The first example of the ultra-exclusive, mega-powered Bugatti Centodieci has been delivered to its owner, two years on from its unveiling.
The first example of the 1577bhp hypercar - which is based on the Bugatti Chiron - is finished in EB110 Blue, paying tribute to the signature colour of the 1990s supercar that inspired it, while also matching with the owner’s own Bugatti EB110 GT.
The interior - which took 16 weeks to build - also harks back to the EB110, with chessboard patterns on the seats, roof liner and door panels, as well as on the centre console and floormats.
Nine more Centodiecis will be produced, with all 10 cars having been sold immediately after its unveiling at Pebble Beach last year for £7.4 million each.
The limited-edition model uses the same quad-turbocharged 8.0-litre W16 engine as the Chiron for 1577bhp and a 0-62mph time of 2.4sec. However, it's limited to 236mph, whereas the Chiron tops out at 261mph.
Bugatti president Christophe Piochon said: “The Centodieci builds upon Ettore Bugatti’s successful 110-year lineage of exceptional design and performance while reviving the memory of the brand’s recent history.
"The EB110, built by Romano Artioli in Italy, was a critical path to the re-establishment of Bugatti in 1998.
“After two years of relentless development, we have refined the Centodieci to the standard our customers expect of all Bugatti models.
"Our designers and engineers pour the very same passion and desire for perfection into the marque’s few-off models as they do for Bugatti’s series-production units.”
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Given how little these 10 cars are likely to be used, indeed if any are used at all by their owners, durability testing seems rather irrelevant.
Makes a break down in the Dubai midday traffic less likely, which means a servant is less likely to take a beating from an angry master. Bugatti really cares about the little people.
Thirty thousand development miles seems incredibly underwhelming, certainly not something to boast about.
Nobody cares about inverted comments, it may not be practical, you won't see one outside Lidl, but,it's nice to knowCars like this exist, most of us drive something that , to us, cost a lot, if I was the person who could afford one, I'm never likely to come across apathetic criticism, I'd be surprised that there are people like that.
This car represents the current pinnacle of the car industry. We are absolutely entitled to have a view on it and criticise it if we feel like doing so. Bugatti doesn't exist if people don't lease Golfs and ID3s.
I find the Gordon Murray supercars more appealing by a factor of at least 100. They, at least, are trying to push the envelope in some meaningful way. I might buy both a T50 and a T33 and spend the spare change on matching bespoke paint.