We can all agree that the Bugatti Chiron and all of its derivatives are engineering feats. The Chiron has been around for a while and has pretty much set the benchmark for the luxury hypercar. However, the even more insane Chiron SuperSport is now in its final stages of development and engineers are working to perfect the recipe. The Chiron’s incredible hardware, be it the suspension, chassis, engine, or aerodynamics, all work together to achieve maximum efficiency. In order for them to perfectly work together, engineers are enhancing the software suite of the mighty Chiron.

Just like the Veyron before it, the Chiron isn’t just sheer power. Back in 2003, the Veyron reached 253 mph (407 km/h), but it didn’t do it solely thanks to the 8.0-liter quad-turbo W-16. In reality, the car could “only” do around 239 mph (385 km/h), which is why the engineers fine-tuned the adaptive suspension and active aerodynamics of the Veyron.

In a similar manner, the engineers are tweaking the Chiron SuperSport’s damping, aerodynamics, and mechanics of the car in order to make 273 mph (440 km/h) as accessible as possible before deliveries of the hand-assembled French hypercar start in August 2021.

In addition, 100 sensors have been added, which would measure temperature and pressure under all driving conditions. The final touches of the Chiron SS involve high-speed testing at 380 and then up to 440 km/h. The goal is to make the mid-engine Behemoth as safe and as predictable as possible while driving at speeds of 400 km/h and above.

In order for this to happen a variety of technical modifications and optimizations are being made. After the aforementioned high-speed sessions, up to six engineers compare and analyze data in order to determine the perfect setup.

With all the effort that goes into refining the Chiron SuperSport, we expect this to be the most manageable 1,578 horsepower of any hypercar, powered by an internal combustion engine.