One Swiss owner from new, fewer than 5,500 kilometres covered...
2020 Bugatti Chiron
Chassis no. VF9SP3V32LM795294
• One of only 500 Bugatti Chirons built
• Ordered in 2017 and delivered in 2020
• Extensively optioned
• Registered in Switzerland
Ever since its modern-day resurgence in 1991 in the form of the EB 110, built while the company was owned by Romano Artioli and based in Italy, Bugatti has been at the very cutting edge of supercar design, first with the Veyron in 2005 and now with its successor, the Chiron. One might have thought that having created the Veyron, a car with 1,000-or-so horsepower on tap and a top speed of over 250mph (400km/h) Bugatti's Volkswagen Group owners would have stopped there, particularly as the demise of the internal combustion engine and its replacement with electric power units was not so much 'over the horizon', as staring them in the face. It's almost as though Bugatti wanted to say goodbye to the internal combustion engine era at the very top of the supercar tree, and nobody can deny that with the Chiron (and its closely related Centodieci derivative) they succeeded brilliantly. There will never be cars like these again.
Named after the famous Monégasque racing driver, Louis Chiron, the model first surfaced as the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo concept car at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, with production commencing the following year. At time of launch the list price in the UK was a little over £2.5m (approximately €2.85m at that time).
In creating the Chiron, the design team's aim was that it should better the Veyron in every respect, as well as being the world's fastest, most exclusive, and most expensive production car, just as its predecessor had. So although the Veyron's 8.0-litre turbocharged W16 engine was carried over to the Chiron, it was extensively revised and uprated to produce a mind-boggling 1,500 (PS) horsepower, an output some 50% greater than that of the original Veyron, which nobody would say was deficient in that department. Two of the four enlarged turbochargers were permanently engaged, with the other pair cutting in on demand, an arrangement that enabled this stupendous engine to deliver a near-flat torque curve of 1,180lb/ft between 2,000 and 6,000 revs. Structurally, the Chiron kept to the formula established with the Veyron, boasting a carbon-fibre monocoque chassis/body and independent suspension all round incorporating adaptive dampers.
Being a VAG product, the Chiron is ergonomically sound within and easy to get in and out of via its conventional doors. The seats are electrically adjustable and supportive, while the steering wheel affords a wide range of adjustments. Dials are traditional analogue rather than digital, so a glance at the 500km/h (300mph) speedometer is all that is required to confirm the Veyron's potential. Plastics are largely absent, most of the interior surfaces being finished in top quality leather or aluminium.
If the owner consents, data is shared with the factory, which can advise on upcoming service issues and install software updates remotely. When the ignition is switched on, Bugatti will be aware of the car's location, making this feature an effective anti-theft device.
As in the Veyron, power is delivered to the road via all four wheels, in the Chiron's case courtesy of a strengthened seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and a Haldex coupling. In everyday use most of the power goes to the rear wheels, the Haldex serving to send a proportion to the front when the Chiron is driven more enthusiastically and the rears can no longer cope. At the time of the Chiron's introduction there were no tyres available that could withstand the stresses imposed by a car with a theoretical top speed approaching 300mph, so the Chiron was electronically limited to 'only' 261mph (420km/h). Getting there, though, would take next to no time: Bugatti claiming a 0-300km/h (0-186mph) figure of only 13.6 seconds. Driver aids were limited to stability control and ABS.
Various limited edition models followed, one of which - the even more powerful Super Sport 300+ - did indeed exceed 300mph in pre-production form in 2019 when driven by Andy Wallace at VAG's Ehra-Lessien test track. By the time production finished in 2022, Bugatti had built only 500 Chirons of all types, of which only 100 were the original version.
Concluding its review of the Chiron, Autocar magazine had this to say: "When we tested the Bugatti Veyron Super Sports, people with limited familiarity with the car arrived at our test runway, climbed in, drove at 200mph, drove back to the start and climbed out again. Easy. The Chiron would do all of that but with an extra 50mph, extra luxury, comfort and handling on top. Its crowning triumph is that it makes the utterly remarkable seem almost ordinary."
This Chiron's owner visited the Bugatti factory in Molsheim to choose its specifications in 2017 and received the car in 2020. A copy of the contract between Bugatti and the current vendor is on file, revealing that the car cost €2,602,000. The options specified include the following:
Exterior colour A: Atlantic Blue
Exterior colour B: French Racing Blue
Lower body parts: Atlantic Blue
Horseshoe: polished aluminium (standard)
Mesh: all meshes black (standard)
Cowl cover: Atlantic Blue
Wing mirror top: French Racing Blue
Wing mirror base: polished aluminium
signature line: polished aluminium (standard)
Medallion: grey carbon (standard)
Engine cover: aluminium (standard)
Trim parts/writing: standard/standard
Rear wing underside: Atlantic Blue
Trim part rear light: polished aluminium (standard)
Wheel type: Caractere
Wheel colour A (inner part): French Racing Blue
Wheel colour B (outer part): aluminium
Brake callipers colour: Maritime Blue
Interior material: full leather (standard)
Interior colour A: Terre d'Or
Interior colour B: Terre d'Or
Inner dashboard colour: Terre d'Or
Theme stitching: Lake Blue
Steering wheel stitching: Lake Blue
Centre console inlay: leather (standard)
Logo centre console inlay: Lake Blue
Carpet: Lake Blue
Inner signature line: Granite
Rear view mirror: Granite (standard)
Trim parts interior: polished aluminium (standard)
Door sills: Atlantic Blue
Seats: Sport
Safety belt colour: Lake Blue
Quilting on seats: Terre d'Or
Stitching on seats: Lake Blue
Never driven in the rain, this beautiful Chiron is presented in 'as new' condition and comes complete with car cover, all keys, original leather key, battery charger, and two Bugatti boxes for accessories. The car is offered with a Swiss Carte Grise and is still entitled to two free services at Bugatti:
Service to be done before August 2023
Service to be done before August 2024 (guarantee end date)
Last of the purely petrol-engined supercars to emerge from the Bugatti factory, this exceptional one-owner Chiron is worthy of a place in any important private collection.
Purple Paddle Lot: Please note there is restricted bidding on this lot which requires enhanced bid verification checks. Please contact us at bids@bonhams.com or call +44 20 7447 7447 as soon as possible if you are planning to bid on this lot to prevent any last-minute delays.
Un unique propriétaire Wuisse depuis l'origine, moins de 5 500 km d'origine
Bugatti Chiron 2020
Châssis n° VF9SP3V32LM795294
• L'une des seulement 500 Bugatti Chiron construites
• Commandée en 2017 et livrée en 2020
• Toutes options
• Immatriculée en Suisse
Depuis sa résurrection en 1991 sous la forme de l'EB 110, construite alors que la firme était la propriété de Romano Artioli et était implantée en Italie, Bugatti se situe à l'avant-garde de la conception des supercars, d'abord avec la Veyron de 2005 et maintenant avec sa remplaçante, la Chiron. On aurait pu croire qu'une fois créée la Veyron, une voiture d'environ 1 000 chevaux capable d'atteindre les 400 km/h, le groupe Volkswagen, propriétaire de Bugatti, s'en serait tenu là, en particulier parce que la disparition des moteurs thermiques et leur remplacement par des groupes électriques n'était plus très loin et qu'il allait falloir y faire face. C'est presque comme si Bugatti avait voulu faire ses adieux à l'ère des moteurs à combustion interne en se hissant au sommet de la hiérarchie des supercars : on ne peut nier qu'il y est brillamment parvenu avec la Chiron et sa proche dérivée la Centodieci. On ne verra plus jamais de telles voitures.
La Chiron, qui porte le nom du célèbre pilote monégasque Louis Chiron, s'est d'abord présentée au Salon de Francfort 2015 sous la forme du concept car Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo, et sa production a démarré l'année suivante. Son tarif, lors de son lancement au Royaume-Uni, était d'un peu plus de 2,5 millions de livres sterling, soit environ 2,85 millions d'euros d'alors.
L'objectif de l'équipe qui créa la Chiron était de lui faire surpasser la Veyron à tous égards et de faire d'elle la plus rapide, la plus exclusive et la plus coûteuse des voitures de série du monde entier, comme l'avait été sa devancière. Et donc, même si on repartit du moteur W16 turbo de 8,0 litres de la Chiron, celui-ci fut profondément revu et sa puissance fut portée au chiffre ahurissant de 1 500 chevaux, soit 50% de plus que celle de la Veyron, que personne ne trouvait insuffisante. Sur ses quatre turbos de taille majorée, deux tournaient en permanence et les deux autres selon le besoin, ce qui assurait à ce fantastique moteur une courbe de couple pratiquement plate, de 1 600 N.m entre 2 000 et 6 000 tr/min. La structure de la Chiron reprenait le concept de la Veyron, un ensemble châssis-carrosserie monocoque en fibre de carbone et quatre roues indépendantes dotées d'amortisseurs adaptatifs.
Comme on pouvait le prévoir pour un produit du groupe VAG, la Chiron présente une ergonomie intérieure sensée, et ses portes conventionnelles permettent de s'y installer et de s'en extraire avec facilité. Ses sièges réglables électriquement assurent un bon maintien et sa colonne de direction propose une forte amplitude de réglage. Ses cadrans sont traditionnels...
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2020 Bugatti Chiron
Chassis no. VF9SP3V32LM795294
• One of only 500 Bugatti Chirons built
• Ordered in 2017 and delivered in 2020
• Extensively optioned
• Registered in Switzerland
Ever since its modern-day resurgence in 1991 in the form of the EB 110, built while the company was owned by Romano Artioli and based in Italy, Bugatti has been at the very cutting edge of supercar design, first with the Veyron in 2005 and now with its successor, the Chiron. One might have thought that having created the Veyron, a car with 1,000-or-so horsepower on tap and a top speed of over 250mph (400km/h) Bugatti's Volkswagen Group owners would have stopped there, particularly as the demise of the internal combustion engine and its replacement with electric power units was not so much 'over the horizon', as staring them in the face. It's almost as though Bugatti wanted to say goodbye to the internal combustion engine era at the very top of the supercar tree, and nobody can deny that with the Chiron (and its closely related Centodieci derivative) they succeeded brilliantly. There will never be cars like these again.
Named after the famous Monégasque racing driver, Louis Chiron, the model first surfaced as the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo concept car at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, with production commencing the following year. At time of launch the list price in the UK was a little over £2.5m (approximately €2.85m at that time).
In creating the Chiron, the design team's aim was that it should better the Veyron in every respect, as well as being the world's fastest, most exclusive, and most expensive production car, just as its predecessor had. So although the Veyron's 8.0-litre turbocharged W16 engine was carried over to the Chiron, it was extensively revised and uprated to produce a mind-boggling 1,500 (PS) horsepower, an output some 50% greater than that of the original Veyron, which nobody would say was deficient in that department. Two of the four enlarged turbochargers were permanently engaged, with the other pair cutting in on demand, an arrangement that enabled this stupendous engine to deliver a near-flat torque curve of 1,180lb/ft between 2,000 and 6,000 revs. Structurally, the Chiron kept to the formula established with the Veyron, boasting a carbon-fibre monocoque chassis/body and independent suspension all round incorporating adaptive dampers.
Being a VAG product, the Chiron is ergonomically sound within and easy to get in and out of via its conventional doors. The seats are electrically adjustable and supportive, while the steering wheel affords a wide range of adjustments. Dials are traditional analogue rather than digital, so a glance at the 500km/h (300mph) speedometer is all that is required to confirm the Veyron's potential. Plastics are largely absent, most of the interior surfaces being finished in top quality leather or aluminium.
If the owner consents, data is shared with the factory, which can advise on upcoming service issues and install software updates remotely. When the ignition is switched on, Bugatti will be aware of the car's location, making this feature an effective anti-theft device.
As in the Veyron, power is delivered to the road via all four wheels, in the Chiron's case courtesy of a strengthened seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and a Haldex coupling. In everyday use most of the power goes to the rear wheels, the Haldex serving to send a proportion to the front when the Chiron is driven more enthusiastically and the rears can no longer cope. At the time of the Chiron's introduction there were no tyres available that could withstand the stresses imposed by a car with a theoretical top speed approaching 300mph, so the Chiron was electronically limited to 'only' 261mph (420km/h). Getting there, though, would take next to no time: Bugatti claiming a 0-300km/h (0-186mph) figure of only 13.6 seconds. Driver aids were limited to stability control and ABS.
Various limited edition models followed, one of which - the even more powerful Super Sport 300+ - did indeed exceed 300mph in pre-production form in 2019 when driven by Andy Wallace at VAG's Ehra-Lessien test track. By the time production finished in 2022, Bugatti had built only 500 Chirons of all types, of which only 100 were the original version.
Concluding its review of the Chiron, Autocar magazine had this to say: "When we tested the Bugatti Veyron Super Sports, people with limited familiarity with the car arrived at our test runway, climbed in, drove at 200mph, drove back to the start and climbed out again. Easy. The Chiron would do all of that but with an extra 50mph, extra luxury, comfort and handling on top. Its crowning triumph is that it makes the utterly remarkable seem almost ordinary."
This Chiron's owner visited the Bugatti factory in Molsheim to choose its specifications in 2017 and received the car in 2020. A copy of the contract between Bugatti and the current vendor is on file, revealing that the car cost €2,602,000. The options specified include the following:
Exterior colour A: Atlantic Blue
Exterior colour B: French Racing Blue
Lower body parts: Atlantic Blue
Horseshoe: polished aluminium (standard)
Mesh: all meshes black (standard)
Cowl cover: Atlantic Blue
Wing mirror top: French Racing Blue
Wing mirror base: polished aluminium
signature line: polished aluminium (standard)
Medallion: grey carbon (standard)
Engine cover: aluminium (standard)
Trim parts/writing: standard/standard
Rear wing underside: Atlantic Blue
Trim part rear light: polished aluminium (standard)
Wheel type: Caractere
Wheel colour A (inner part): French Racing Blue
Wheel colour B (outer part): aluminium
Brake callipers colour: Maritime Blue
Interior material: full leather (standard)
Interior colour A: Terre d'Or
Interior colour B: Terre d'Or
Inner dashboard colour: Terre d'Or
Theme stitching: Lake Blue
Steering wheel stitching: Lake Blue
Centre console inlay: leather (standard)
Logo centre console inlay: Lake Blue
Carpet: Lake Blue
Inner signature line: Granite
Rear view mirror: Granite (standard)
Trim parts interior: polished aluminium (standard)
Door sills: Atlantic Blue
Seats: Sport
Safety belt colour: Lake Blue
Quilting on seats: Terre d'Or
Stitching on seats: Lake Blue
Never driven in the rain, this beautiful Chiron is presented in 'as new' condition and comes complete with car cover, all keys, original leather key, battery charger, and two Bugatti boxes for accessories. The car is offered with a Swiss Carte Grise and is still entitled to two free services at Bugatti:
Service to be done before August 2023
Service to be done before August 2024 (guarantee end date)
Last of the purely petrol-engined supercars to emerge from the Bugatti factory, this exceptional one-owner Chiron is worthy of a place in any important private collection.
Purple Paddle Lot: Please note there is restricted bidding on this lot which requires enhanced bid verification checks. Please contact us at bids@bonhams.com or call +44 20 7447 7447 as soon as possible if you are planning to bid on this lot to prevent any last-minute delays.
Un unique propriétaire Wuisse depuis l'origine, moins de 5 500 km d'origine
Bugatti Chiron 2020
Châssis n° VF9SP3V32LM795294
• L'une des seulement 500 Bugatti Chiron construites
• Commandée en 2017 et livrée en 2020
• Toutes options
• Immatriculée en Suisse
Depuis sa résurrection en 1991 sous la forme de l'EB 110, construite alors que la firme était la propriété de Romano Artioli et était implantée en Italie, Bugatti se situe à l'avant-garde de la conception des supercars, d'abord avec la Veyron de 2005 et maintenant avec sa remplaçante, la Chiron. On aurait pu croire qu'une fois créée la Veyron, une voiture d'environ 1 000 chevaux capable d'atteindre les 400 km/h, le groupe Volkswagen, propriétaire de Bugatti, s'en serait tenu là, en particulier parce que la disparition des moteurs thermiques et leur remplacement par des groupes électriques n'était plus très loin et qu'il allait falloir y faire face. C'est presque comme si Bugatti avait voulu faire ses adieux à l'ère des moteurs à combustion interne en se hissant au sommet de la hiérarchie des supercars : on ne peut nier qu'il y est brillamment parvenu avec la Chiron et sa proche dérivée la Centodieci. On ne verra plus jamais de telles voitures.
La Chiron, qui porte le nom du célèbre pilote monégasque Louis Chiron, s'est d'abord présentée au Salon de Francfort 2015 sous la forme du concept car Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo, et sa production a démarré l'année suivante. Son tarif, lors de son lancement au Royaume-Uni, était d'un peu plus de 2,5 millions de livres sterling, soit environ 2,85 millions d'euros d'alors.
L'objectif de l'équipe qui créa la Chiron était de lui faire surpasser la Veyron à tous égards et de faire d'elle la plus rapide, la plus exclusive et la plus coûteuse des voitures de série du monde entier, comme l'avait été sa devancière. Et donc, même si on repartit du moteur W16 turbo de 8,0 litres de la Chiron, celui-ci fut profondément revu et sa puissance fut portée au chiffre ahurissant de 1 500 chevaux, soit 50% de plus que celle de la Veyron, que personne ne trouvait insuffisante. Sur ses quatre turbos de taille majorée, deux tournaient en permanence et les deux autres selon le besoin, ce qui assurait à ce fantastique moteur une courbe de couple pratiquement plate, de 1 600 N.m entre 2 000 et 6 000 tr/min. La structure de la Chiron reprenait le concept de la Veyron, un ensemble châssis-carrosserie monocoque en fibre de carbone et quatre roues indépendantes dotées d'amortisseurs adaptatifs.
Comme on pouvait le prévoir pour un produit du groupe VAG, la Chiron présente une ergonomie intérieure sensée, et ses portes conventionnelles permettent de s'y installer et de s'en extraire avec facilité. Ses sièges réglables électriquement assurent un bon maintien et sa colonne de direction propose une forte amplitude de réglage. Ses cadrans sont traditionnels...
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