Before Monterey Car Week, Bugatti unveiled the “Golden Era” Chiron Super Sport. As Bugatti transitions to electric vehicles under Rimac and ceases building W-16 engines, the Golden Era celebrates its best automobiles. The car’s flanks feature detailed, hand-drawn Bugattis. These photos took almost 400 hours to make. It’s cliche to call a sleek supercar a “work of art,” but the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport “Golden Era” truly is. Before its Monterey Automobile Week debut, this stunning automobile with Bugatti-themed murals was presented to the public. Bugatti’s Sur Measure division made the one-of-a-kind design for its wealthy customers. A Bugatti collector suggested this project to the firm. He wanted to honour Bugatti W-16 engine, which will be discontinued once the last Mistral roadster is built in 2024. Bugatti calls the Golden Era “the most difficult custom project that Bugatti has ever worked on.” Completed in two years. The Golden Era’s base model, the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport, boasts a quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W-16 engine with 1578 horsepower and the 300 mph Super Sport 300+’s unique long-tailed carbon fibre chassis. We drove the Super Sport to 60 mph in 2.2 seconds and 200 mph in 14.8 seconds. The client wanted his masterpiece to contain significant models from Bugatti’s more than 100-year history, even though the W-16 debuted in 2005 with the record-breaking Veyron. The pictures appear on the front fenders and doors when the metallic Nocturne Black paint fades into a soft golden tint dubbed “Dore,” which is unique to this automobile. Twenty-six hand-drawn drawings of famous vehicles like the Type 41 Royale and Type 57 SC Atlantic are on the passenger side. The company’s Molsheim castle, jets, trains, and Jean and Ettore Bugatti’s signatures are all shown. From 1987, when Romano Artioli revived Bugatti, through 1998, when Volkswagen Group bought it, 19 sketches appeared on the driver’s side. The EB110, Veyron, Chiron, La Voiture Noire, and W-16 engines are all in one photo. Bolide, Centodieci, Mistral, and Divo—limited editions—are there. Bugatti claims that the drawings on the body were hand-drawn with the same pens used to write thoughts. Bugatti says hand-drawing a customised Chiron required over 400 hours and was “intimidating.” Typical museum interior Each leather door panel features three Bugatti logos matching the outside. The driver’s side displays Bugatti’s pre-World War II hypercars EB110, Veyron, and Chiron. Passengers see the Type 35, Type 57SC Atlantic, and Type 41 Royale. “One-of-One” badges on the centre panel and “Golden Era” embroidery on the headrests and rear wing complement the hand-painted artwork. “1987-2023” on the driver’s side door still indicates Bugatti’s present era. “1909-1956” appears on the passenger’s side doorsill, proving Bugatti’s existence. The Golden Era’s committed owner paid much more for this unique Super Sport, even though Bugatti didn’t disclose a price. Bugatti Chiron Super Sport costs over $4 million. The owner of the extraordinary Chiron will take up the Golden Era at Monterey Car Week. This hypercar would look great in a museum or on a racetrack.
