The Chiron, perhaps the greatest model to emerge from nouveau Bugatti’s collection of myth-minded automotive obsessives since the marque was resurrected twenty years ago, is nearing the end of production.
The final variant of the model’s family tree is the Chiron Super Sport — not to be confused with the track-ready Super Sport 300+ — which received a 2022 production-year designation when it was announced this spring. And there are build slots for the Chiron Super Sport available. But there are also build slots available for the 60-example production run of the Chiron Pur Sport, a variation on the Chiron theme which was unveiled in the late winter of 2020.
Where the engine is concerned, a Chiron is a Chiron is a Chiron, as they say, and the familiar Bugatti W16 — engineered and constructed by the firm, and powerful enough for a vehicle with wings — is packed under the hood of both Pur Sport and Super Sport models. Horsepower ratings hover around the 1,500 mark, and top speeds exceed 250 MPH.
The Pur Sport’s fixed rear wing tells its tale: it’s a performance variant for weekend jaunts on alpine switchbacks. The Super Sport is more the ‘grand tourer’ of the two, a luxury-performance car that could even be a daily driver for the well-heeled heavy-foot.
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