Chapter 1 Meet the Monster How fast is the Bugatti Chiron Imagine this You’re standing on a football field You run to the far end and then halfway back The world’s fastest runner would take about 15 seconds to do that You might need 30 A Bugatti Chiron covers that distance in one second The Chiron’s 16-cylinder engine can put out more than 1,500 horsepower
150 yards One second Wow Andy Wallace is one of the few people to know what that’s like The British racer tested the Bugatti Chiron 300 Sport At a track in Germany he strapped on his helmet and climbed in The Chiron engine turned over with a mighty roar Wallace made sure the track was clear He got the green light He pushed down the gas pedal And his world turned to speed
PARTS OF A BUGATTI CHIRON Tiny cargo space LED headlights Bugatti badge seven speed transmission
Removable roof panels in convertible model all wheel drive At first Wallace didn’t feel fast For the first few seconds it felt just like a regular car As the speed increased he began to really feel it though The trees flashed past The car gobbled up the road ahead He had to focus One mistake and he was toast