RE: £4.5m Bugatti Divo 'built for corners'
Discussion
"Built for corners" and then proclaimed as probably being one of the fastest cars in the world at Le Mans, a power circuit.
I think its a gorgeous car and very cool, though I doubt I'd want mine with a blue interior, but in purely objective terms the weight saving is tiny and the overall downforce seems a small number compared to some other car of similar ilk. Its hard to see what the extra two million quid gets you other than exclusively. For the people that can afford them, that's probably all that matters.
I think its a gorgeous car and very cool, though I doubt I'd want mine with a blue interior, but in purely objective terms the weight saving is tiny and the overall downforce seems a small number compared to some other car of similar ilk. Its hard to see what the extra two million quid gets you other than exclusively. For the people that can afford them, that's probably all that matters.
You have to admire Bugatti. In the current crazy climate, they seem to have actually UNDERPRICED the Chiron, given that the car seems pretty much sold out...
So, how do you rectify this? Make a few small changes and charge nearly double. That'll be nearly 80m extra profit. Genius.
Good luck to them. I hope the owners enjoy the cars but everyone knows most will never be driven. Strange times....
So, how do you rectify this? Make a few small changes and charge nearly double. That'll be nearly 80m extra profit. Genius.
Good luck to them. I hope the owners enjoy the cars but everyone knows most will never be driven. Strange times....
WCZ said:
There’s plenty of Veyrons which get driven regularly, these aren’t cars which appreciate in value so tend to not be stored in collections as much.
Saw a uk registered Chiron when we were in Monaco for the GP, I’d like to think it’s was driven down but however it got there it was being driven around the town that weekend.These things are sold as toys that other billionaires don't have so you don't suffer the indignity of seeing another one at your abu dhabi track day. 235mph is vaguely pointless anywhere but the Mulsanne straight and the P1 GTR would spank its bottom if being fastest on track matters more than being most expensive on track. Then of course the Valkyrie will show up...
Still for the oligarch who has everything there is no reason you wouldn't buy one, just tun up in casino square and make chron owners bad.
5m euro is a big mac meal for a billionaire.
Still for the oligarch who has everything there is no reason you wouldn't buy one, just tun up in casino square and make chron owners bad.
5m euro is a big mac meal for a billionaire.
corozin said:
You have to admire Bugatti, put a moderately different body on what in almost every other respect is a Chiron, and add £3.5m to the price.
It's money for old rope. And the utter vanity of some of it's customers makes them easy prey.
You need to check the price of a standard Chiron again. It's money for old rope. And the utter vanity of some of it's customers makes them easy prey.
Gordon Murray says that he still has one more supercar in him.
I wish someone would give him the opportunity and put these absurdies to shame.
If he had the opportunity to build a new F1 then that would be enough.
In many ways the F1 is the benchmark and as a road car did not do a fast lap of Le Mans but won it.
Even Koenigsegg are doing more interesting work than this tank for the desert.
I wish someone would give him the opportunity and put these absurdies to shame.
If he had the opportunity to build a new F1 then that would be enough.
In many ways the F1 is the benchmark and as a road car did not do a fast lap of Le Mans but won it.
Even Koenigsegg are doing more interesting work than this tank for the desert.
These Bugattis are quite an engineering exercise. Engine isn't overly stressed with mega turbos running boost up to the sky, no it has a nice OEM style flat torque curve. Easy to drive, comfortable. And since the Chiron, it corners well too.
And by the looks of it, they haven't cheated too much on the weight, not quoting highly theoretical dry weights, with such a big engine and all the proper cooling and fluids that comes with it, 2 tonnes is actually 'lightweight', if one considers that a saloon with a small V8 or a mid size SUV with 4 cyl are similar weight real life. A Velar ain't lighter, you can probably add 350kg to that published weight if one ticks all options...
As an exercise in vanity and exclusivity, the Divo is more fascinating than the latest Lambo for sure. I'd be happy with a mere 720s, 1s slower to 125mph for a fraction of the price (make it one tenth for a bit more exclusive MSO), 500-600kg lighter, does about the same thing comfort/driveability wise and will probably see it off in the corners too... Not thinking as a Billionaire obviously, who has a handful of those too, one or two at each residence for getting milk unnoticed...
And by the looks of it, they haven't cheated too much on the weight, not quoting highly theoretical dry weights, with such a big engine and all the proper cooling and fluids that comes with it, 2 tonnes is actually 'lightweight', if one considers that a saloon with a small V8 or a mid size SUV with 4 cyl are similar weight real life. A Velar ain't lighter, you can probably add 350kg to that published weight if one ticks all options...
As an exercise in vanity and exclusivity, the Divo is more fascinating than the latest Lambo for sure. I'd be happy with a mere 720s, 1s slower to 125mph for a fraction of the price (make it one tenth for a bit more exclusive MSO), 500-600kg lighter, does about the same thing comfort/driveability wise and will probably see it off in the corners too... Not thinking as a Billionaire obviously, who has a handful of those too, one or two at each residence for getting milk unnoticed...
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