Bugatti Will Help Chiron Owners Smash Past The 261mph Limiter
Upon initial reading of the Chiron‘s stats when the car was first revealed, the top speed of 261mph seemed a tad lacklustre. It seems ridiculous to be disappointed at such an absurd figure, but it’s less than the top speed enjoyed by the old Veyron Supersport. However, it didn’t take long to clock eyes on the phrase ‘electronically limited’, and to see that the speedometer goes up to 500kph (310mph).
So, we know it has more to come, especially with Bugatti itself hinting “this is by no means the end of the road for the Bugatti Chiron.” The company isn’t expected to do a proper top speed run until 2018, but what if a Chiron owner wants to have a crack sans limiter before then? Speaking to Car and Driver, CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer said that Bugatti will help make it a reality. Given the £1.9 million price tag of these cars, we’d expect Bugatti to sort out quite a lot for its well-heeled owners - from a thorough inspection of the car to even sorting a suitable time and venue for the occasion, perhaps VW’s Ehra-Lessien test facility.
As to what figure we can expect, prepare to see the Supersport’s top speed comfortably eclipsed. “We hold the world record with the 268 [mph] of the Veyron Supersport, and we know that we can push up the mark significantly with the extra 300 horsepower of the Chiron,” Dürheimer said.
Dürheimer also didn’t rule out even more powerful versions of the Chiron, and hinted that a roadster version with a T-bar style roof could happen. “We are weighing [up] four strategic alternatives, all of them sensational. One of them is the Galibier,” Dürheimer states. Whether or not any eventual Galibier production car would be anything like the cancelled five-door 16C Galibier, we’ll have to wait and see.
(This weekend, Alex will get a WORLD EXCLUSIVE passenger lap in the Chiron. Hit this link and let him know what you want to see in the video).
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Comments
T bar style roof? Seriously Bugatti? Are you going to print Iroc down the side as well?
my favorite cotd so far
Why the hell not? Chiron IROC, Chiron Z/28, Chiron ZL1, A Porsche/Lamborghini/Volkswagen with the same engine and trans and a Mega Ultra Chicken on the Hood with a body that looks sexier?
Can you put a cow on the Chirons roof?
not to be that guy but why the Iroc? It was late to the T-top party.
Like it is fast enough already??
Never
Can someone lend me £2mil? I’ll let you drive in my Chiron!
Or ill pay you 20$ if you steal two of them, and ill also give you one of them!? you in?
I read the quotes from Dürheimer in his accent. He sounds horrible when he speaks English. But hey, that W16 engine noise compensates it more than enough.
A very impressive car indeed.
And it still won’t be faster than a Koenigsegg. LOL
Don’t really think it’s trying to be.
Make em good for track. Reaching 270mph on a 4 mile straight isn’t really a point to brag about
It’s a road car, a road car….. A roooaad caaaar, so yes, it is a point to brag about, and they handle better than most road cars.
Criss evans bought a 10mill ferrari just because of it’s history and he dreamed about it, so by comparison a brand new, sound blasting, record smashing and definitely prone to make history car, is not a bad deal since it costs a fifth of the ferrari price.
Hennessey is prob like b!tchplease…
nobody gives John Hennessy any credit. he built the outright fastest production automobile ever, and has nothing to show for it. if only there wasn’t a production number needed for the car to be recognized.
that moment when you talk about an MX5 @ a BuGGAtti show….lol
My VTEC Civic gets that on the quarter mile.
lol! bro i think you need to check your engine, it must be running on 3 cylinders or something because mine can hit 300mph
I hate it when I’m limited to 261 on the M25
Ikr, you just wanna GO FULL 310 MPH