The Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport and Super Sport 300+ will be able to go up to over 300kph on a circuit which theoretically enables speeds over 400kph and test drivers need not steer up to 240kph due to its low parabolic profile.
The centrifugal force is compensated and drivers have the sensation of driving in a straight lane.
The circular track is 12.6km long and four kilometers in diameter. The outer edge tilts towards the centre by more than 12 degrees which makes it ideal for top speeds.
The infield of the high-speed circular track accommodates a 6.2-kilometre handling course – designed for adaptations to the vehicles’ dynamics and suspension while 70 kilometres of track are available for extensive testing.
“The Nardò test track with the high-speed circular track and the handling track is ideal for us. Here we can extensively enhance the Chiron Pur Sport and Chiron Super Sport 300+ at different speeds – and at high temperatures,” says Stefan Ellrott, Head of Development at Bugatti.
“Our hyper sports cars must not only operate flawlessly at moderate speeds and temperatures, but also at speeds beyond 300kph, as well as in cold and hot conditions.”
In addition to the Pur Sport, the development phase of the Chiron Super Sport 300+, the new longitudinal dynamics force within the Chiron family, is also in full swing.
Derived from the record-breaking vehicle, which was the first series-production car to reach speeds of 490.484kph, in summer 2019, the engineers are developing a very fast special edition limited to just 30 vehicles.
Bugatti only electronically limits its top speed at 440kph.
