Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport – a pure driving machine
Less weight, more downforce and a close-ratio transmission ensure increased agility.
Elegant and extremely athletic. An uncompromising hyper sports car for even more agility. Pure and extreme. That is the new Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport
The features of the new model are quite breathtaking. The weight of the Chiron Pur Sport has been reduced by 110 pounds, while sophisticated aerodynamics components – including a 6.2 foot wide rear spoiler – ensure increased downforce. At the same time, omission of the hydraulic system for the otherwise automatically extending spoiler also reduces the weight. Thanks to a new material compound, the newly developed high-performance tyres Sport Cup 2r from Michelin in 285/30 R20 at the front and 355/25 R21 provide outstanding grip even at high cornering speeds.
“With the new Chiron Pur Sport, we can now offer our worldwide Bugatti enthusiasts a hyper sports car geared even more towards agility and dynamic cornering,” says Stephan Winkelmann, President of Bugatti. “We quickly decided on the name for this pure and uncompromising driving machine: Chiron Pur Sport. This model has an extremely sporty chassis and incredible road grip, sensational acceleration and very precise handling.”
Bugatti developed a new transmission for even better acceleration of the already extremely fast Chiron2. The gears are closer together now to enable shorter gear jumps and also benefit performance. At the same time Bugatti has increased the maximum engine speed of the W16 unit by 200 rpm to 6,900 rpm. In conjunction with the closer overall gear ratio, this creates significantly better elasticity. As a result, the Chiron Pur Sport accelerates in 6th gear from 37 to 50 mph in just 2.0 seconds and from 37 to 62 mph in only 3.4 seconds. The Pur Sport sprints from 37 to 75 mph in only 4.4 seconds and in 2.4 seconds from 80 to 120 mph. Consequently, the Pur Sport is almost two seconds faster than the already lightning-fast Chiron.All in all, the elasticity values are 40% better compared with the Chiron. This means that the Chiron Pur Sport provides extraordinary performance that can be experienced at all speeds. Due to the closer overall gear ratio and the increased downforce, the iconic 8.0 litre W16 engine with up 1,500 horsepower, almost 1,200 pound-feet of torque, a 261-mph top speed.
New chassis setup
Even more dynamic cornering is guaranteed by a new chassis setup, featuring firmer springs, an adaptive damping control strategy geared towards performance as well as modified camber values. The new optional Aero wheels immediately catch the eye. The 8.8 pound lighter wheels made of magnesium with optional Aero wings ensure optimum wheel ventilation and also improve aerodynamics. Cutting the weight by a total of 35.2 pounds results in a lower curb weight and also reduces the unsprung masses of the already ultra-light Bugatti wheels. This means that the Pur Sport almost glides across roads. The new driving mode Sport+ intervenes later in the ESP system for an improved driving experience on dry roads, enabling the driver to deviate from the ideal line or drift slightly.
Sharpened design
The Chiron Pur Sport also differs from other Chiron models visually. At the front, the agile cornering variant is striking with its very wide air inlets and the enlarged horseshoe on a longer splitter. The clamshell lines run through the air inlets of the front wings. Bugatti offers the Chiron Pur Sport with an optional split paintwork design. Here, the bottom part of the vehicle is finished in exposed carbon, which makes the car seem flatter visually. The back end is dominated by a static rear spoiler and a larger diffuser. In the interior, Bugatti has upholstered large surfaces with Alcantara to save weight and ensure better grip. Contrasting cross-stitching adds colour highlights as does a dynamic pattern lasered into the Alcantara fabric.
Bugatti will start Chiron Pur Sport production in the second half of 2020.
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