A Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ will probably be among the many featured lots at a Bonhams auction scheduled for January 25 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The Chiron Super Sport 300+ is the production version of the automobile Bugatti used to win the race to 300 mph.
Andy Wallace, a 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and Bugatti test driver, hit a top speed of 304.773 mph in Sept. 2019 on the Ehra Lessein test track in Germany, securing the Chiron’s title because the world’s fastest production automobile. On the time, Wallace said the record-setting automobile—a pre-production prototype—wasn’t out of breath at that speed. In a distinct setting, it may need gone even faster.
The automobile up for auction is one in every of 30 production models, which differ barely from the record-setting prototype. They’ve a rather higher ride height and a top speed that is electronically limited for safety reasons. Bugatti hasn’t publicly said what the limit is, however it ought to be well inside the capabilities of the automobile’s bespoke Michelin tires, that are rated for 317 mph.
Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ world record automobile
The Super Sport 300+ is powered by Bugatti’s familiar 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W-16, with output tuned to 1,577 hp as an alternative of the usual 1,480 hp. The powertrain also has an upgraded cooling system, while the bodywork is more streamlined than the usual Chiron.
Production was limited to simply 30 cars, with sales starting across the time of the successful record attempt. Nonetheless, it took two years of testing and development for Bugatti to complete the Chiron Super Sport 300+ and put it into production.
The primary two production cars were delivered in Oct. 2021—each within the U.S. The automobile up for auction is the ninth built, and one in every of only seven delivered within the U.S., in accordance with the auction listing.
Bonhams expects this Chiron Super Sport 300+ to sell for between $5 million and $5.5 million at auction. That may be a bit higher than the automobile’s estimated $4 million price tag when latest. In any case, it was unlikely a automobile like this could depreciate.
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