Geneva, Switzerland - March 04, 2016 - Behold Bugatti's new Chiron. The much-hyped successor to the Veyron and potentially the fastest car ever to enter production has been revealed today ahead of its world debut tomorrow at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Fans will be quick to note that this is slower than the current land speed record for a production car, a speed of 267.8 mph set by Bugatti's Veyron Super Sport back in 2010. Yes, the Chiron can go faster but Bugatti remains quiet on just how much faster. A top speed of 288 mph is rumored. What Bugatti will tell us is that the Chiron will accelerate from 0-62 mph under 2.5 seconds, which means it's quicker off the line than the Veyron Super Sport. Accelerating to 124 mph in the Chiron will take less than 6.5 seconds and hitting 186 mph will take less than 13.6 seconds, Bugatti claims.
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Bugatti Chiron
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Geneva, Switzerland - March 04, 2016
Behold Bugatti’s new Chiron.
The much-hyped successor to the Veyron and potentially the fastest car ever to enter production has been revealed today ahead of its world debut tomorrow at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.
We’ll cut right to the chase.
Bugatti hasn’t revealed how fast the Chiron will go, at least when unrestrained.
Currently, all the company will say is that the Chiron has a top speed of 261 mph but this is a governed figure for the Chiron on public roads.
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Bugatti Chiron
Photo courtesy of the Geneva International Motor Show 2016 |
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Fans will be quick to note that this is slower than the current land speed record for a production car, a speed of 267.8 mph set by Bugatti’s Veyron Super Sport back in 2010.
Yes, the Chiron can go faster but Bugatti remains quiet on just how much faster.
A top speed of 288 mph is rumored.
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Bugatti Chiron
Photo courtesy of the Geneva International Motor Show 2016 |
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What Bugatti will tell us is that the Chiron will accelerate from 0-62 mph under 2.5 seconds, which means it’s quicker off the line than the Veyron Super Sport.
Accelerating to 124 mph in the Chiron will take less than 6.5 seconds and hitting 186 mph will take less than 13.6 seconds, Bugatti claims.
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Bugatti Chiron
Photo courtesy of the Geneva International Motor Show 2016 |
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That’s quicker than times set by the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder.
Koenigsegg’s One:1 has been clocked hitting 186 mph in 11.922 seconds, though you could hardly call the One:1 a production car as just six examples plus one prototype were built.
Interestingly, the Chiron hasn’t adopted hybrid technology just yet.
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Bugatti Chiron
Photo courtesy of the Geneva International Motor Show 2016 |
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We say yet because it’s thought Bugatti is saving the option for a more potent Chiron down the track, something hinted at by former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn.
The engine is once again a quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W-16 but now output has been dialed up to 1,500 horsepower (in metric horsepower so 1,480 hp for the United States) and 1,180 pound-feet of torque, the latter of which is available from as low as 2,000 rpm.
This makes the Chiron the most powerful car in production, though this particular title is expected to pass soon to Koenigsegg’s Regera.
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Bugatti Chiron
Photo courtesy of the Geneva International Motor Show 2016 |
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Source: Geneva International Motor Show 2016
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