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The Bugatti 18/3 Chiron is a 1999 concept car developed by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles and designed by Fabrizio Giugiaro of Italdesign. [3] Powered by a 6.3 L W18 engine, it is a 2-seater mid-engine coupé.
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport front view. On 3 March 2020, Bugatti introduced the Chiron Pur Sport, a handling-focused model limited to 60 units. The tachometer has an additional 200 rpm, increasing the redline to 6,900 rpm. 80 per cent of the transmission has been revised for a 15 per cent closer gear-ratio spread benefiting the power band.
3 Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. (1998–present) ... 1999 Bugatti EB 218; 1999 Bugatti 18/3 Chiron; 2009 Bugatti 16C Galibier "Royale" 2013 Bugatti Gangloff;
Louis Chiron held the most podiums in Bugatti cars, and the modern marque revival Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. named the 1999 Bugatti 18/3 Chiron concept car in his honour. But it was the final racing success at Le Mans that is most remembered—Jean-Pierre Wimille and Pierre Veyron won the 1939 race with just one car and meagre resources.
Bugatti Chiron. On 30 November 2015, Bugatti announced that the successor to the Veyron would be called the Chiron. The name is dedicated to the Monegasque racing driver Louis Chiron, who began his racing career on a Bugatti Type 35 and won several Grand Prix races. [21] On 29 February 2016, Bugatti unveiled its new Chiron hypercar at the ...
In 1967, Scuderia Ferrari built a prototype W3 engine as a feasibility study for a 3.0 L (183 cu in) W18 engine to use in Formula One. [3] In the late 1990s, the Bugatti EB 118, Bugatti EB 218, Bugatti 18/3 Chiron and Bugatti EB 18/4 Veyron concept cars were fitted with W18 engines, [4] [5] prior to the production version of the Bugatti Veyron ...
0–9. Bugatti Type 1; Bugatti Type 8; Bugatti Type 9; Bugatti Type 10; Bugatti Type 13; Bugatti Type 15; Bugatti Type 17; Bugatti Type 18; Bugatti 18/3 Chiron
The third and final car, the 18/3 Chiron, was a mid-engine sports car presented at the 1999 International Motor Show in Frankfurt. [14] In October 1999, Bugatti unveiled a fourth concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show. The EB 18/4 Veyron was a mid-engine sports car styled in-house under the direction of Hartmut Warkuß. [15]