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Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 9:42 am
by IanF

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:16 am
by RobYob
Who else was hoping for that Speedo to tick over to 500kph :shock:

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:34 am
by mik
Impressive 8-) and utterly pointless :? - in roughly equal measure.

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:45 am
by IanF
mik wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:34 am Impressive 8-) and utterly pointless :? - in roughly equal measure.
But what if you really need a bottle of milk right now!!1! Bigger boot aswell. Win-win.

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:40 am
by nuttinnew
IanF wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:45 am
mik wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:34 am Impressive 8-) and utterly pointless :? - in roughly equal measure.
But what if you really need a bottle of milk right now!!1! Bigger boot aswell. Win-win.

You'd be out of luck, it's not a production car ;)

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:20 pm
by ZedLeg
nuttinnew wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:40 am
You'd be out of luck, it's not a production car ;)
Until enough people start calling Bugatti offering 8 figure cheques that is :lol:.

Looks better with the longer deck. Still doesn't really float my boat though.

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:56 pm
by nuttinnew
ZedLeg wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:20 pm
nuttinnew wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:40 am
You'd be out of luck, it's not a production car ;)
Until enough people start calling Bugatti offering 8 figure cheques that is :lol:.

Looks better with the longer deck. Still doesn't really float my boat though.

Oh aye, there's bound to be a Super Sport or summat off the back of it. While they've said they're stopping at 300mph it seems a little odd they haven't set that boundary at 500km/h (as mentioned by Rob Yob). Maybe it'll be capable of 500km/h but limited to 300mph? :lol:

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:48 pm
by Mito Man
They’ll leave that for the next model. If my maths is right they should be able to make a final ICE successor before the ban.

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:13 pm
by Rich B
nuttinnew wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:56 pm
ZedLeg wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:20 pm
nuttinnew wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:40 am
You'd be out of luck, it's not a production car ;)
Until enough people start calling Bugatti offering 8 figure cheques that is :lol:.

Looks better with the longer deck. Still doesn't really float my boat though.

Oh aye, there's bound to be a Super Sport or summat off the back of it.
you can read too! 😉

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:14 pm
by GG.
ZedLeg wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:20 pm Looks better with the longer deck.
Bugatti owners in desire for longer deck shocker :lol:

You are correct though. Improves the looks hugely.

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 3:31 pm
by Mito Man
Reading the boatshoes interview it does seem unlikely they will bother with a production version. Doesn’t sound like a Veyron or normal Chiron where you can pay to do a VMAX run quite safely :shock:

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:51 pm
by Beany
Mito Man wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 3:31 pm Reading the boatshoes interview it does seem unlikely they will bother with a production version. Doesn’t sound like a Veyron or normal Chiron where you can pay to do a VMAX run quite safely :shock:
I do wonder how many people actually do that, and how many people just buy the car to say they have 'the fastest car in the world' then just pootle around the city centre in it?

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:05 pm
by IanF

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:23 pm
by Maurice
It seems like there was a production version in the offing all along. What a surprise.

Looks wonderful.

8-)

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:27 pm
by IanF
Maurice wrote: Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:23 pm It seems like there was a production version in the offing all along. What a surprise.

Looks wonderful.

8-)
Surprised Mito...

I love the idea for this, but it’d be in the “I’ve got £50million to buy cars with, what have I missed” category for me.

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:37 pm
by Mito Man
Yep. The headline feature of it (going 300 mph) sounds like it’s unattainable unless you’re a Bugatti test driver. Further to this the car pictured above is stripped and caged which I imagine the production version won’t be. So you probably won’t be allowed to do 300+ as it’s too dangerous without a cage and the car will be heavier making it too risky for the tyres?/ unable to hit 300 mph on the length of track VW own.

Also I simply can’t believe that doing 2 high speed runs would result in that much bug splatter. I’ve done 2000 miles since washing my car driving through the countryside and it ain’t that bad :lol:

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:56 am
by jamcg
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/superc ... 300mph-car

No roll cage or race seat and standard ride height and yours for only £4.2 million

Re: Chiron LT 304.77mph!

Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:14 am
by integrale_evo
On most of these production record attempt cars they usually remove weight to offset the weight gained from fitting the cage so overall weights tend to be pretty similar, although doesn't account for the shell stiffening and extra confidence the driver has knowing they're more likely to survive if they bin it!