The Dream Machine

We Test-drive The New Bugatti Chiron Sport In Dubai To Fully Understand The Monumental Leap That The Molsheim Manufacturer Has Achieved With This Hypercar

- Gautam Sharma

USAIN BOLT is the fastest man in the world and holds the 100m sprint world record at 9.58 seconds. But imagine if his coach asked him to knock another two-tenths off that time. How could it be possible to raise a bar that’s already sky-high?

This is pretty much analogous to the challenge Bugatti set itself in conceiving the Chiron Sport – an uprated version of the ‘standard’ Chiron that sets an even more stupefying benchmark. Bear in mind the existing Chiron pushes out absurd outputs of 1,500hp and 1,600Nm, rocketing the car from standstill to 100kph in 2.5 seconds, 200kph in 6.5 seconds and 300kph in 13.6 seconds. In short, it tears up the hypercar rulebook and tosses the remains out of the window.

Given these mind-boggling stats, creating a go-faster version may have seemed almost inconceivable. Yet, the Bugatti experts have accomplished it, as reflected by the manufacturer’s claim that the Chiron Sport is a massive five seconds a lap quicker around the Nardò handling track. The Sport’s extra pace isn’t about adding even more power – the mighty quad-turbo 16-cylinder engine remains unchanged. The Chiron Sport’s enhanced performance is more the result of subtle tweaking than a wholesale revamping.

The Sport’s upgrades include a firmer suspension set-up and revised damping strategy, although this is only unleashed in the car’s ‘handling’ mode.