Bugatti Chiron

Bugatti is a legendary name that went on a sabbatical for decades until it resurfaced again in 2005 showing that it is not dead and is capable of making hypercars. The Veyron was born and was the first production car that had 1000hp. It was unheard of at that time and people with fat cheque books were more than happy to pay this money to have a 1000hp under their right foot. Fast forward 12 years and Bugatti is back again with another model. This time it is called the Chiron. It is nearly ready for production and only a limited of test units are on display and under live testing.

Why did Bugatti develop the Chiron? Bugatti no longer held the edge over the other super car makers because Ferrari have since introduced the LaFerrari with 900+hp, Mclaren have introduced their P1 with 900+hp and Porsche introduced the 918 with 800+hp. All of this have made the Veyron look old. Bugatti had to move the yardstick more further and give it that exclusivity. 1000hp is no longer magical, it has become normal. The Chiron have moved the yardstick much further now with its 1500hp output. The car still comes with 8 litre W16 quad turbo engine but much have been revised to allow for greater efficiency. the handling of the car has also tremendously improved making it much more playable and nimble and not behave like a big drag strip monster.

The Chiron's interior design is also current and oozes with style. The car is not capable of 260mph and there is speculation that it may eventually achieve 300mph over its lifespan since Bugatti will undoubtedly tweak the car for further performance improvements. The price tag for the car is 2 million British pounds and this is by far the most expensive hypercar on sale now.

Buying a Bugatti is like joining an exclusive club and the membership's perk is the ability to go well over 200mph! I am very sure we will see many Chiron's in Dubai, Shanghai and Monte Carlo in the very near future.

After the release of the Chiron the super car makers like Ferrari and Mclaren will be a rush to introduce more powerful cars to compete in this exclusive hypercar market segment.