With all 500 Chirons sold, and production entering its final phase, now is a perfect time to reflect on a watershed moment in automotive history. As the first road car to produce more than 1,500 PS and later even 1,600 PS, Bugatti also became the first manufacturer to break through the seemingly unbreakable 300mph barrier.
It seemed an impossible task. The Veyron 16.4 was already a car that redefined the limits of performance, luxury and everyday usability, but Bugatti engineers were challenged with making a practically perfect car even better. The result was the Chiron1; the first luxury hyper sports car with at least 1,500 PS. Since 2016, it has been hand built in Molsheim, Alsace, redefining the boundaries of the automotive world once again.
The Veyron, produced between 2005…
