Bugatti Displayed 9,404 Horsepower at the two thousand seventeen Goodwood Festival of Speed

M uch like Pebble Beach, Villa d`Este, and Amelia Island, the Goodwood Festival of Speed brings some unbelievable cars out of the woodwork. It`s a celebration of everything swift, interesting, and uncommon, so every automaker was peacocking the greatest cars to ever wear their respective badge. It`s no surprise then that Bugatti was out in total force, parking eight Veyrons and Chirons on the Goodwood stable lawn. Get ready – this is what 9,404 horsepower looks like.

We`re kicking off with the latest and greatest, the 1,500-hp Bugatti Chiron. This is the next step up from your neighbor`s Veyron, and the power figures reflect that. The same 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W-16 still powers the slick coupe, now modified with 1,479 hp and 1,180 lb-ft on tap. All-four-wheels manage the power as best they can, directed primarily by the industrial-strength seven-speed dual clutch transmission.

Spectacle eclipses even the mighty Veyron Super Sport, with 0-60 mph arriving in a trivial Two.Five seconds and a top speed limited to two hundred sixty one mph. Bugatti isn`t forthcoming on the real top speed, but with the right tire, you can expect a figure north of the two hundred eighty mph mark.

Befitting the badge, no expense is spared with the Chiron, including the interior. It`s more luxurious than a Bentley, and is as effortless to drive as one. As is the case with all the Bugs you see here, the interiors are swathed in acres of leather, milled metal, and carbon fiber.

Bugatti Veyrons Pack the Field

There were three «regular» Veyrons in attendance as well. See the silver and the cream-colored cars? Those are your standard, bargain-basement Veyrons, one of which was the very first «pre-series» cars, built in 2005. The 987-hp 8.0-liter quad-turbo W-16 strikes in each one, permitting for a top speed of two hundred fifty three mph.

The chrome Veyron is one of five Pur Sang cars, named for its «Unspoiled Blood» treatment to spectacle. The distinctive polished aluminum and carbon-fiber exterior is only one part of the package – each Pur Sang dropped two hundred twenty pounds compared to the regular Veyrons.

Super Sport and Grand Sport Vitesse

After the Hennessey Venom GT took the «Fastest» title from the regular Veyron, Bugatti injected some Molsheim know-how into a special Super Sport edition. Power hopped up to around 1,200 hp, while weight dropped by one hundred ten pounds. This orange-on-black color scheme hints that this is one of the five World Record Editions, capable of two hundred sixty eight mph.

The other Halloween-colored car is a Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. Think Super Sport, but a little more aire libre. The Grand Sport is the targa-topped, open-roof Veyron, and the Vitesse was the 1,200-hp variant of that. Five years on, the 254-mph Vitesse is still the fastest way to mess up your expensive haircut.

It`s almost unlikely to pick just one, but I have to admit I was a bit giddy when I spotted the Wei Long Veyron on the field. This is one of those infrequent one-off special editions the Veyron became so well known for, especially toward the end of production.

The Wei Long was created for the Chinese market in two thousand twelve to feast the Chinese Year of the Dragon, and in that pursuit, wears some sweet bespoke cultural touches inwards and out. Like the wonderful Veyron L`Or Blanc from 2011, the Wei Long features some incredible porcelain featurettes, including a dragon motif on the fuel filler cap. In the center of the wheels, a Chinese character contrasts the carmine crimson wheel accents.

Inwards, silk floormats and embroidered headrests are done-up in gorgeous carmine crimson, creating an incredible white-over-red scheme. There`s only one of these, so I was pleased to see it in person before it was squirreled back to the private collection.

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