The production-spec Bugatti Chiron Super
Sport 300+ has been spied during a recent round of testing as the French car
manufacturer readies it to land in the hands of customers. It has been roughly
10 months since Bugatti shocked the world by announcing it had hit a top speed
of 490.484 km/h in a Chiron prototype. Soon after, it announced
the model that achieved this top speed feat was the Chiron Super Sport 300+,
while revealing that production would be capped at just 30 units worldwide.
Bugatti has only previously shown the
flagship variant of the Chiron finished in carbon fiber with orange accents,
but this prototype has a matte black finish and sits on a set of dark red
wheels. It is free of any camouflage and a host of testing equipment can be
seen through the windshield.
Visually, the car looks identical to the
prototype. The front features enlarged and angular new air intakes while there
are also circular air vents on the front wheel arches. Bugatti has also fitted
tweaked side skirts while also extending the rear-end of the car, effectively
making it a ‘Long Tail.’ The rear also features a distinctive exhaust layout
and a unique rear diffuser.
The only visual difference between this
tester and the car previously shown by Bugatti is that this one has the
Chiron’s available Sky View dual sunroof. It remains unclear if this will be a
standard feature on all Chiron Super Sport 300+ models or an optional extra.
Like the record-breaking car, the
production model will be powered by a quad-turbo 8.0-liter W16 engine rated at
1,578 HP. Prices start at € 3.5 million (US$ 3.96 million) and Bugatti
intends on starting customer deliveries next year.
