Here comes the faster, more powerful ChironBugatti Chiron costs Euro 2.4 million ($2.6 million), has 1,500 horsepower, and tops out at 420 Kmh (261 mph) When Ferdinand Piëch decreed the Bugatti Veyron would be built, his brief to the engineers was simple: The car had to have more than 1,000 hp; it had to be able to accelerate to 60 mph in less than 3.0 seconds; it had to have a top speed of 402 Kmh (250 mph); and he had to be able to drive Mrs. Piëch to the opera in it in the evening. Piëch?s brief for the Veyron?s successor, the Chiron, was even simpler: It had to be better than the Veyron. No pressure, then.
Indeed. For more than a decade the Bugatti Veyron has been the hypercar benchmark in terms of sheer power and raw speed, with the 2010 Super Sport version boasting 1,200 hp and a V-max of 431 Kmh (268 mph). And while a couple of rivals are now nibbling at the margins, the Veyron has remained the world?s fastest, most powerful fully street-legal production car. Until now.

Let?s cut to the chase: Bugatti engineers are keeping the actual numbers under wraps for now; however, they will admit the Chiron will accelerate to 96 Kmh (60 mph) in less than 2.5 seconds, with 0-300 kmh (0-186 mph) taking less than 15 seconds. It will do 379 Kmh (236 mph) in normal nanny mode. Insert the second...