Exceptional paintwork
A striking feature of the Chiron Sport “Les Légendes du Ciel” is its special, matt-grey “Gris Serpent” paintwork, a modern interpretation of the exterior color of the aircraft from the 1920s. This stretches across the entire vehicle and is traversed from the front to the rear via the extending rear spoiler with a high-contrast, white gloss center stripe. The front wings are adorned with the "Les Légendes du Ciel“ logo. The “Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge” tricolor in Blue, White, and Red decorates the front area of the side sills made of exposed black carbon fiber.
The horseshoe-shaped radiator grille also has a black gloss finish. The radiator grille mesh is made of laser-cut and deep-drawn aluminum, on which the dynamic pattern of the stitched seams is repeated on the leather seats, reminiscent of planes flying in formation in an air parade. The door entry lights project the edition logo onto the ground when the doors are opened. The door sills are made of brushed aluminum with the "Les Légendes du Ciel“ logo on the middle console inlays also characterizes the new edition. The W16 engine cover is made of black exposed carbon fiber. These lightweight components are contrasted by white lettering. Black exposed carbon fiber and a black-coated exhaust trim cover made of 3D printed, high-temperature-resistant Inconel dominates the rear.
Detailed interior almost completely in leather
The interior also visually evokes aircraft from the past century. Bugatti uses fine “Gaucho” leather for the entire vehicle interior of the Chiron Sport “Les Légendes du Ciel”. The light brown leather is reminiscent of natural leather in these aircraft of days gone by. The natural material is contrasted only by aluminum trims, an aluminum inlay with the logo "Les Légendes du Ciel" that can also be found on the headrests as well as the special edition numbering “1 of 20”. Bugatti optionally offers comfortable seats and the glass roof “Sky View” through which occupants can gaze into the sky like in open-top aircraft of the past century.
On the door panels, there is a hand-sketched racing scene between the Nieuport 17 aircraft and a Bugatti Type 13, which symbolizes the two souls honored by the edition.
The Nieuport 17 is a very special aircraft: it is a French biplane aircraft that was built in 1916 and was very popular with its pilots due to its reliability, speed, agility, and maneuverability. The single-seater aircraft was powered by a 9-cylinder engine that delivered up to 130 PS.
The Bugatti Type 13 is a very special vehicle in Bugatti’s history spanning 110 years. It was the first model to bear the name Bugatti. From 1910, Type 13 impressed with its lightweight design, agility, and high output for a time of more than 15 PS. More than 110 years ago, the "Pur Sang" (thoroughbred) already reached speeds of almost 100 km/h and won many races over the following years. The vehicle laid the foundations for Bugatti’s racing success. The perlée-finish, polished aluminum of the armrest tray and the center console insert, is also reminiscent of the historic racing cars.
“The Chiron Sport “Les Légendes du Ciel” with a W16 engine and a capacity of 8.0 liters delivers 1,500 PS and 1,600-newton meters of torque. Its maximum speed is electronically limited to 420 km/h. Bugatti will start production of the Chiron Sport “Les Légendes du Ciel” towards the end of 2020. The edition, limited to 20 units, costs 2.88 million euros net each.
1 Fuel consumption, l/100km: urban 36.7 / extra-urban 15.8 / combined 23.5; combined CO2 emissions, g/km: 533; efficiency class: G
WLTP: Fuel consumption, l/100km: low 43.33 / medium 22.15 / high 17.99 / very high 18.28 / combined 22.32; CO2 emissions, combined, g / km: 506; efficiency class: G
