A Bugatti on the Nürburgring Nordschleife
is always a special sight, especially one that’s billed as the driver’s Chiron.
We’re talking about the Pur Sport, Bugatti’s latest Chiron variant, which is
currently undergoing final suspension and handling testing on the ‘Green Hell’.
Following weeks of test runs on various circuits and public roads, the new
hypercar has now moved to the ultimate handling tests.
Fittingly, these take place at the
Nürburgring, which will be the final testing ground before the chassis control
software responsible for steering, dampers and ESC is locked in. From this
point until the Chiron Pur Sport enters production, all systems will be checked
to see whether they work together correctly in the stress test.
The Nordschleife is very demanding for
both driver and vehicle, thanks to its unusual topography, numerous bends and
the high-speed section from Döttinger Höhe onwards. In addition to track testing, Bugatti
engineers need to make sure the Chiron Pur Sport runs perfectly on a day-to-day
basis too – and to that end, they use the motorways and public roads around the
Nürburgring.
Featuring optimized aerodynamics, stiffer
suspension, a recalibrated automatic transmission with shorter gear ratios,
beefier brakes, and completely new Bugatti Sport Cup 2 R tires by Michelin, the
Pur Sport is considered the most agile member of the Chiron family. Bugatti
will only make 60 units of the Chiron Pur Sport, each priced at € 3.2 million
(US$ 3.6 million). Production will begin in the second half of this year at the
company’s headquarters in Molsheim, France.
