BUG AERO

All you need to know about the Bugatti Chiron

TUNNEL VISION

During development, the Chiron spent more than 300 hours in the wind tunnel, completed more than 500,000 test km and chewed through 200 sets of tyres. Over 30 test vehicles and 10 pre-series cars were built to ensure first customers receive nothing less than perfection

WING MAN

Adaptive spoiler has four positions: fully retracted, slightly extended (for top speed mode), completely extended (for handling and autobahn modes) and tilted forward to act as an air brake

LIGHT FANTASTIC

Those quad LED headlights, first shown on the bewinged Gran Turismo concept, double as intakes, funnelling air towards the front brakes. They are also the flattest full-LED projector headlamps ever fitted to a car with a height of only 90mm

THE BACK DOOR

The rear – shaped to reduce drag and create a suction effect, drawing hot air off the engine – is largely just a gaping chasm, punctuated only by 1.6m-wide light strip featuring 82 LEDs that act as a brake light, reversing light and indicators. The only indulgent element is the fin, a nod towards the seam on the Type 57SC Atlantic

PIPING HOT

A new titanium exhaust system reduces back pressure compared to the Veyron. There are six exhaust pipes in total – four sticking out the back and two pointing downwards to create a blown diffuser – a downforce-boosting technology proven by, then subsequently banned in, F1

FLAT BELLY

!+&"#+,632|7"71338+""2%" level underbody features small rails that act as air guides and an active front diffuser that opens and closes depending on your downforce requirements. In the central section NACA ducts scoop up passing air to cool the powertrain