Sports car manufactured by Bugatti
Motor vehicle
Bugatti Chiron |
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Manufacturer | Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. |
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Production | 2016 – May 2024 |
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Assembly | France: Molsheim (Bugatti Molsheim Plant) |
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Class | Sports car (S) |
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Body style | 2-door coupé |
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Layout | Mid-engine, all-wheel-drive |
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Engine | 8.0 L (488 cu in) quad-turbocharged WR16 |
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Power output | - 1,103 kW (1,479 hp; 1,500 PS) (Chiron, Chiron Sport, Chiron Pur Sport, Chiron Noire)
- 1,177 kW (1,578 hp; 1,600 PS) (Chiron Super Sport 300+, Chiron Super Sport)
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Transmission | 7-speed dual-clutch automatic[2] |
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Wheelbase | 2,711 mm (106.7 in) |
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Length | 4,544 mm (178.9 in)[3] |
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Width | 2,038 mm (80.2 in) |
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Height | 1,212 mm (47.7 in) |
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Kerb weight | - 1,996 kg (4,400 lb) (est)[4]
- 1,978 kg (4,360 lb) (est) (Chiron Sport)[5]
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The Bugatti Chiron is a mid-engine two-seater sports car designed and developed in Germany by Bugatti Engineering GmbH[7] and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. The successor to the Bugatti Veyron,[8] the Chiron was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show on 1 March 2016.[9][10] The car's design was initially previewed with the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo concept car unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show.[11]
The car is named after the Monégasque driver Louis Chiron.[12] The car shares the name with the 1999 Bugatti 18/3 Chiron concept car.
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