04 Jan 2019

WATCH: This what a Bugatti Chiron looks like at top speed

Sean Parker

The world was introduced to the Bugatti Chiron at the 2016 Geneva motor show.

Back then its outrageous performance figures defied logic: 0 to 100km/h in less than 2.5 seconds, four huge turbochargers and a total power output of 1119kW/1600Nm!

Quad-turbo W16 engine

Its power is generated from a 8-litre quad-turbocharged W16 engine from the Veyron has been completely redesigned, propelling the new hypercar to limited top speed of 420km/h for 'road use'. To keep it on the black stuff it's tyres have been specially developed courtesy of a Bugatti-Michelin partnership.

Now a video uploaded by 'Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds' shows just how fast the Chiron can reach over a distance of 4.3km in a straight line aerodynamic test on Merritt Island, Florida.

Watch the video below:

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