Carbon-fibre windscreen wipers are now a thing
Bugatti reveals pointier 1,479bhp Chiron Sport. Now quicker around a track
The Bugatti Chiron Sport features no additional power. It’s not faster at the top end. It’s not even quicker to 62mph. But it is 5secs faster around Nardò’s handling circuit over a ‘base’ Chiron, thanks to a new handling pack, and slightly trimmer kerbweight. And some carbon wipers.
The engineers have tweaked the shock absorbers so that they are 10 per cent stifer. The steering too, has been modifed, though we’re promised the “outstanding direct feel” has not been compromised.
The rear dif gets a tweak too, and the car now features torque vectoring to assist agility during what its drivers might call “spirited driving”. Or what we mortals might call “God this is fast”.
A grand total of 18kg has been removed from the Chiron’s bulk, attributable to new lightweight wheels, a carbon stabiliser and intercooler cover, and, of course, the amazing carbon windscreen wipers – a world frst on a production car, no less. They’re 1.4kg lighter than before, and feature 3Dprinted aluminium tips. Frankly, this is amazing.
A quick recap on the Chiron’s – and so this Chiron Sport’s – key numbers: it’ll do 0–62mph in less than 2.5secs, 0–124mph in less than 6.5secs, 0–186mph in under 13.6secs, and top out at 261mph. Clearly, speed was never an issue.
The base price is €2.65m. Let’s be honest; it looks fantastic. If the ‘standard’ car is already a testament to speed and defes physics, this one threatens to tear a hole through time itself.