Bugatti Reveals The Last Chiron Variant

This is the last Chiron, the Bugatti Chiron Profilée. Named after the Type 46 Profilée, a fastback streamliner from 1931 and originally designed with production in mind it'll ultimately remain a one-off.The coupe was envisioned as "a less radical interpretation" of the Pur Sport, customers wanted a toned down Pur Sport that favored touring rather than burning rubber at the track.Designers gave the coupe a new aerodynamic profile that's characterized by wider air dams and a bigger grille up front, a redesigned front splitter, and a relatively small rear wing with a hollow middle section. The wing's distinctive shape was chosen because it adds stability by providing the rear end with downforce while giving hot air a path out of the engine bay.Bugatti also made changes to the steering and suspension systems, and it gave the seven-speed, dual-clutch automatic transmission 15% shorter gear ratios. In turn, the Profilée stands proud as the fastest-accelerating member of the Chiron range: it takes 2.3 seconds to reach 100 km/h from a stop. Keep your foot down and the speedometer will indicate 200 km/h in 5.5 seconds, 296 km/h in 12.4 seconds, and it will keep going until 380 km/h. These numbers are provided by a mid-mounted 8.0-liter W16 engine quad-turbocharged to 1,500 horsepower.Bugatti painted the one-of-a-kind hypercar in an exclusive Argent Atlantique colour combined with exposed carbon fibre with a Bleu Royal Carbon tint for the lower body. The Profilée's wheels are also not shared with any other Chiron and come painted in Le Patron to blend with the lower body. Polished aluminium accents round off the changes on the outside.The posh cabin is the first in a Chiron to have a woven leather finish after using more than 2,500 metres of leather strips. The seats come wrapped in Gris Rafale and Deep Blue leather with an "air parade" quilting pattern. Bugatti updated the centre console to include a black anodised frame inlay to showcase the Profilée script.RM Sotheby's will auction off the Chiron Profilée in Paris, France, on February 1, 2023. Bugatti states that a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to charitable causes.The Profilée now joins the Divo, Centodieci and La Voiture Noire as a one-off. Beyond its rarity, it's also the last street-legal W16-powered car Bugatti will sell now that the Chiron and the Mistral are sold-out.