Since the Veyron mix included not just Grand Sport (read: targa top in Molsheim language) versions, but also Grand Sport Vitesse incarnations, most of us assumed the open-air tradition would be carried on by the Chiron.
Well, we were wrong. Bugatti has recently revealed the Chiron will only come in fixed-roof form, with Dr Stefan Brings, who helms the company's sales and marketing division, having now confirmed the no-roadster plan while talking to Autocar.
The executive was also rather tight-lipped when asked about future uber-performance Chiron flavors. He offered the typical way-around answer, telling the British journos that the automaker is currently dedicated to finding owners for the 500 units of the standard Chiron, if we may call the hypercar that.
On one hand, this could be a consequence of the Dieselgate adventure's toll - while the Chiron development was too advanced for the model to be axed due to the fumes fiasco, we could see the frugal attitude required by the cost of the scandal determining the VW Group to stick to the "basics".
Speaking of which, we'll remind you that, while Bugatti lost money with every Veyron the company built, the company has confirmed the Chiron has brought it in the black area.
In fact, the options alone are nothing short of a gold mine for the VW Group's crown jewel. The report mentioned above also sees Dr Brings spilling the beans on the average cost of Chiron options.
And if you though the $2.5 million price tag of the Chiron would have an owner fully covered, you should know that, on average, the buyer of such a velocity behemoth spends about $330,000 on optional features. You know, the good stuff like having your family blazon embroidered on the headrests or going for those performance wheels - All this for the kind of money that would see you becoming a Lamborghini customer.
The executive was also rather tight-lipped when asked about future uber-performance Chiron flavors. He offered the typical way-around answer, telling the British journos that the automaker is currently dedicated to finding owners for the 500 units of the standard Chiron, if we may call the hypercar that.
On one hand, this could be a consequence of the Dieselgate adventure's toll - while the Chiron development was too advanced for the model to be axed due to the fumes fiasco, we could see the frugal attitude required by the cost of the scandal determining the VW Group to stick to the "basics".
Speaking of which, we'll remind you that, while Bugatti lost money with every Veyron the company built, the company has confirmed the Chiron has brought it in the black area.
In fact, the options alone are nothing short of a gold mine for the VW Group's crown jewel. The report mentioned above also sees Dr Brings spilling the beans on the average cost of Chiron options.
And if you though the $2.5 million price tag of the Chiron would have an owner fully covered, you should know that, on average, the buyer of such a velocity behemoth spends about $330,000 on optional features. You know, the good stuff like having your family blazon embroidered on the headrests or going for those performance wheels - All this for the kind of money that would see you becoming a Lamborghini customer.