The French marque?s latest release features a focus on high-speed handling worthy of its Euro 5.1 Million ($5.8 million) price.
Every athlete at the top of their game possesses an uncommon combination of agility, power, and panache. It?s why the likes of LeBron, Ronaldo, and Ali are legends recognized by a single name, one synonymous with peerless performance in their respective realms. This also holds true with automobiles, especially now that Bugatti has debuted the Divo. A sibling to the paradigm-shifting Chiron, the 1,500 hp Divo shares the same 16-cylinder engine?with four turbochargers and 1,180 ft lbs of torque?mated to a seven-speed direct-shift gearbox (DSG) dual-clutch transmission. The power train allows the car to crush zero to 100 kmh (62 mph) in 2.4 seconds. But what truly makes the Divo different is how it handles. ?The Chiron is known for longitudinal performance combined with a high level of comfort and luxury,? says Bugatti?s president, Stephan Winkelmann. ?We wanted our next car to be more handling oriented, agile and nimble, and, at the end of the day, offering more emotional performance and a complete new design?but still very recognizable. This is the result.?
A car created for cornering, the Divo can push lateral acceleration to 1.6 gs and generate 1,005 pounds of downforce?that?s 198 pounds more than the Chiron. Yet the Divo?s overall weight is 77 pounds less. Mass-reducing measures include fixed front diffuser flaps, a decrease in the amount ...