Don’t let the headline fool you, Bugatti’s newest entry to the hyper car lineup might is still built with performance in mind.
It was crafted out of Bugatti’s desire to prove it can also make a truly great handling car, not just one that drives the fastest in a straight line, (that being the Chiron Super Sport 300+).
Before we get into the details, let’s go down memory lane to when it all began 111 years ago in 1909 – when the Italian born French automobile designer Ettore Bugatti started producing some of the most iconic racing cars of his era in the German city of Molsheim, Alsace.
Under Ettore’s reign, Bugatti produced such models as the Type 35, its variants won over a 1,000 races not least the first ever Grand Prix World Championship in 1926 and five consecutive Targa Florio races in the late 20’s. The first ever Monaco Grand Prix was also won by a Bugatti in 1929.
If any manufacturer can claim racing pedigree, Bugatti should be among the top.
But in 1947 with the death Ettore Bugatti – and no successor – the marque got into financial trouble and ceased automotive production in 1963.
Fast forward to 1998 and the mighty Volkswagen Group bought the rights to the brand and bring it back to its original home, a magnificent Château nested in beautiful in Molsheim, Alsace, by now a part of France. Fast forward to 2005 and the Bugatti brand would firmly take its place as the foremost hyper car producer with the introduction of the Bugatti Veyron.
Which brings us neatly to the Pur Sport; named after the French driver, Louis Chiron who held the most podiums for the marque.
In the all new addition, Bugatti have reduced the top speed to a ‘mere’ 350km/h but while top end is lesser than the Chiron Sport by 70km/h and about 140km/h than the Chiron Super Sport 300+ the way it gets up there is mind boggling.
Powered by the iconic 8.0-litre W16 engine producing an output of 1.500 HP at 6.900 rpm, 1.600 Nm from 2.000 to 6.000 this magnificent piece of engineering will propel up to 100km/h in just 2.3 seconds, 200 km/h in 5.9 seconds and 300 km/h will take less than 12 seconds.
On the exterior the car is crafted to look more aggressive in stance with an abundance of carbon fiber in the front along with the splitter which helps with all things downforce, airflow and cooling. It’s hard to miss the 1.9m wide wing and the very futuristic 3D printed twin exhaust tips, that save a very important 2Kg’s. In fact the car is 50kg’s lighter than the standard version.
How have they managed to achieve even quicker acceleration and more agility around corners, well here are some of the technical improvements; New chassis set-up with firmer springs, new dampers and bushings, new magnesium wheels with carbon blades, new Michelin Sport Cup 2R tires, new ESC Sport Plus driving mode and 15%-%18 shorter gear ratios along with elasticity improved up to 45% all equate to the Chiron Pur Sport and its impressive performance.
Bugatti clearly states that this is not a track car and therefore as is with company policy will not release track times but having driven the Pur Sport one can only hope to have a some quality alone time on track with it.
Only 60 Chiron Pur Sports will be produced, and even at €3.2 million Euros they are certain to fly off the line.
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