As Bugatti enters the final stages of testing for the Chiron Super Sport, its engineers have driven the car through to top speeds of 273 mph (440 km/h) at Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien testing facility.
The Chiron Super Sport is essentially a slightly more luxurious variant of the record-breaking Chiron Super Sport 300+ that set a top speed record of 304.77 mph (490.48 km/h) in 2019.
Bugatti leaves no stone unturned when testing its cars through to their top speeds and uses approximately 100 additional sensors to record important data including temperature and air pressure.
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Like the Super Sport 300+, the Chiron Super Sport is powered by a 1,578 hp and 1,180 lb-ft (1,600 Nm) version of the company’s 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W16 engine. Changes were also made to the car’s transmission that means it doesn’t need to change into seventh gear until it hits 403 km/h (250 mph).
“Following successful road tests at up to 380 km/h, we are now refining the handling of the vehicle at up to 440 km/h to allow the Chiron Super Sport to perform with uncompromising safety, even at this incredible top speed, and give the driver a good, and above all, safe feeling at extremely high speeds,” head of chassis development at Bugatti Jachin Schwalbe said in a recent statement.
The Chiron Super Sport also has the same slippery bodywork as the 300+. As such, it features an extended tail section, a revised front fascia with a new splitter and circular air vents on the front fenders, and sports unique wheels.
Whereas Bugatti is building just 30 examples of the 300+, production of the Chiron Super Sport will be capped to 60 units.
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