The Last Bugatti Chiron Is Finally Here

The Bugatti Chiron has finally reached the end of the road.

The French marque unveiled the 500^th and final example of its second modern-day hypercar on Thursday. The aptly named Chiron L’Ultime, which translates in English to “the last one,” leaves Molsheim eight years after production of the boundary-pushing vehicle began.

The final Chiron is, unsurprisingly, a call back to the very first. L’Ultime sports a stunning paint job that combines Atlantic Blue and French Racing Blue, the same colors worn by the debut Chiron that was displayed at the Geneva Motor Show in 2016. Unlike on the show car, the two colors now smoothly blend into one another. The hand-written names of important places in Chiron history—like Paul Ricard, the track where prototypes were tested, and Ehra-Lessien, the circuit where car became the first production vehicle to break the 300 mph barrier—adorn the side panels where the color transition into one another. The number “500” has also been painted on the underside of the car’s rear spoiler, in front of the rear wheels, and on the wheel caps, as well as engraved into the engine cover.

L’Ultime’s bespoke interior is a tad more sedate. The two-seat cabin combines blue-tinted carbon-fiber trim with Deep Blue leather that has been hand-cut and hand-stitched. The number “500” appears on the center console and headrests, while the car’s name has been painted on the French Racing Blue doorsills in Atlantic Blue.

The final Chiron is a Super Sport, which means it’s powered by Bugatti’s outgoing 8.0-liter W-16. The brawny, turbocharged mill produces an outlandish 1,578 horses and 1,180 ft lbs of twist. Thanks to all that power the dazzling variant can sprint from zero to 60 in 2.3 seconds and hit an electronically limited top speed of 273 mph.

Bugatti hasn’t named who the final Chiron owner is, though Motor1.com reports that they are likely U.S.-based. It’s also unclear how much they paid for the vehicle, which is already one of the world’s most expensive cars. We imagine they paid well over the Chiron Super Sport’s $3.7 million starting price, though.

The unveiling of L’Ultime also means it’s time to start counting down the days until the debut of the Chiron’s V-16-powered successor, which is expected to happen sometime next month.

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