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The Bugatti Chiron was revealed earlier this year with a design and performance figures that were not far off from its predecessor, the Bugatti Veyron. In the time that has passed, only one Chiron has been delivered to its owner in the Middle East along with the one-off Gran Turismo Vision Concept, solely due to his loyalty to the brand.
Since its reveal nine months ago, however Bugatti CEO Wolfgang Durheimer revealed in an interview with GT Spirit that the Chiron has since received 220 orders which means that the production run will increase to 65 cars next year.
Seeing as Bugatti rewards loyalty, those who currently own Bugatti products will receive their cars first while newcomers will have to wait a little longer.
Based on that information, the current waiting list for a Chiron stands at three years with an anticipation for more customers following hosted test drives in March of next year.
This puts the initial plan of 500 units over eight years into question as the current demand is just far too high. Only five models will be built on a monthly basis.
Customer events such as the top speed experiences and the annual Bugatti Tour are included in the €2,4 million (R35 million) package
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/220-bugatti-chirons-have-been-sold-at-r35mil-a-pop/
Since its reveal nine months ago, however Bugatti CEO Wolfgang Durheimer revealed in an interview with GT Spirit that the Chiron has since received 220 orders which means that the production run will increase to 65 cars next year.
Seeing as Bugatti rewards loyalty, those who currently own Bugatti products will receive their cars first while newcomers will have to wait a little longer.
Based on that information, the current waiting list for a Chiron stands at three years with an anticipation for more customers following hosted test drives in March of next year.
This puts the initial plan of 500 units over eight years into question as the current demand is just far too high. Only five models will be built on a monthly basis.
Customer events such as the top speed experiences and the annual Bugatti Tour are included in the €2,4 million (R35 million) package
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/220-bugatti-chirons-have-been-sold-at-r35mil-a-pop/
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Have you seen Manny Khoshbin's Hermes Huayra?Bugatti is a beaut but if I had cash and a choice the Pagani huayra would be my first choice.
Beauty!
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‘The Grand Tour’ first to test Bugatti Chiron
It appears “The Grand Tour” managed to get its hands on a Bugatti Chiron. The Veyron successor will be appearing on an upcoming episode of Amazon’s new series starring former “Top Gear” hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and Michelin, which supplies the tires for the 1,480-horsepower hypercar, has treated us with a little preview.
The video highlights the extreme stresses placed on the tires of the Chiron at speeds approaching 250 mph and beyond. It also reveals some interesting tidbits like, for example, the fact the car at full tilt can churn through its entire 22-gallon gas tank in 9.0 minutes.
The short clip also teases us with the question of just how fast “The Grand Tour” folks managed to take the Chiron. Spoiler alert: The speed is unlikely to be more than 261 mph. Recall that Bugatti is limiting the Chiron to this speed until the company has its first crack at the Veyron Super Sport's 267.8 mph land speed record, with the attempt currently scheduled for sometime in 2018.
Despite this, “The Grand Tour” episode featuring the Chiron should be thoroughly exciting. Unfortunately, it isn’t clear when the episode will actually be aired.
Deliveries of the Chiron have already commenced. Like the Veyron before it, the car comes with a quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W-16 paired to a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission and all-wheel-drive system. Just 500 will be built, including all the planned special edition models, and the starting price is a cool 2.4 million euros (approximately $2.6 million).
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1108674_the-grand-tour-first-to-test-bugatti-chiron
https://youtu.be/Qkh_uWqpR8g
It appears “The Grand Tour” managed to get its hands on a Bugatti Chiron. The Veyron successor will be appearing on an upcoming episode of Amazon’s new series starring former “Top Gear” hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and Michelin, which supplies the tires for the 1,480-horsepower hypercar, has treated us with a little preview.
The video highlights the extreme stresses placed on the tires of the Chiron at speeds approaching 250 mph and beyond. It also reveals some interesting tidbits like, for example, the fact the car at full tilt can churn through its entire 22-gallon gas tank in 9.0 minutes.
The short clip also teases us with the question of just how fast “The Grand Tour” folks managed to take the Chiron. Spoiler alert: The speed is unlikely to be more than 261 mph. Recall that Bugatti is limiting the Chiron to this speed until the company has its first crack at the Veyron Super Sport's 267.8 mph land speed record, with the attempt currently scheduled for sometime in 2018.
Despite this, “The Grand Tour” episode featuring the Chiron should be thoroughly exciting. Unfortunately, it isn’t clear when the episode will actually be aired.
Deliveries of the Chiron have already commenced. Like the Veyron before it, the car comes with a quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W-16 paired to a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission and all-wheel-drive system. Just 500 will be built, including all the planned special edition models, and the starting price is a cool 2.4 million euros (approximately $2.6 million).
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1108674_the-grand-tour-first-to-test-bugatti-chiron
https://youtu.be/Qkh_uWqpR8g
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Here's how long it takes to build a Bugatti Chiron...
The first examples of the new, €2,4-million (R34,4-million) Bugatti Chiron are almost on their way to the select few who have placed orders. Seeing that this car was revealed a little over a year ago, one may wonder why delivery takes so long. Bugatti has answered this question, revealing an extensive gallery of its assembly plant in Molsheim, France, in the process.
Bugatti says each Chiron takes an average of six months to build – from the start of production to delivery – at the hands of 20 employees, who assemble the 1 800 individual parts by hand. A series of “stringent acceptance tests” are then applied before the finished product is delivered to the customer.
Once the Chiron has been configured by the customer, Bugatti sources the required materials and parts while the bodyshell is assembled with the monocoque and chassis substructure for the first time to ensure that everything fits together perfectly. Once this is done, the parts are sent in to be painted, which takes about three weeks.
After this, full assembly takes place. Each Chiron goes through 12 different work stations, focusing on things like preparing the engine, chassis, electronics and fluids. The hypercar is then placed on a dyno that can accommodate its 1 103 kW to ensure that the engine is performing optimally.
Due to the sort of power the Chiron delivers, it has to be fastened to the floor with special adapters. The room is also fitted with a special vehicle cooling system as well as pollution control.
The Chiron is then subjected to a series of tests that ensure the reliability of its ABS and ESC system. This takes three hours and covers 60 km. Other stress-testing procedures include drenching the car in a synthesised monsoon rain (to check for leaks) as well as conducting a high-speed test drive over some 300 km.
The finishing touches are then applied, before the Chiron is handed over to the customer. During this lengthy process, Bugatti tries to involve the customer as much as possible and welcomes them to visit the plant. In fact, the customer can even assist the 20 employees in assembling the car if he or she wishes to do so.
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/heres-how-long-it-takes-to-build-a-bugatti-chiron/
The first examples of the new, €2,4-million (R34,4-million) Bugatti Chiron are almost on their way to the select few who have placed orders. Seeing that this car was revealed a little over a year ago, one may wonder why delivery takes so long. Bugatti has answered this question, revealing an extensive gallery of its assembly plant in Molsheim, France, in the process.
Bugatti says each Chiron takes an average of six months to build – from the start of production to delivery – at the hands of 20 employees, who assemble the 1 800 individual parts by hand. A series of “stringent acceptance tests” are then applied before the finished product is delivered to the customer.
Once the Chiron has been configured by the customer, Bugatti sources the required materials and parts while the bodyshell is assembled with the monocoque and chassis substructure for the first time to ensure that everything fits together perfectly. Once this is done, the parts are sent in to be painted, which takes about three weeks.
After this, full assembly takes place. Each Chiron goes through 12 different work stations, focusing on things like preparing the engine, chassis, electronics and fluids. The hypercar is then placed on a dyno that can accommodate its 1 103 kW to ensure that the engine is performing optimally.
Due to the sort of power the Chiron delivers, it has to be fastened to the floor with special adapters. The room is also fitted with a special vehicle cooling system as well as pollution control.
The Chiron is then subjected to a series of tests that ensure the reliability of its ABS and ESC system. This takes three hours and covers 60 km. Other stress-testing procedures include drenching the car in a synthesised monsoon rain (to check for leaks) as well as conducting a high-speed test drive over some 300 km.
The finishing touches are then applied, before the Chiron is handed over to the customer. During this lengthy process, Bugatti tries to involve the customer as much as possible and welcomes them to visit the plant. In fact, the customer can even assist the 20 employees in assembling the car if he or she wishes to do so.
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/heres-how-long-it-takes-to-build-a-bugatti-chiron/
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Bugatti Chiron: how to build a £2 million hypercar
As the first Chirons are readied for delivery, we see how Bugatti makes the model at its Molsheim facility
The Bugatti Chiron is being readied for roll-out after a year spent showcasing the hypercar at events around the world, following its launch at the Geneva motor show last March.
Customers will receive the first cars by next month. Around 70 examples are expected to be made in Bugatti’s so-called Atelier this year — 14% of the production run of 500 models overall.
The French car maker, owned by the Volkswagen Group, says the process of making a Chiron to delivering it takes between six and nine months. Each €2.4 million (£2m) 1479bhp supercar, which can reach 62mph in less than 2.5sec and hit 261mph, is assembled by 20 employees by hand using more than 1800 parts.
Bugatti claims its Molsheim facility has been “extensively modified” to take account of the car’s higher performance over the Veyron and the “generally more complex nature of the new product and its production process”.
Here, in pictures, are the production process highlights.
The Chiron is built in Bugatti’s ‘Atelier’, at its headquarters in Molsheim, which has been the company’s base since it was founded in 1909. The building, built in 2006, is shaped like an oval to echo the brand’s logo, the Bugatti Macaron.
The Atelier has a floor space of more than 1000 square metres. The new glossy white floor is made from epoxy and is conductive, which ensures the dissipation of any electrostatic charges.
The only electronic tool in chassis assembly is the new EC nutrunner system. It creates a data value for each bolt on the chassis and stores it on a computer connected to the system, which in turn gives the assembly worker a signal when the right torque value is reached. There are more than 1800 bolted joints on a Chiron, with documentation required for 1068 of them.
Chassis assemblers marry the joining of the monocoque and the rear end. Three employees spend about one week on the assembly of the chassis. The staff, in contrast to traditional production line workers, must be able to assemble the entire chassis, including the rear end, monocoque and frame.
Bugatti’s upgraded rolling dynamometer is the most powerful of its type in the world, according to the brand. It says the unit has been the biggest investment in preparation for the Chiron. The changes, including larger electric cables, were needed because the old tech could not absorb the 1479bhp and 1179lb ft developed by the Chiron. The new unit can produce electricity of up to 1200A during operation; excess power is fed into the local grid in Molsheim.
During the water test, the Chiron is exposed to monsoon rain for 30 minutes to ensure there are no leaks.
Only after this will the interior be fitted, which typically takes two people three days. The next step is a test drive — once the car has been covered in a strong transparent plastic foil, which takes a day in itself.
The car is driven around 190 miles at varying speeds, including in excess of 155mph on an airport runway.
In the light tunnel, a six-hour inspection is carried out before the car is signed off.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/bugatti-chiron-how-build-£2-million-hypercar
As the first Chirons are readied for delivery, we see how Bugatti makes the model at its Molsheim facility
The Bugatti Chiron is being readied for roll-out after a year spent showcasing the hypercar at events around the world, following its launch at the Geneva motor show last March.
Customers will receive the first cars by next month. Around 70 examples are expected to be made in Bugatti’s so-called Atelier this year — 14% of the production run of 500 models overall.
The French car maker, owned by the Volkswagen Group, says the process of making a Chiron to delivering it takes between six and nine months. Each €2.4 million (£2m) 1479bhp supercar, which can reach 62mph in less than 2.5sec and hit 261mph, is assembled by 20 employees by hand using more than 1800 parts.
Bugatti claims its Molsheim facility has been “extensively modified” to take account of the car’s higher performance over the Veyron and the “generally more complex nature of the new product and its production process”.
Here, in pictures, are the production process highlights.
The Chiron is built in Bugatti’s ‘Atelier’, at its headquarters in Molsheim, which has been the company’s base since it was founded in 1909. The building, built in 2006, is shaped like an oval to echo the brand’s logo, the Bugatti Macaron.
The Atelier has a floor space of more than 1000 square metres. The new glossy white floor is made from epoxy and is conductive, which ensures the dissipation of any electrostatic charges.
The only electronic tool in chassis assembly is the new EC nutrunner system. It creates a data value for each bolt on the chassis and stores it on a computer connected to the system, which in turn gives the assembly worker a signal when the right torque value is reached. There are more than 1800 bolted joints on a Chiron, with documentation required for 1068 of them.
Chassis assemblers marry the joining of the monocoque and the rear end. Three employees spend about one week on the assembly of the chassis. The staff, in contrast to traditional production line workers, must be able to assemble the entire chassis, including the rear end, monocoque and frame.
Bugatti’s upgraded rolling dynamometer is the most powerful of its type in the world, according to the brand. It says the unit has been the biggest investment in preparation for the Chiron. The changes, including larger electric cables, were needed because the old tech could not absorb the 1479bhp and 1179lb ft developed by the Chiron. The new unit can produce electricity of up to 1200A during operation; excess power is fed into the local grid in Molsheim.
During the water test, the Chiron is exposed to monsoon rain for 30 minutes to ensure there are no leaks.
Only after this will the interior be fitted, which typically takes two people three days. The next step is a test drive — once the car has been covered in a strong transparent plastic foil, which takes a day in itself.
The car is driven around 190 miles at varying speeds, including in excess of 155mph on an airport runway.
In the light tunnel, a six-hour inspection is carried out before the car is signed off.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/bugatti-chiron-how-build-£2-million-hypercar
FiestaST
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Bugatti Chiron: new colour to be shown at Geneva
Half of the 500 £2million hypercars have been sold and a new carbon fibre colour will be on display in Geneva
A new special edition of the Bugatti Chiron will be revealed at the Geneva motor show in exposed carbon fibre colour “Bleu Royal”, and half of the 500 examples of the new hypercar have been sold.
Of the 250 orders placed for the Chiron so far, Europe accounts for 37% of sales – the most of any area, as with the Veyron – while North America has 30% and the Middle East with 26%.
Bugatti says the car on show at Geneva has been produced for a customer from Switzerland, and there are eight carbon colours available to choose for the Chiron.
So far all examples of the cars have been sold without any customers having driven the car and deliveries for the first orders are expected over the next few days, according to Bugatti. Chiron buyers will be invited to an exclusive test drive event at the end of March.
The Chiron is powered by a 1479bhp quad-turbocharged 8.0-litre W16 and can reach 62mph from a standstill in less than 2.5sec with a maximum top speed of 261mph.
It costs almost £2million, there are still 250 units available and Bugatti says it will be strictly limited to 500 models.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/m...how/bugatti-chiron-new-colour-be-shown-geneva
Half of the 500 £2million hypercars have been sold and a new carbon fibre colour will be on display in Geneva
A new special edition of the Bugatti Chiron will be revealed at the Geneva motor show in exposed carbon fibre colour “Bleu Royal”, and half of the 500 examples of the new hypercar have been sold.
Of the 250 orders placed for the Chiron so far, Europe accounts for 37% of sales – the most of any area, as with the Veyron – while North America has 30% and the Middle East with 26%.
Bugatti says the car on show at Geneva has been produced for a customer from Switzerland, and there are eight carbon colours available to choose for the Chiron.
So far all examples of the cars have been sold without any customers having driven the car and deliveries for the first orders are expected over the next few days, according to Bugatti. Chiron buyers will be invited to an exclusive test drive event at the end of March.
The Chiron is powered by a 1479bhp quad-turbocharged 8.0-litre W16 and can reach 62mph from a standstill in less than 2.5sec with a maximum top speed of 261mph.
It costs almost £2million, there are still 250 units available and Bugatti says it will be strictly limited to 500 models.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/m...how/bugatti-chiron-new-colour-be-shown-geneva
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Looking forward to this on TG next week. Really hope they do it justice, although I can't see them larking about in a £2m car, so I'm guessing it's going to be classy (with obligatory drag race thrown in 
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