Bugatti 18/3 Chiron | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. |
Production | 1999 |
Assembly | Moncalieri, Italy (Italdesign) |
Designer | Fabrizio Giugiaro at Italdesign under Hartmut Warkuß[1] |
Body and chassis | |
Class | concept car |
Body style | 2-door coupé |
Layout | Mid-engine, four-wheel drive |
Related | |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 6.3 L W18 |
Transmission | 5-speed manual[1] |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,650 mm (104 in) [2] |
Length | 4,420 mm (174 in)[2] |
Width | 1,994 mm (78.5 in)[2] |
Height | 1,150 mm (45 in)[2] |
The Bugatti 18/3 Chiron is a 1999 concept car developed by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles and designed by Fabrizio Giugiaro of Italdesign.[3] Powered by a 6.3 L W18 engine, it is a 2-seater mid-engine coupé. The 18/3 Chiron was the last in a trio of Bugatti concept cars by Italdesign, after the 1998 EB 118 coupé and the 1999 EB 218 saloon.
The Chiron name was used again on the 2016 successor to the Bugatti Veyron.[4]