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On 2 August 2019, Wallace set a record of 300 mph in a Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. It was revealed by Top Gear on 2 September in a Youtube video, showing a certified speed of 490.48 km/h (304.77 mph) and happened on the Ehra-Lessien test track owned by VW.
Jay Leno made history Wednesday on Jay Leno’s Garage, when he set a new world record in a Tesla Model S Plaid.The comedian broke the Bugatti Chiron Sport’s production car quarter-mile speed ...
At the 2017 IAA show in Frankfurt, Bugatti announced that the Chiron broke the record of fastest 0–400–0 km/h (0–249–0 mph) acceleration time, completing it in 41.96 seconds in a span of 3.2 kilometres (2 miles) at the Ehra-Lessien high-speed oval on a weekend in August 2017. [71]
The facility also appeared on National Geographic Channel's Man-Made, in episodes about the Bugatti Veyron and Chiron. On 2 August 2019, Bugatti used a specially modified Chiron and broke the record again, reaching 490.48 km/h (304.77 mph). The top speed was set by Andy Wallace and verified by the TÜV (Germany's Technical Inspection ...
On April 29, 2005, the Veyron 16.4 reached a top speed of 253.81 mph—but the French marque had more in store. 15 Years Ago, Bugatti Set the Speed Record. How Hitting 253 MPH Changed the Marque ...
Examples of the difficulties faced were highlighted in a two-week long dispute regarding Bugatti's record set in 2010, and Hennessey's 2013 claim that their own top speed run – slower than Bugatti's, lacking the required two-way average, and lacking the minimum 25 car production run – was the real record, due to an issue regarding ...
Bugatti Chiron Super Sport [vii] 2021 ICE 2.2 ... Tesla Model S P90D w/Ludicrous Speed Upgrade [vii] 2016 Electric 10.8 ...
In July 2019, Bugatti built the 200th Chiron, as "110 ans Bugatti". In September 2019, Bugatti broke through the 300 mph barrier with a modified Chiron, breaking the top speed record. Ex-racing driver and test driver Andy Wallace reached 304.773 mph (490.485 km/h) on the VW test track in Ehra-Lessien. The Chiron thus becomes the first ...