cars news 10: Bugatti Chiron Confirmed as Name for Veyron Successor

Rumors about the successor to the mighty Bugatti Veyron have persisted, and now at least one of them has proven to be true. Bugatti confirmed today that its next hyper car will be named Chiron, after Bugatti works driver and successful racer Louis Chiron.

“We want to make the best significantly better,” said Bugatti president Wolfgang Dürheimer, in a release. “The Chiron will set new standards in every respect. We will continue to produce the world’s most powerful, fastest, most luxurious, and most exclusive production super sports car.”

That’s a tall order considering the Veyron produced as much as 1,200 hp and had a top speed in excess of 250 mph. But the Chiron is expected to use a version of the Veyron’s heavy-hitting 8.0-liter quad-turbo W-16 engine aided by electric turbochargers and direct injection. The improvements are said to boost output to a staggering 1,500 hp. The engine is likely to be mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, and power will be routed to all four wheels through a torque-vectoring all-wheel drive system. As for how the new hypercar will look, you can get an idea by studying the Vision Gran Turismo concept that debuted earlier this year in Frankfurt. According to our sources, once you strip away the concept’s ground effects and central fin you have the production Chiron.

Bugatti says it has already received more than 100 orders for the Chiron, which will make its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The car is undergoing final testing, with prototypes currently conducting on-road trials. Stay tuned for more on Bugatti’s upcoming hypercar.

Source: Bugatti