Bugatti Boss Says Chiron “Derivatives Are A Must”

Bugatti chief executive Stephan Winkelmann says the car manufacturer will launch more derivatives of the Chiron.

Winkelmann, who previously headed up Lamborghini and Audi Sport, is the man responsible for all the Chiron-based models launched in the past 18 months, including the Chiron Sport, Chiron Super Sport 300+, Divo, Centodieci, and the one-off La Voiture Noire. Speaking with Autocar, Winkelmann said that the growth of the Chiron family will continue.

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“Derivatives are a must. The car gives us the opportunity to do so and if we didn’t, customers would not appreciate what you can get out of this car,” he said. “Special editions? No, we did them at the beginning and now I think the team have enough to do to achieve what we promised. Divo deliveries will start this year.”

That second statement comes as somewhat of a surprise. Back when the Veyron was in production, Bugatti launched numerous limited-run, special edition models with distinctive interior and exterior finishes. Roughly 12 months ago, one such special edition of the Chiron was launched in the form of the 110 Ans Bugatti while in late November, two further special edition models arrived with the Chiron Noire Sportive and Chiron Noire Elegance.

If what Winkelmann says proves to be true then it seems apparent the marque would rather launch derivatives of the Chiron that feature some mechanical modifications as opposed to simply applying special paint finishes to limited-run examples and denoting them as ‘special edition’ models.

It remains to be seen what other variants and versions of the Chiron could be launched. One we’d love to see would be a Roadster or Speedster model. It’s possible that a recent teaser shared online by Bugatti previews the latest derivative.