti Chiron? Buy This Bugatti-Branded Watch Instead


It will only cost you the price of a Ferrari.
The Bugatti Veyron was a supercar unlike any other. It was a supercar of incredible numbers and performance to match, and its successor, the Chiron, promises to be even crazier. At $2.4 million, the Chiron is more expensive than the $2.25-million rang-topping Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. If you’re one of the millions of enthusiasts that can’t afford the Chiron, don’t fret. Because you can now sell everything you own to get a Bugatti-branded Parmigiani Fleurier inspired by the hypercar.

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The iconic watchmaker has collaborated with Bugatti ever since the first Veyron was built, by offering wealthy individuals bespoke timepieces that perfectly match the supercar’s style. Now that the new Chiron is out, Parmigiani has announced its new watch series based on the incredible hypercar. Dubbed the PF-390 Concept Watch, Parmigiani states that the chronograph is representative of the new generation of Bugatti timekeepers. The movement of the watch is tubular and features a coaxial structure that is similar to the Chiron’s quad-turbocharged W16. Prices for the watches have not been announced yet, but the last Bugatti-branded watch from Parmigiani was valued at roughly $350K.



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Can’t Afford A Bugatti Chiron? Buy This Bugatti-Branded Watch Instead
 
i love that elephant, they need to bring it back.. it does not fit on a hypercar, but if they ever make a sedan or coupe it has to be standing pround on the hood.
 
Does this mean we get to see it @NYIAS @sako97?

Stop by the new Manhattan Motorcars showroom to check it out. Won't be there for long.

I was told by a friend, who happens to be a sales associate for MM, that the all black Supersport from Hyper 5 would be on display along with the Regera. I was fortunate enough to get a press pass again, so I'll find out later today.

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Special Report: Bugatti Showroom & Lifestyle Boutique Munich

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http://gtspirit.com/2016/03/21/special-report-bugatti-showroom-lifestyle-boutique-munich/
Very nice.
Btw, I Recently saw one of those Rembrandt Bugatti (mascot made for the Bugatti Royale) elephant sculptures is for sale. Having said that, I guess that one at the boutique is for sale also.

http://www.pullmangallery.com/item/24/44/2647/Bugatti-Elephant-bronze
 
This is one awesome looking car, cant wait till they smash the top speed record.
 
cant wait till they smash the top speed record.
Do we know when it's planned for? (Judging from the small teaser video in Geneva, they've already done it, and that it is just a matter of verification from Guinness they need in order to announce it)
 
Powertrain is also wrong, they mention the use of a hybrid powertrain of 8,0ltr W16 petrol engine and electric motor.
 
From the Top Gear Magazine
ALL HAIL THE NEW BUGATTI CHIRON
Welcome the new 261mph, 1,479bhp successor to the Veyron

We will dramatically raise the bar in terms of top speed, we will dramatically increase the power… We didn’t need a hybrid.

There are days, and they don’t come often, when the automotive world shifts on its axis. This, ladies and gentleman, is one of them because the Veyron’s reign as the world fastest production car is at an end, and the usurper comes from within. Yes, the £1.9m Chiron retains the Veyron’s fundamental proportions and powertrain, but it’s new in every other conceivable way, and built to bend physics to breaking point.

The Chiron is not a hybrid. Unlike its closest competitors – the McLaren P1, LaFerrari and Porsche 918 - it relies solely on fossil fuels. Its engine is a development of the Veyron’s 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16, its gearbox a strengthened version of the Veyron’s seven-speed twin-clutch, and like the Veyron it deploys its immense power through all four wheels.


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“If we went with hybrid we would have added additional weight. We would have experienced package constraints, too, because this car doesn’t have any areas where you can put additional stuff, so the styling would need to change,” Wolfgang Durheimer, Bugatti’s CEO explained. “We will dramatically raise the bar in terms of top speed, we will dramatically increase the power by 25 per cent, the aerodynamics are better, the road holding is better. We didn’t need a hybrid.”

Whereas the Veyron Super Sport produced a piffling 1183bhp and 1106lb ft of torque, the Chiron develops 1479bhp and 1180lb ft. Oh, and at a constant top speed the Veyron could drain its 100-litre fuel tank in 12 minutes, the Chiron can do it in 9.

Then there’s the top speed, which Bugatti has limited to 261mph - a token 3mph more than the Veyron Super Sport.

Clearly this is a game of very senior numbers, so here’s some more. It will accelerate from 0-62mph in less than 2.5 seconds, 0-124mph in less than 6.5 and 0-186mph in under 13.6. Take a moment to let that last one sink in. That’s 2.9 seconds faster than a P1 and a second quicker than the Veyron Super Sport, bearing in mind that at 186mph a second equals a lot of fresh air - 83m of it to be precise.

Then there’s the top speed, which Bugatti has limited to 261mph - a token 3mph more than the Veyron Super Sport. The specially-developed, wider Michelins can take more, Bugatti says, and will be used for a Chiron’s record-setting attempt, which is expected to surpass 270mph, but the limiter is a “safety measure for road-travel”. Euro NCAP will be delighted.

Key to the engine’s swollen power reserves are four larger turbos that work in tandem to deliver maximum torque from 2000 to 6000rpm – that’s across 70 per cent of the engine’s full operating range. The two-stage system only calls on two turbos up to 3800rpm, to improve throttle response, and all four beyond that. A new titanium exhaust system helps out by reducing back pressure compared to the Veyron and houses two enormous catalytic converters – each six times the size of one you’ll find in a Mondeo. There are six exit pipes in total – four sticking out the back and two pointing downwards to create a blown diffuser – a downforce-boosting technology proven by, then subsequently banned in F1.

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Everything about the Chiron’s powertrain is super-sized. An improved charge air cooling system means 60,000 litres of air per minute are pumped through the engine, while the coolant pump can circulate 800-litres in the same time. According to Willi Netuschil, head of engineering “temperature management is one of the biggest problems”. In total there are 10 radiators crammed under the Chiron’s skin.

With great power comes great need for big brakes, so the front and rear discs are now 20mm larger, 2mm thicker and made from carbon silicon carbide – a material that’s both lighter and more resistant to fade. Clamping them are eight-piston calipers in the front and six-piston at the rear – each piston a subtly different diameter to keep brake wear even.

The tyres, now 14 per cent wider at the front and 12 per cent wider at the rear, are wrapped around larger rims – 20-inch front and 21-inch rear – and built to withstand otherworldly forces. They need to be, as each gram of rubber is exposed to a centrifugal force of 3,800G. A bigger contact patch on the road means better braking, acceleration and wet-weather grip, while the updated four-wheel drive system uses electronic diffs on the front and rear axles, allowing fine control of the handling characteristics. More on that in a bit…

As a starting point for the world’s fastest car Bugatti uses a new carbon-fibre monocoque (each one takes four weeks to make), with a carbon-fibre rear-subframe attached to save 8kg versus the Veyron and boost rigidity, while the entire package is wrapped in a carbon-fibre skin. Bugatti claims torsional stiffness is now up there with an LMP1 prototype, while a new electric steering system and suspension bolted directly to the monocoque means it should react to inputs faster than a 1995kg car has any right to.

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Exactly how the Chiron behaves and what it’s capable of is up to you. Five different driving modes are available, and we’re not talking your average Sport and Comfort settings. Not in Bugatti land. There’s ‘Lift’, ‘Auto’, ‘Autobahn’, ‘Handling’ and ‘Top Speed’ to choose from, each an individual blend of settings for the chassis height, dampers, steering weight, torque distribution from the four-wheel drive system, active aero and the electronic stability system.

‘Auto’ is your default setting, shifting responsibility to the Chiron’s enormous brain to decide on the best parameters. ‘Lift’ is designed for speedbumps or loading onto a trailer and only available below 50kmh. Push it beyond 112mph and ‘Autobahn’ mode activates automatically, softening up the dampers for more comfortable and stable high-speed cruising. Feeling brave? ‘Handling’ mode turns everything up to eleven and is primarily designed for track work. All the above are accessed via a rotary control on the steering wheel, and come with a top speed limited to a mere 236mph.

In a car this over-engineered, technology has to take precedence over the styling

If you happen to have a salt flat to play with then ‘Top Speed’ mode, like the Veyron, requires a second key to initiate. Do so and the car hunkers down, the four-stage rear spoiler flicks into its “slightly extended” position and you’re free to run up to the 261mph limiter.

In a car this over-engineered, technology has to take precedence over the styling, something Achim Anscheidt, Bugatti’s design director, freely admits: “From every side of the car: rear-view, side-view and front-view, the technical necessity for more dynamic driving performance, more cooling performance, more engine performance sets of stylistic strategy for the car.”

Those quad LED headlights, for example, first shown on the bewinged Gran Turismo concept, double as intakes, funnelling air towards the front brakes. The sweeping curve (constructed from a single piece of carbon-fibre) that defines the profile of the car – the “Bugatti Line” – is also an intake, gobbling air to feed and cool the 16-cylinder engine. The rear – shaped to reduce drag and create a suction effect, drawing hot air off the engine – is largely just a gaping chasm, punctuated only by 1.6m wide light strip featuring 82 LEDs that act as a brake light, reversing light and indicators. Perhaps the only indulgent element is the central fin, a nod towards the seam on the Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic.

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Too conservative a transformation for you? Well consider this: while volume manufacturers are obsessed with pinching buyers from other brands to feed their growth projections, Bugatti is focused on holding tight to what it has. “Am I here to change everything and to change our customer?” Anscheidt mused. “No, I’m here with this project to make that customer base continue on into the next generation.”

Although the wheelbase is a scant 1mm longer than the Veyron, the Chiron is actually 14mm wider and 6mm taller – tiny increments for you or I, but a world of difference to a designer. The main benefit is an extra 12mm of headroom – meaning you can drive it with a helmet on and not get a stiff neck. The rest of the interior is an exercise in minimising driver distraction. An analogue speedo (running all the way to 310mph or the magical 500km/h) is surrounded by digital TFT screens offering various entertainment and driving information. As the speed increases, the amount of info on the screens thins out, leaving the driver to concentrate on keeping the car on the road.

A narrow centre console, designed to echo the exterior Bugatti Line, houses the gear lever and four circular air-con dials, each beautifully machined – a jewel in its own right. The real jewels, though, are in the speakers – a one-carat diamond membrane on each of the four tweeters (insert joke about crystal-clear sound quality here), while the new 3D bonnet emblem or “Macaron” is made from enamel and solid silver. Don’t sell the Bentley Bentayga just yet, but there’s even a modicum of practicality shoehorned in. A cooled glove box is perfect for keeping the Bolli’ on ice, suit bags and jackets can be hung behind the seats and a weekend bag can be stuffed under the front bonnet.

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Which brings us to the type of person who actually buys a Bugatti Chiron – after all, 120 (two years’ worth of production) of the strict 500 unit run are already accounted for. Durheimer describes them as “extraordinary people” and “not standard car enthusiasts.” On average they own “64 cars, 3 jets, 3 helicopters, and a yacht, and drive 2,500 kilometres per year in the car.” The kind of multi-millionaires that won’t blink at the €2.4m (£1.9m) entry ticket, then, or spending a few hundred thousand more on options. Durheimer is very clear, the Chiron is not a vanity project, it’s designed to turn a tidy profit. It’s a halo car for the VW Group, sure, but it “will also be making a positive contribution to Group results.”

Of course, the Chiron came perilously close to becoming a casualty in the wash of Dieselgate. Durheimer, it turns out, had to fight hard: “There was some convincing work to do. It wasn’t an easy walk. When it all happened I flew to France and brought all the factory guys together and told them my version of the story. I said, don’t worry. I’ll take care of it. Just focus on making the best car. Don’t lift the throttle.” And the rest is history.
Welcome the new 261mph, 1,479bhp successor to the Veyron

We will dramatically raise the bar in terms of top speed, we will dramatically increase the power… We didn’t need a hybrid.

There are days, and they don’t come often, when the automotive world shifts on its axis. This, ladies and gentleman, is one of them because the Veyron’s reign as the world fastest production car is at an end, and the usurper comes from within. Yes, the £1.9m Chiron retains the Veyron’s fundamental proportions and powertrain, but it’s new in every other conceivable way, and built to bend physics to breaking point.

The Chiron is not a hybrid. Unlike its closest competitors – the McLaren P1, LaFerrari and Porsche 918 - it relies solely on fossil fuels. Its engine is a development of the Veyron’s 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16, its gearbox a strengthened version of the Veyron’s seven-speed twin-clutch, and like the Veyron it deploys its immense power through all four wheels.


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“If we went with hybrid we would have added additional weight. We would have experienced package constraints, too, because this car doesn’t have any areas where you can put additional stuff, so the styling would need to change,” Wolfgang Durheimer, Bugatti’s CEO explained. “We will dramatically raise the bar in terms of top speed, we will dramatically increase the power by 25 per cent, the aerodynamics are better, the road holding is better. We didn’t need a hybrid.”

Whereas the Veyron Super Sport produced a piffling 1183bhp and 1106lb ft of torque, the Chiron develops 1479bhp and 1180lb ft. Oh, and at a constant top speed the Veyron could drain its 100-litre fuel tank in 12 minutes, the Chiron can do it in 9.

Then there’s the top speed, which Bugatti has limited to 261mph - a token 3mph more than the Veyron Super Sport.

Clearly this is a game of very senior numbers, so here’s some more. It will accelerate from 0-62mph in less than 2.5 seconds, 0-124mph in less than 6.5 and 0-186mph in under 13.6. Take a moment to let that last one sink in. That’s 2.9 seconds faster than a P1 and a second quicker than the Veyron Super Sport, bearing in mind that at 186mph a second equals a lot of fresh air - 83m of it to be precise.

Then there’s the top speed, which Bugatti has limited to 261mph - a token 3mph more than the Veyron Super Sport. The specially-developed, wider Michelins can take more, Bugatti says, and will be used for a Chiron’s record-setting attempt, which is expected to surpass 270mph, but the limiter is a “safety measure for road-travel”. Euro NCAP will be delighted.

Key to the engine’s swollen power reserves are four larger turbos that work in tandem to deliver maximum torque from 2000 to 6000rpm – that’s across 70 per cent of the engine’s full operating range. The two-stage system only calls on two turbos up to 3800rpm, to improve throttle response, and all four beyond that. A new titanium exhaust system helps out by reducing back pressure compared to the Veyron and houses two enormous catalytic converters – each six times the size of one you’ll find in a Mondeo. There are six exit pipes in total – four sticking out the back and two pointing downwards to create a blown diffuser – a downforce-boosting technology proven by, then subsequently banned in F1.

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Everything about the Chiron’s powertrain is super-sized. An improved charge air cooling system means 60,000 litres of air per minute are pumped through the engine, while the coolant pump can circulate 800-litres in the same time. According to Willi Netuschil, head of engineering “temperature management is one of the biggest problems”. In total there are 10 radiators crammed under the Chiron’s skin.

With great power comes great need for big brakes, so the front and rear discs are now 20mm larger, 2mm thicker and made from carbon silicon carbide – a material that’s both lighter and more resistant to fade. Clamping them are eight-piston calipers in the front and six-piston at the rear – each piston a subtly different diameter to keep brake wear even.

The tyres, now 14 per cent wider at the front and 12 per cent wider at the rear, are wrapped around larger rims – 20-inch front and 21-inch rear – and built to withstand otherworldly forces. They need to be, as each gram of rubber is exposed to a centrifugal force of 3,800G. A bigger contact patch on the road means better braking, acceleration and wet-weather grip, while the updated four-wheel drive system uses electronic diffs on the front and rear axles, allowing fine control of the handling characteristics. More on that in a bit…

As a starting point for the world’s fastest car Bugatti uses a new carbon-fibre monocoque (each one takes four weeks to make), with a carbon-fibre rear-subframe attached to save 8kg versus the Veyron and boost rigidity, while the entire package is wrapped in a carbon-fibre skin. Bugatti claims torsional stiffness is now up there with an LMP1 prototype, while a new electric steering system and suspension bolted directly to the monocoque means it should react to inputs faster than a 1995kg car has any right to.

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Exactly how the Chiron behaves and what it’s capable of is up to you. Five different driving modes are available, and we’re not talking your average Sport and Comfort settings. Not in Bugatti land. There’s ‘Lift’, ‘Auto’, ‘Autobahn’, ‘Handling’ and ‘Top Speed’ to choose from, each an individual blend of settings for the chassis height, dampers, steering weight, torque distribution from the four-wheel drive system, active aero and the electronic stability system.

‘Auto’ is your default setting, shifting responsibility to the Chiron’s enormous brain to decide on the best parameters. ‘Lift’ is designed for speedbumps or loading onto a trailer and only available below 50kmh. Push it beyond 112mph and ‘Autobahn’ mode activates automatically, softening up the dampers for more comfortable and stable high-speed cruising. Feeling brave? ‘Handling’ mode turns everything up to eleven and is primarily designed for track work. All the above are accessed via a rotary control on the steering wheel, and come with a top speed limited to a mere 236mph.

In a car this over-engineered, technology has to take precedence over the styling

If you happen to have a salt flat to play with then ‘Top Speed’ mode, like the Veyron, requires a second key to initiate. Do so and the car hunkers down, the four-stage rear spoiler flicks into its “slightly extended” position and you’re free to run up to the 261mph limiter.

In a car this over-engineered, technology has to take precedence over the styling, something Achim Anscheidt, Bugatti’s design director, freely admits: “From every side of the car: rear-view, side-view and front-view, the technical necessity for more dynamic driving performance, more cooling performance, more engine performance sets of stylistic strategy for the car.”

Those quad LED headlights, for example, first shown on the bewinged Gran Turismo concept, double as intakes, funnelling air towards the front brakes. The sweeping curve (constructed from a single piece of carbon-fibre) that defines the profile of the car – the “Bugatti Line” – is also an intake, gobbling air to feed and cool the 16-cylinder engine. The rear – shaped to reduce drag and create a suction effect, drawing hot air off the engine – is largely just a gaping chasm, punctuated only by 1.6m wide light strip featuring 82 LEDs that act as a brake light, reversing light and indicators. Perhaps the only indulgent element is the central fin, a nod towards the seam on the Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic.

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Too conservative a transformation for you? Well consider this: while volume manufacturers are obsessed with pinching buyers from other brands to feed their growth projections, Bugatti is focused on holding tight to what it has. “Am I here to change everything and to change our customer?” Anscheidt mused. “No, I’m here with this project to make that customer base continue on into the next generation.”

Although the wheelbase is a scant 1mm longer than the Veyron, the Chiron is actually 14mm wider and 6mm taller – tiny increments for you or I, but a world of difference to a designer. The main benefit is an extra 12mm of headroom – meaning you can drive it with a helmet on and not get a stiff neck. The rest of the interior is an exercise in minimising driver distraction. An analogue speedo (running all the way to 310mph or the magical 500km/h) is surrounded by digital TFT screens offering various entertainment and driving information. As the speed increases, the amount of info on the screens thins out, leaving the driver to concentrate on keeping the car on the road.

A narrow centre console, designed to echo the exterior Bugatti Line, houses the gear lever and four circular air-con dials, each beautifully machined – a jewel in its own right. The real jewels, though, are in the speakers – a one-carat diamond membrane on each of the four tweeters (insert joke about crystal-clear sound quality here), while the new 3D bonnet emblem or “Macaron” is made from enamel and solid silver. Don’t sell the Bentley Bentayga just yet, but there’s even a modicum of practicality shoehorned in. A cooled glove box is perfect for keeping the Bolli’ on ice, suit bags and jackets can be hung behind the seats and a weekend bag can be stuffed under the front bonnet.

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Which brings us to the type of person who actually buys a Bugatti Chiron – after all, 120 (two years’ worth of production) of the strict 500 unit run are already accounted for. Durheimer describes them as “extraordinary people” and “not standard car enthusiasts.” On average they own “64 cars, 3 jets, 3 helicopters, and a yacht, and drive 2,500 kilometres per year in the car.” The kind of multi-millionaires that won’t blink at the €2.4m (£1.9m) entry ticket, then, or spending a few hundred thousand more on options. Durheimer is very clear, the Chiron is not a vanity project, it’s designed to turn a tidy profit. It’s a halo car for the VW Group, sure, but it “will also be making a positive contribution to Group results.”

Of course, the Chiron came perilously close to becoming a casualty in the wash of Dieselgate. Durheimer, it turns out, had to fight hard: “There was some convincing work to do. It wasn’t an easy walk. When it all happened I flew to France and brought all the factory guys together and told them my version of the story. I said, don’t worry. I’ll take care of it. Just focus on making the best car. Don’t lift the throttle.” And the rest is history.
http://www.topgear.com/car-news/big-reads/all-hail-new-bugatti-chiron
 
Footage of the silver/blue CF car on display at the new dealership in Munich...If only the guy filming it would stop talking
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Yeah his voice and manner of talking is like being plucked by ducks.

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Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. is a French luxury sports car manufacturer. The company was founded in 1998 as a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group and is based in Molsheim, Alsace, France. The original Bugatti automobile brand was established by Ettore Bugatti (1881-1947) in 1909 at Molsheim and built sports, racing and luxury cars. In November 2021, the company became part of Bugatti Rimac, a joint venture between Rimac Group and Porsche AG.
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