As you may recall earlier this year a convoy of four Bugatti Chiron was spotted in the United States, causing quite a stir in the blogosphere. Now the company is revealing that those four were part of a 30-strong test cars dispatched around the globe for various kinds of test. The four sent to the U.S. took part in one of the toughest hot weather testing any super car has ever gone true.
The engineers documented what they and the Bugatti Chiron went through during the four and half weeks they spent in the American deserts, including the fearsome Death Valley, covering 35,000 kilometres in heat that reached 51.5 Celsius °C, all to make sure the Chiron is flawless when it reaches its wealthy customers, most of whom have private armies!
Bugatti Chiron Highlights:
- W16 quad-turbo engine with 25 percent new components
- 1,500 horsepower max output
- 1,600 Nm of torque between 2,000 and 6,000 rpm
- New carbon fibre monocoque
- Newly designed adaptive chassis
- New titanium exhaust system
- Front-axle differential with integrated inter-axle lock
- Rear-axle differential with integrated inter-wheel lock
- Seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox
- Carbon fibre body
- Adaptive chassis with five driving programs
- Bespoke high-performance tyres
- Carbon ceramic silicon carbide (CSiC) brake discs
- Limited to 500 units
- Base price €2.4 million
