Having hit 304 mph (490 km/h) with a Bugatti Chiron Sport a month ago, the French ultra-luxury carmaker says it will stop chasing after acceleration records for now.
In 2010, a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport managed to rev up to 430.9 km/h (267.7 mph) with the electronic speed limiter removed. A few years later, a Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse claimed the title of the world’s fastest-going roadster when it made 408.8 km/h (254 mph) at the Ehra-Lessien track in Germany. A few days ago, we learned that Andy Wallace accelerated to 490 km/h (304 mph) piloting a modded Chiron a month before, but it has been kept secret until now.
With this newest record, Bugatti officially retires from the race of numbers. According to CEO Stephan Winkelmann, surpassing the 300-mile mark was the ultimate goal. That goal has been fulfilled, and Bugatti is now officially recognized as the manufacturer of the world’s first production car to go beyond that mark. Going any higher than that would be simply impractical.
It is only with reservations that you could call the Bugatti Chiron Sport used for the race a ‘production vehicle’, though. The scope of modifications was fairly wide. Then again, maybe a production car will emerge later on based on this exact tech, who knows? It is worth remembering that both the Veyron coupe and the Veyron Grand Vitesse roadster received extreme Super Sport versions after their initial release. The Chiron might as well follow suit.