bugatti chiron shows off details with blue-tinted carbon fibre skin

bugatti chiron quail: it was all the way back in february that bugatti unveiled the ‘chiron’ at the geneva motor show. now, it’s finally time for an official ‘chiron’ sighting in the states, courtesy of the quail motorsports gathering in monterey, california.

with its carbon fiber weave showing brilliantly behind a dark blue tint, this ‘near-production chiron’ appears to be racing when stationary. boasting an 8.0-liter, quad-turbo W16 engine firing out 1500 hp and 1180 pound-feet of torque, it’s fast when moving, too. that creates a frankly disturbing 2.5 second 0–62mph time. wolfgang dürheimer, bugatti CEO, apparently had the preproduction ‘chiron’ past 200 miles per hour at the nürburgring, but that’s falling quite a bit short of its top speed of 261 mph. so far, more than 200 of the 500 vehicles have been ordered.

over 200 of the 500 exclusive vehicles have been ordered so far

‘it is part of human nature to cross boundaries and set new records – to run 100 m faster than ever before, to fly even further into space and to enter new realms. this striving is also our driving force at bugatti,’ explains wolfgang dürheimer, president of bugatti automobiles. ‘the chiron is the result of our efforts to make the best even better.’

8.0-liter, quad-turbo W16 engine creates a 0–62mph time of 2.5 seconds