The Bugatti Chiron’s brakes are apparently as adept at slowing down the hypercar as its engine is at taking the coupe to ridiculous speeds. Dan Prosser from Evo claimed in a tweet that Bugatti chief Wolfgang Durheimer told him that the Chiron could sprint to 250mph and return to a stop in less than 60 seconds.

 

Durheimer’s assertion seems like it could be accurate. Measured runs from 0-250-0 don’t commonly happen, but similar figures from other models make the Chiron’s time appear possible. For example, a tuned Ford GT was able to go from 0-186mph-0 in 30.3 seconds in 2009.  In addition, a Koenigsegg Agera R went from 0-200mph-0 in 24.96 seconds in 2011.

The Chiron certainly doesn't lack power. It makes 1,479hp and 1,181lb ft from its 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 engine. The hypercar can accelerate to 62mph in less than 2.5 seconds, to 124mph in less than 6.5 seconds, and to 186mph below 13.6 seconds. A limiter doesn’t let the hypercar go above 261mph, but several rumours suggest more than 280mph is possible after removing it – maybe even as high as 288mph. The tires apparently just can’t last very long at the maximum velocity, so the governor is necessary.

Bugatti reportedly intends to make a world speed record attempt in the Chiron in 2018 at the Ehra-Lessien test track. We hope the company makes a 0-250mph-0 run on the same day to prove officially just how quickly the hypercar can make that run.

Even without any timed runs, the Chiron has already proven itself as quite a performer. Shortly before the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, the hypercar headed out on the famous track and reached 236mph. That was a faster top speed than the race cars competing in the prestigious event.

Via: Road & Track

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