There's also a knob in the steering wheel to set driving modes. The start button is in the steering wheel. I had driven a Chiron before, but it had been a while. Butch Leitzinger, a retired professional race car driver now employed by Bugatti took the wheel first to remind me how the car's controls worked. We started our drive around 8:30 am from the Munras Inn in Monterey where I'd been staying. I might have only moved my pancreas backwards an inch when I stepped on the accelerator instead of the full inch and a quarter I could get with 93 octane. Heaven forbid I didn't experience peak performance. ![]() Racing fuel was added to the tank to boost the octane rating. Gas stations would be easy enough to find along our route, but the problem was the Chiron requires at least 93 octane fuel for peak performance, while most California gas stations carry 91 octane at most. Depending on how you drive it, the Chiron's fuel consumption is somewhere between that of a Chevrolet Suburban and an uncontrolled refinery fire. The 100 octane gas wasn't really needed for refueling. Like the lack of luggage space and the racing fuel the Nissan pickup hauled for us. It is in fact, rather laid back.īut it does have its quirks. It has a 1,500 horsepower 16-cylinder engine with four turbochargers but it is, amazingly, not at all terrifying to drive. The Bugatti Chiron was designed to be the ultimate grand touring car, combining outrageous power with comfort, ease and refinement. It's also the reason Bugatti CEO Stephan Winkelmann told me the company is considering new models for people who want something just slightly more practical. This sort of absurdity is part of the charm of the beautifully impractical Chiron. A Nissan pickup drove along with us, carrying my luggage and a couple of large containers filled with racing fuel. I only had my carry-on and a laptop bag, but Bugatti had thoughtfully provided a solution. If you buy a Bugatti you can purchase custom-fitted luggage shaped just to squeeze in a night's worth of gear into the Chiron's tight spaces. I just had one question: Where would I put my suitcase? ![]() (CNN) - When I was asked to drive a $3 million Bugatti Chiron 325 miles from Monterey, California, to Los Angeles, I was naturally interested.
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