Chiron [Spy Shots] 2016 Bugatti Chiron

[Rolf]

They need to get under 15sec to 300km/h if they want to challenge the Koenigsegg One for the fastest accelerating car in the world. It should be 12sec at least.

Top speed will be about 465km/h to 470km/h max.

 

[Bucketslash11]

Yes, but we are talking about useable road legal cars here. I also doubt the Chiron will ever be able to reach 500km/h, not with conventional wheels and tyres.

true, those top speed record cars always uses wheels made of nothing but aluminium or in the case of the bloodhound high strenght steel

 

[Rainer271]

Two Bugatti Chiron prototypes spotted testing together

 

[tristatez28lt1]

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1028627_bugatti-veyron-successor-spy-shots

Back at September’s Frankfurt Auto Show

, Bugatti unveiled the Vision Gran Turismo virtual racer concept that previewed the new design language used to shape the automaker’s replacement for the Veyron supercar, an even faster model to be called a Chiron. The Chiron name comes from pioneering Bugatti racing driver

Louis Chiron and was previously used for one of the concepts unveiled in the late 1990s that previewed the Veyron.

We now have new spy shots of prototypes for the Chiron, courtesy of Instagram usersmax.knz and Erico Hessel. The shots show some barely disguised versions of the Veyron successor and confirm that the car’s

lines are almost identical to those on Bugatti’s Vision GT concept. Common elements include the aggressive front end, central spine, circular side blade and open rear.

The Chiron will make its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show next March. It will be similar in size, shape and ethos to the Veyron but will benefit from more power, less weight and improved handling. Development has been years in the making but it looks like engineers are now on the home straight.

The production run is thought to be 500 cars

in total, up on the 450 Veyrons built, and pricing will likely be set higher than that of the Veyron. The starting price is thought to be 2.2 million euros (approximately $2.43 million) which is close to what the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse was going for towards the end of the car’s decade-long production run. The Veyron had a price tag of just 1.3 million euros ($1.43 million) when it was launched.

One thing we’re certain of is that the car will feature an uprated version of the Veyron’s quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W-16, likely with direct fuel injection, cylinder deactivation and electric-aided turbos. It is possible Bugatti will offer two levels of performance this time around, though. Former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn previously hinted that an expected hybrid system on the Chiron will be reserved for a high-performance variant, with the standard model to be powered exclusively by an internal combustion engine.

Peak output of the hybrid variant is expected to top 1,500 horsepower, which will allow the Chiron to accelerate from 0-60 mph in about 2.3 seconds, down from 2.5 seconds in the 1,184-hp Veyron Super Sport. Top speed

, meanwhile, is thought to be as high as 288 mph, or about 20 mph faster than the land speed record-holding Veyron Super Sport.

As for the detractors that criticize Bugatti’s focus on top speed, note that the Veyron’s greatness doesn’t lie solely in the fact that it can reach speeds in excess of 250 mph. The Veyron is a marvel because of its engineering, craftsmanship and ease in which it can reach such insane speeds all while being as docile behind the wheel

as a humble Golf.

 

[Monster]

The windscreen and cabin looks so much wider than LaFerrari and the P1. I wonder how much more aerodynamically efficient the Chiron will be compare to the Veyron.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

Confirming that it will debut in Geneva and will be called "Chiron," which was probably one of the worst kept secrets...

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/11/30/bugatti-chiron-geneva-teaser/

 

[Monster]

Confirming what was probably one of the worst kept secrets.../

It probably wasn't a secret to begin with. If I remember correctly, the Veyron was suppose to be called the Chiron and this was suppose to be Bugatti's first new car in the modern era.

 

[Yaz]

I had hopes it would resemble the vision GT concept more. This looks like the Veyron with new front bumper and lights.

 

[Mr Robert]

Why would they not invite the competiton to Ehra-Lessien?

 

[Fido]

Bugatti has done, ad are doing a great work with this car. Spy photographer haven't been able to catch it. And I think will be no possible until will be shown as production model.

 

[Bucketslash11]

and the competitoer which everyone assumed was a scam/hoax enters the stage suddenly

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this kind of overdoing puts even koenigsegg, hennessy and SSC to shame

 

[Deleted member 25]

The day they will sell it and deliver it to actual people, we will talk about it.

 

[MABfan11]

The day they will sell it and deliver it to actual people, we will talk about it.

well the engine is there, now all it is missing is gearbox, diff and aero, so it is definetly doable

 

[Mr Robert]

well the engine is there, now all it is missing is gearbox, diff and aero, so it is definetly doable

I could use one of those. The 2002 would be a perfect match!

 

[slicknick]

Surely looking forward to this one come Geneva...Never really warmed up to the Veyron but somehow, I already feel different about this one, and I haven't even seen it yet

 

[SKY]

Proportions and front end look amazing, but not sure about the rear end...

 

[SCOTT27]

Around 5 Million they will lose on each car even more when the first Saudi Prince puts it off the road as VAG pay for the repairs, insurance etc...
On top this is the billions in fines still to come as well as the loans to fix the current problems with the Diesel gate issues.
Any right mind Financial institute would say no. But expect Bugatti if it comes to the crunch to be the first to go.

 

[Wunderkind]

Around 5 Million they will lose on each car even more when the first Saudi Prince puts it off the road as VAG pay for the repairs, insurance etc...
On top this is the billions in fines still to come as well as the loans to fix the current problems with the Diesel gate issues.
Any right mind Financial institute would say no. But expect Bugatti if it comes to the crunch to be the first to go.

But who would buy Bugatti? One would think Bugatti, and to a lesser degree Lamborghini, would have to be bundled together with Bentley in order to make it attractive to someone like Daimler (quite possbily the only buyer in the market atm but I doubt Zetsche is the sort of person who will do a big deal to cap off his career, unless Merkel asks him to do it). I think a more plausible scenario will be for VAG to shutter and mothball the Bugatti name.

I think VAG will do a big bond issue and bank loan deal in the next 6 months to sort out the Dieselgate mess. They can't leave it later than that because plenty of mining companies and oil & gas companies need to refinance their existing debt or issue new debt to stay afloat.

 

[Deleted member 25]

well the engine is there, now all it is missing is gearbox, diff and aero, so it is definetly doable

À capable chassis would also help.

 

[Rainer271]

Bugatti Chiron teased in Christmas card


Source: Worldcarfans