Bugatti has reached the midpoint of the Chiron's life cycle.

Posted on February 20, 2020
Supercars
Bugatti has reached the midpoint of the Chiron's life cycle.

At next month's Geneva International Motor Show, Bugatti will unveil its 250th Chiron, which was completed earlier this week at its Molsheim factory in France.

This model is the Noir Sportive, a limited edition model that was unveiled just last December. The Noir car features exposed carbon fiber and can be ordered in either gloss (Elegance) or matte (Sportive) finish. The car is a tribute to Jean Bugatti's "La Voiture Noir" Type 57SC, which went missing before World War II, and only 20 were built in all.

Customers also ordered the car in the guise of a Shillon Sport, meaning that it was a bit lighter than a regular Shillon and also came with a stiffer suspension.

Bugatti also has a Shillon Supersport 300+ that ran 304.773 mph in September. Only 30 of these will be built.

Bugatti plans to build a total of 500 Chirons, meaning it is at the midpoint of the car's life cycle. Production began in 2016, when the Chiron debuted, and at the current pace should continue through 2024.

Even though Bugatti still has 250 Chirons left to produce, the company said Wednesday that about 150 of them are already out of production. This means that the French hypercar has only 100 production slots left.

Bugatti has remained silent on what will follow the Chiron. CEO Stephan Winkelmann has hinted that a second model line, possibly an electric crossover of some sort, will be announced.

He also said that the Chiron's 8.0-liter quad turbocharged W-16 could live on beyond the Chiron, meaning another hypercar is likely. But don't expect the company to continue to challenge land speed records. After achieving 300 mph, Winkelmann said Bugatti will focus on other areas.

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