Say Hello To The 1479bhp Bugatti Chiron

Bugatti's hugely powerful, hugely expensive Veyron successor has been revealed on the eve of its Geneva motor show debut
Say Hello To The 1479bhp Bugatti Chiron

It’s arguably the car of the show at Geneva, and it’s at last here for us to drink in: the Bugatti Chiron. Its predecessor - the Veyron - was monstrously powerful and bonkers fast, so where does a hypercar go from there? Even more power, it seems.

Say Hello To The 1479bhp Bugatti Chiron

Mounted in the middle is a heavily revised version of the Veyron’s 8.0-litre, quad-turbo W16, good for an unholy 1479bhp at 6750rpm, and 1179lb ft between 2000 and 6000rpm. That’s enough to overcome the Chiron’s colossal mass - it weighs just 5kg shy of two tonnes - and gets you from 0-62mph in “less than” 2.5 seconds. While in most driving modes you’re limited to a mere 236mph top speed, but - as with the Veyron - the full beans can be accessed using a ‘Speed Key’.

Say Hello To The 1479bhp Bugatti Chiron

Using this will see you top out at 261mph, less than the old Super Sport, but it is worth noting that this is an electronic limited top speed for ‘road use’. Precisely what ‘road’ Bugatti is thinking about, we’re not sure. The speedometer does go up to 500kmh (310mph), however, and Bugatti has rather intriguingly said “this is by no means the end of the road for the Bugatti Chiron”. Without the limiter the Chiron won’t be far off a 300mph car, but tyres are a limiting factor.

Want to delve into the stats a little further? You can expect to do 0-124mph in 6.5 seconds, and 0-186mph in 13.6 seconds. Both small improvements over the Super Sport, and big improvements over the boggo Veyron.

Say Hello To The 1479bhp Bugatti Chiron

Other highlights include no less than 10 radiators, active aerodynamics (the rear wing on its own has four different positions), a seven-speed dual clutch gearbox sending power to all four wheels, and some massive tyres. Really massive, in fact: 285/30 R20 for the front, and 355/25 R21 rear.

Just 500 will be made, and as you’d expect, they won’t be what you’d call cheap. How much, you ask? €2.4 million (£1.9 million)…

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Comments

Anonymous

Looks like a bionicle

02/29/2016 - 17:10 |
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Anonymous

Wing flew off?

02/29/2016 - 17:11 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Raises up at a certain speed.

03/01/2016 - 02:11 |
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Anonymous

Id like to see it in a single color instead of two tone. The horseshoe line on the side may look better if less pronounced from the color difference front and rear

02/29/2016 - 17:13 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Well like the veyron I assume they’ll offer it in a multitude of colours.

03/01/2016 - 02:11 |
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KoNLaR

B*tch please there are 5000hp cars, bugatti is way behind

02/29/2016 - 17:17 |
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Apollo18

In reply to by KoNLaR

That you can drive on the road?

02/29/2016 - 17:28 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by KoNLaR

That was so stupid it physically hurt me.

03/01/2016 - 02:10 |
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Sam Schrader

While the specs are impressive, it just looks like another car for non car people. Almost looks toy-ish in its dimensions.

02/29/2016 - 17:19 |
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Anonymous

Well bye bye Veyron

02/29/2016 - 17:19 |
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Anonymous
02/29/2016 - 17:21 |
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Steve Buscemi

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

The regera doesn’t use all its Power at once though.

03/01/2016 - 10:30 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

and if you’re lucky Koenigsegg might make 3 of them.

03/01/2016 - 10:50 |
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Lamborghini SV

I like it but If I could afford it I would not buy it.

02/29/2016 - 17:21 |
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Sam Bean

It’s cool, but it lacks that special something👎

02/29/2016 - 17:23 |
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Anonymous

So, it actually looks decent now. Wow.

02/29/2016 - 17:29 |
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