The astonishing accelerative thrust of a 1,479 hp Bugatti
Chiron—as in the ability to launch from zero to 100kmh (60 mph) in just 2.5
seconds—would make any driver see stars. If that doesn’t, perhaps the car’s $3
million price tag will.
Bugatti, however, has just announced that it will be
offering buyers of its quad-turbo W16-engined supercar an alternative, and less
heart-pounding, celestial sensation. And all they will have to do is look up.
The Chiron is now available with the new Sky View option, a
glass roof that will flood the two-seater’s cockpit with light, offer an extra
headroom, and add even more exclusivity to Chiron ownership—if that’s possible.
The two fixed panels, each measuring 25.6 inches long and
17.3 inches wide, are made up of four layers of wafer-thin glass that are
laminated to actually increase the stiffness of the roof. The glass is also
tinted to maintain privacy, reduce heat, and filter out harmful ultraviolet
radiation.
The laminated glass increases roof stiffness and is tinted
to protect against ultraviolet radiation.
Photo: Courtesy Bugatti.
If there is a disappointment, it’s that Bugatti has not
followed Mercedes-Benz’s lead in equipping the Chiron with SPD-SmartGlass
light-control technology. Mercedes models with Magic Sky Control panoramic roof
sections can go from clear to opaque at the touch of a button.
Arguably, a more significant benefit of the Chiron’s Sky
View roof is the extra headroom the inset glass panels offer. They unlock an
additional inch of interior height, offering NBA all-stars one less reason to
resist buying a Bugatti.
The Sky View option’s glass panels give the Chiron an
additional inch of headroom.
Photo:
Courtesy Bugatti.
No official pricing for the Sky View feature has been
released. That announcement is expected to be made when the car makes its
public debut during Monterey Car Week, in Northern California, later this
month.
It will certainly be a busy week for Bugatti as Monterey
also sees the debut of the company’s top-secret new model, the Divo, believed
to be a rebodied, more handling-focused version of the Chiron. Just 40 examples
of the Divo will be built, each priced at roughly Euro 4.9 Million ($5.8 million). That kind of
price tag will definitely have one seeing stars.
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