Bugatti Chiron Centodieci leaks ahead of The Quail reveal

It seems even Bugatti can’t keep a secret these days, images and information regarding its Chiron-based Bugatti Centodieci leaking out ahead of its reveal at The Quail show during Monterey Car Week.

Built to celebrate Bugatti’s 110th birthday as a tribute to its original EB110, the Centodieci infuses the Chiron with styling cues from its original quad-turbo supercar, including a triple-deck of slats in the front bumper, smaller horseshoe grille, unique L-shaped lights, squarer side skirts (and the removal of the Chiron’s signature ‘C’), the iconic oval air intakes aft of the side windows and horizontally stacked taillights.

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Sitting above these is a massive active rear wing which retracts into the rear bodywork when not required. Performance is said to be identical to the Chiron, no great shame when the claims are 0-100km/h in 2.4sec, 0-200km/h in 6.1sec and 0-300km/h in 13.1sec, though the Centodieci is limited to ‘just’ 382km/h rather than the Chiron’s 420km/h.

This is despite power from the 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 engine lifting to 1193kW (1600bhp) at 7000rpm, an increase of 73kW over the Chiron, though torque remains at 1600Nm to protect the gearbox.

The EB110 introduced quad-turbocharging to the supercar world, using a 412kW/611Nm 3.5-litre quad-turbo V12, which was later upgraded to 450kW/650Nm for the Super Sport. Performance was incredible, 0-100km/h taking just 3.6sec with a top speed of 336km/h, the Super Sport improving this to 3.3sec and 351km/h respectively.

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Just 10 Centodiecis will be built and as is the fashion, all have been pre-sold prior to its unveiling, Bugatti finding customers willing to hand over the eye-watering AUD$13.1m (€8m) before taxes.

The Centodieci will be officially revealed at The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering at 5:20am Saturday, August 17.