Before production of the Chiron Pur Sport commences at Buggati’s Molsheim facility this fall, with the first units to be delivered prior to the end of the year, the automaker took to the Nardo racetrack for some fine-tuning.

The company’s test driver and pro-racing pilot Andy Wallace grabbed the wheel of a pre-production prototype and put it through its paces, with a few power slides and even a short jump, giving his feedback on how the engine control system, gearbox, running gear and brakes should be tweaked.

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“Even though I have already been doing this job for a few years, I am actually in Nardo for the first time. I like the proving ground very much, above all, the handling track with its many varied corners”, said Wallace. “The Chiron Pur Sport is extremely agile for driving on public roads, but it still offers enough comfort. The engineers have set up the running gear perfectly. Firm and direct, but not too hard.”

Priced at €3 million ($3.5+ million) excluding tax, the Pur Sport is a lighter and more refined version of the Chiron, with improved aerodynamics, stiffer chassis and special 20-inch front and 21-inch rear wheels wrapped in 285/30 and 355/25 Bugatti Sport Cup 2 R tires.

Limited to 60 units, it is powered by Bugatti’s signature quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W16 engine that produces 1,479 HP (1,500 PS / 1,103 kW). The unit has been optimized and can rev 200 rpm higher, to 6,900 rpm.

 

Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Goes Airborne At Nardo During Track Testing