Nearly 10 months since the Chiron officially debuted at Geneva, Bugatti has just released a short film showcasing one of the many trials it has subjected its new hypercar to.
Even if the Chiron’s potential customers won’t take the automobile near its limits, it had to conform to the most stringent quality requirements. Thus, before officially making it available for the public, Bugatti tested the model in various environments to make sure it performs flawlessly in a wide array of conditions.
According to the French car maker, the Chiron’s development and testing process was unprecedented in the supercar segment. When you’re squeezing an 8.0-litre, W16, quad-turbo, developing 1500 hp, into a tight space, for example, you want to ensure heat is dissipated as it should.
That’s why there are 11 radiators – not all of them for the engine, but they have to work in unity so that none of the components overheat. And what better way to test the entire rig out than running the car at its limits for 4.5 weeks, and 35,000 km (21,750 miles), in one of the hottest places on earth: Death Valley.
Located in Eastern California, temperatures in the area often hit 51.5 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit). If the Chiron can take the heat there, it shouldn’t have a problem elsewhere.