The Bugatti Chiron Has Set a New Record Time: Zero to 249 mph Then Back to Zero (Video)
We now know that a Bugatti Chiron will go from 0-249 mph and then back to zero in a record, and face ripping, time of 42 seconds.
Bugatti isn’t actually planning a record speed run until next year. In the meantime, there are other aspects of monumentally fast cars that can be measured other than top speed. Fortunately, Bugatti also has some incredible braking technology to show off. To do that, they set a new record by taking the Chiron from zero to 249 mph (400 kp-h) and then back again in a jaw-dropping 42 seconds.
The Chiron’s braking system brought it to a halt in just 9.3 seconds. To stop so fast the Chiron doesn’t just use it’s huge carbon ceramic discs. The rear wing is also used to slow the car down. It’s almost five-foot long and stands up to a 49 degree angle for almost a ton of extra downforce.
The 8.0-liter W16 engine took the Chiron from zero to 249 mph in 32.6 seconds and just 1.62 miles. According to Bugatti, the car only covered 1.93 miles in total for the record.
For the record breaking run, Bugatti brought in the F1 and IndyCar driver Juan Pablo Montoya. When asked to drive the car for a record-breaking run, Montoya accepted without hesitation:
“My first thought was that I would do anything Bugatti wanted in order to drive this incredible car.”
Bugatti plans to set a new world speed record in 2018 by going faster than the 267.856 mph (431.072 km/h) recorded with the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport. They won’t have to look too far for a driver:
“I hope Bugatti will invite me to their world record run with the Chiron. At any rate, I’m saving the date in my calendar,”
Juan Pablo Montoya
We are willing to bet he actually has.
