Check Out The New Bugatti Chiron Worth R40 Million
The €2.4 million successor to the Veyron is poised to be the world’s fastest consumer auto with a 1,500-hp W16 engine (imagine two V8s linked together) going zero to 60 in sub 2.5 seconds. Bugatti head Wolfgang Durheimer aims to “test the limits of physics” with the luxury beast. Inside it’s all leather, carbon and steel wrapped in one pretty package. Bloomberg Pursuits’ Hannah Elliott takes a first look at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show.
It’s powered by an extensively redeveloped version of the Veyron’s 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16, which produces what is claimed to be the highest figure yet extracted from a production car: 1500 metric horsepower (or 1480bhp). Maximum torque is an equally enormous 1180lb ft, spread between 2000 and 6000rpm.
Top speed is electronically limited for road use(!), to 420km/h (261mph). The limiter’s there primarily for reasons of tyre durability. That actually makes it a touch slower than the Veyron Super Sport’s record V-max of 267mph, but the maths say the Chiron could top 285-287mph or so with the limiter removed. Bugatti isn’t quoting an official unrestricted top speed for the time being.
Nor is there an official 0-62mph just yet, but Bugatti reckons it’ll be ‘less than’ 2.5 seconds.
