This incredible creation is powered with a movement that emulates the 16-cylinder Bugatti engine, complete with crankshaft and pistons.
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Bugatti uses a 3D printer to make the Titanium covers so they are as thin and as light as possible.
Owner of Royalty Exotic Cars claims this system will lead to performance gains of 10 to 15 percent which sounds a little too good to be true but one thing you cannot deny is the sound it now produces is immense.
One of the best footballers in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo is also a massive petrol head and when you have the sort of bank account he does, you generally buy special wheels.
The manufacturer assembled six Chiron variants at the Château St. Jean in Molsheim, France and some simple maths brings the total (estimated) value of the cars to just under $44 million.
It packs the same 1,479 hp (1,103 kW) 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 engine underneath the skin but it’s now mated to a recalibrated automatic gearbox.
It is one of 20 Chiron Noire’s planned for production as a limited edition run and costs an additional €100,000 on top of the normal Chiron Sport.
During the 2010s, Bugatti executives envisioned a three-car range and now we get to see (for the first time ever) what might have been with this pair of Coupe concepts thanks to the folks from Autoblog.
The Chiron R is expected to be positioned between the Chiron Sport and the Super Sport 300+
Stephen Winkelmann, Bugatti boss, did admit that they have a fair selection of engines to choose from the Volkswagen Group lineup but that the “mission for a Bugatti is a different one” to the group’s other brands.