Gallery: How Bugatti Crafted the Chiron, the World's Last Truly Great Car
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At full speed, the Chiron can empty its gas tank in eight minutes.
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Bugatti made the Chiron’s aluminum monocoque body so strong, you’ve got to pile five tons on one end of the car to get it to twist by a single degree.
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To kill turbolag, Bugatti’s engineers developed a two-stage turbocharger: At low revs, the exhaust from each bank of eight cylinders is piped into one turbocharger, filling it faster.
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For weight savings, the exhaust system is made from titanium.
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The intake manifold is carbon fiber.
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The power, beauty, and luxury of a car like the Chiron would surely still appeal to many. But if Bugatti’s role is to show what Volkswagen, at its very best, can do, it should change course. Power and speed are losing their inspirational value.
