Bugatti Chiron
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Bugatti became the first automaker to break the 300-mph barrier with a prototype Chiron variant.
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Next one-off Bugatti to take inspiration from the EB110 SS?
Bugatti is committed to two coach-built cars per year and the next is due during 2019 Monterey Car Week.
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Bugatti has built 200 Chirons
The 200th Chiron is a Sport model with 110 ans Bugatti anniversary treatment.
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Mansory-tuned Bugatti Chiron can be yours for $4.7 million
The first tuned Bugatti Chiron, the Mansory Centuria, is for sale for a mind-blowing $4.7 million.
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Is Cristiano Ronaldo the mystery buyer of the $12.4M Bugatti La Voiture Noire?
Bugatti hasn't publicly said who will be the privileged owner of one of the most expensive new cars ever sold, but a new report claims soccer all-star Cristiano Ronaldo is the man with deep pockets. According to The Sun, which cited unnamed sources in a Thursday report, Ronaldo will take delivery...
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There are fewer than 100 build slots left for Bugatti's Chiron
Bugatti plans to build a maximum 500 Chirons, and less than a 100 build slots remain. Unfortunately for anyone putting down an order, the wait time for delivery will likely be more than a year.
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Astronauts handle some of the wildest vehicles mankind has ever built. Naturally, it only makes sense to put a former astronaut in the passenger seat of a Bugatti Chiron to see how it compares. Last Friday, Bugatti did just that when it placed astronaut Jon A. McBride in the passenger seat of the Chiron to get a taste of the supercar's blistering acceleration. The French supercar maker landed in Cape Canaveral at NASA'S Kennedy Space Center in Florida for speed and aerodynamic testing with McBride as part of the team for a day. The shuttle landing facility is a prime location to test a car...
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Bugatti celebrates 110th anniversary with special-edition Chiron
Bugatti is 110 years old this year, and to celebrate, the hypercar maker revealed a special-edition Chiron. Appropriately called the Bugatti Chiron 110 Ans Bugatti, French for "110 Years of Bugatti," the hypercar is all about honoring its French heritage. Although the exterior color is finished in...
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Owner takes Bugatti Chiron to its top speed
While most owners of the Bugatti Chiron will never come close to the top speed potential of their cars, some are more than happy to push their cars to the limit. One owner recently did just that at the Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds in Merritt Island, Florida, a site with a 2.3-mile straight that...
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Bugatti's 3D-printed brake caliper tested to hypercar extremes
Bugatti in January revealed the largest 3D-printed component composed out of titanium: a brake caliper designed for the Chiron hypercar. Throughout 2018, the firm has continued to test the brake caliper before it enters production, and we received our first look at just how extreme the test...
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Bugatti Chiron won't get open-top version, land speed record attempt
Bugatti fans hoping for a reveal of an open-top Chiron along the lines of the Veyron's Grand Sport and Grand Sport Vitesse models are set for disappointment as the French marque has no plans for such a car. That was the response from Bugatti boss Stephan Winkelmann to a question posed by Motor...
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Champagne Carbon crafts a bespoke bottle for Bugatti's 110th birthday
Champagne Carbon, the beverage company with those ridiculous but awesome carbon fiber bottles of bubbly that Formula 1 drivers shower themselves with on the podium, has teamed up with Bugatti to develop a bespoke bottle celebrating the automaker's 110th anniversary in 2019. Champagne Carbon CEO...
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Koenigsegg set the industry ablaze when it used an owner's car to set a 277.9 mph top speed world record for street legal production cars. Since then, all eyes have been on a handful of rivals, including Bugatti, which held the production-car record for years. Now, the French supercar brand says the Chiron could hit 280 mph. But, there are no plans to exercise such a claim. "I think it could easily go 440km/h or 450km/h (274 mph or 280 mph)," Stefan Winkelmann, Bugatti CEO, told Car Advice in a Monday report. He added, "We've not made the test. If you do it then it's not something that needs...
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This life-size, drivable Lego Bugatti Chiron has 2,304 electric motors
Legos have remained the go-to building blocks for decades to exercise the freedom of creativity, and today, they're capable of producing some wild creations. Now, we can add a life-size drivable Bugatti Chiron to the list of insane builds. Yes, the Bugatti Chiron seen here is made entirely from...
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Bugatti Divo deep dive: Made for corners
Bugatti has a track-focused model in its lineup. It's called the Divo, and it was shown for the first time Friday at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering in Monterey, California. While Bugatti's Chiron is all about combining speed and luxury, the Divo, as Bugatti openly states, was made for corners...
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Bugatti forced to recall 2 Chirons in the US
We were amazed when Pagani needed to recall 16 of its Huayras. Lamborghini impressed us when it served a recall notice for all 11 of the Centenarios currently in the United States. Now Bugatti is jumping into the recall game as it has been forced to issue a recall notice for some Stateside examples...
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Bugatti reveals Sky View option for Chiron
Bugatti will let the light in with a new Sky View option for the Chiron hypercar. The French company announced Wednesday the latest option for the Chiron is available to order now. Those who select the Sky View option will see their cars fixed with two 25-inch long and 17-inch wide glass panels on...
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Hardcore Bugatti Chiron-based Divo teased ahead of August 24 reveal
In May we learned that Bugatti held a private preview showing of a new Chiron variant in Los Angeles, with one of the people claiming to have attended the preview describing the car as “controversial” and “pretty limited.” Bugatti on Tuesday finally confirmed the car as the...
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The United Kingdom has an official Bugatti dealership, and it's no surprise that it should fall under the reins of H.R. Owen. As a means of advertising its wares in the best way possible, the dealership has crafted a Chiron with a special body. Instead of insane colors or a crazy livery, the H.R. Owen Chiron is a bit more menacing thanks to its fully exposed black carbon fiber body panels. Founded in 1932, H.R. Owen is essentially supercar Disneyland in London. The dealer's specialty is ultra high-end brands like Ferrari, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Lamborghini, and now Bugatti. This isn't some...
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Lego Technic Bugatti Chiron revealed with 3,599 pieces, including movable engine parts
Few people are likely to be able to afford one of the 500 Bugatti Chirons destined to be built, however we're sure most will be able to scrape together the dollars required to purchase the new Lego Technic version of the French hypercar. Like the real Chiron, the Lego version is a complicated bit...
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Bugatti builds 100th Chiron
Bugatti on Wednesday revealed it had built the 100th example of its Chiron. The milestone was reached a little over two years since the 1,480-horsepower hypercar's debut at the 2016 Geneva auto show. Bugatti celebrated by taking a group shot with the car and its employees at its headquarters in...
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A "controversial" Bugatti Chiron variant is coming
Bugatti, Volkswagen Group's French hypercar brand, has a new Chiron variant in the works. Apparently, this won't be a typical special edition model. Instead, the vehicle is quite "controversial." That's the word YouTuber Whitesse JR used to describe the new Chiron variant. The cameraman was...
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Bugatti owners can rest easy as technicians monitor cars in real time
Tesla has popularized remote monitoring and updating of cars with its “over the air” system, but it wasn't the first automaker to do so. Bugatti had a similar system in place when it launched the Veyron last decade and with the car's successor, the 1,480-horsepower Chiron, the French...
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Bugatti boss isn't interested in Chiron's top speed
They say a submarine captain never truly knows how deep his vessel can go. Similarly, Bugatti CEO Stephan Winkelmann doesn't know how fast his Chiron can go. According to a report published by CNBC last Thursday, he doesn't care to find out. When Bugatti launched the Chiron back in 2016, the...
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