Million Air Winter 2023/24

Bugatti Chiron Super Sport

There’s driving, and then there’s piloting the 8.0-liter, W16 engine Bugatti Chiron Super Sport. This hypercar requires an extreme amount of cooling — not just because of its 1,578 hp, but because the mid-engine vehicle breathes . Inhalation comes via four, two-stage turbochargers and sequential boost. Exhales occur thanks to a vertically stacked quad tailpipe configuration that, quite unsurprisingly, does not blow fire. With an extended rear and modified front, a downforce-generating diffuser and a hefty amount of air intakes, airholes, side air curtains and drag inducing wings, one can judiciously say the aerodynamics of the Chiron Super Sport are nuanced. Although the brand notes that the new hypercar embraces “both luxury and comfort,” it’s advisable to find an empty highway or back road to test the ludicrous 7,100 max rpm. Perhaps a private track. A mid-morning Friday jaunt through Beverly Hills on Sunset Boulevard, however, proved to be an exercise in patience rather than throttle control. Exemplifying the Bugatti aesthetic, Chiron Super Sport retains its customary center console, complete with spherical buttons and knobs. When the engine evokes visceral reactions, the interior should remain tactile. The traditional swooping C-shape rear exterior language lives on, as does the pinched but

never puckered taillight bar. From $3.825m, bugatti.com

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