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Bugatti Unveils The Chiron Super Sport, Limited To Only 9 Units
Volkswagen-owned hypercar manufacturer Bugatti has taken the covers of a new limited-edition model variant, known as the Chiron Super Sport.
Featuring an elongated chassis, modified engine, updated aero, lighter componentry, and reworked interior, Bugatti claims the vehicle is it’s most drivable and versatile yet.
“In spite of the immense power and the enormous longitudinal acceleration, the Chiron Super Sport offers a comfortable, quiet, and balanced drive,” said Michael Kodra, head driveline integration at the marque.
The regular SuperSport looks pretty much identical to the 300+ version. Compared to a normal Chiron it gets a more aggressive front end with larger air intakes, cool circular hood vents and vented front fenders, and that longer rear end with a revised diffuser and stacked exhaust tips. Standard are a new slim five-spoke wheel design, though the Super Sport is available with the same sweet magnesium wheels as the Pur Sport and 300+.
Like the 300+, the SuperSport uses a quad-turbo, 8.0-liter W16 engine, making 1,578 horsepower and 1,180 pound-feet of torque. Bugatti says it will hit 124 mph in 5.8 seconds and 186 mph in 12.1 seconds, and the Super Sport will make it to 248 mph 7% quicker than a normal Chiron. The SuperSport will be electronically limited to 273 mph; Bugatti previously said that the 300+ would also have a limiter affixed, though the speed was never announced.
Bugatti says deliveries of the Chiron SuperSport will commence early next year, with the car starting around $3.9 million, about $400,000 less than the 300+ costs. While only 30 units of the 300+ will be built, we don’t yet know how many regular Super Sports will be built. Bugatti has previously stated that just 500 Chirons will be produced in total, including special editions and variants, and around 300 have already been made.
