The Bugatti Chiron is all about big numbers. 1500 horsepower. 261-mph limited top speed. 16 cylinders. Four turbochargers. $2.998 million price tag. And now, it has set an astonishing record for the run from zero to 249 mph (400 km/h) and back to zero: 41.96 seconds.
The record was set in August by Juan Pablo Montoya, who you may know from his exploits in basically every racing series you’ve ever watched. Montoya used the Chiron’s launch control and achieved the speed in just 3.112 kilometers. That’s a little less than two miles.

Let that sink in for second. Yes, a dragster can get to 300 mph in a quarter-mile, wise guy, but this is a street-legal car that you could drive to the mall if you wanted. Not that you would want to, because if you have a Chiron you probably don’t shop at Spencer’s Gifts, but we digress.
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The record has been certified by SGS-TÃœV Saar and is the first planned record for the car. Bugatti says in its official release that it is planning to set an all-out top-speed record for production cars in 2018 with the Chiron. Rumor was that it could hit 288 mph with the limiter removed, but perhaps it could go even faster. Maybe that’s why it has a 500-km/h (310-mph) speedometer.
We’ll have to wait and see.
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