Bugatti is saying "adieu" to the 1,500-metric-horsepower Chiron. The last Mohican has been built and is being prepared for delivery to a wealthy entrepreneur in Canada. He has been waiting for the car for the past two years.
The last of the Chirons is heading to Canada. It is the last 'base spec' Chiron that rolled off the production line at the Molsheim plant in France in October 2023.
The luxury super sports carmaker still has work to do on the car before it lets it drive off. The Chiron is finished in Nocturne black with contrasting copper details. Upon the customer’s request, it displays the number 16 on the horseshoe grille.
The one who will get the last 1,500-metric-horsepower (1,479-horsepower) Bugatti Chiron is an entrepreneur currently residing in Canada. Bilal Hydrie has met the Bugatti team at the factory in France several times in the past few years to make sure everything is as he requested. To make nostalgia skyrocket, the sills read "The final 1,500 hp Chiron.”
He calls this car his "biggest achievement to date." "I've driven every car under the sun," he says. "But this is just out of this world!” Bilal Hydrie claims that he customized “this beauty" to blend Middle East opulence with unparalleled elegance. "I'm not sure if Canadian roads are ready for this level of luxury!" This is his one and only worry, according to one of his posts on Instagram.
Photo: Bilal Hydrie | Instagram
Bugatti unveiled the Chiron at the Geneva Motor Show back in 2016, following the presentation of the concept that previewed the production model at the Frankfurt event the previous year. The French carmaker planned a run of 500 units in order to keep the model as exclusive as possible.
Over the past seven years, Bugatti has produced several variants of the Chiron. The Chiron Sport came in 2018, and the Chiron Super Sport 300+ broke cover one year later. Several one-offs were also on the menu, all designed specifically to the customers' requests.
The model is powered by a quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W16 engine that generates, in its basic version, 1,479 horsepower (1,500 metric horsepower) and 1,180 pound-feet (1,600 Newton meters) of torque.
Those make it accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (0 to 100 kph) in 2.4 seconds, hit 124 mph (200 kph) in 6.5 seconds, and 186 mph (300 kph) in 13.6 seconds. The Chiron hit 249 mph (400 kph) in 3.2 seconds in a test carried out in 2017. Top speed is electronically limited to 261 mph (420 kph) or 233 - 236 mph (375 - 380 kph) without the specific key that comes for an extra cost. The car could definitely do more. But Bugatti claims that no production tire is capable of withstanding the stress at such speeds.
The base price of the Chiron is 2.4 million euros, which translates to approximately $2.6 million. That is the least Bilal Hydrie paid to get this Chiron in his driveway. But considering that the customization stage is not over yet, his final bill might go way above that figure.
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