The new supercar Bugatti Chiron sparkles
The Geneva Motor Show is currently underway and one of the standout reveals was the Bugatti Chiron. To top it off, it also has diamonds in the tweeter speakers.
It’s hard to describe exactly how mental and outlandish this machine is. With a price-tag of $3.6-million AUD, this hyper car (yes, beyond sports car and super car there is a whole other realm of fast and furious) is speed limited at 420km/hr but can possibly go even faster with the right tyres, it can go from 0-100km an hour in around 2.5-seconds and did I mention it has diamonds?
Here’s a little example to put its performance capability in perspective. The Toyota Corolla, Australia’s highest selling car in 2015, has a 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine that produces 103kW and 103Nm. The Bugatti Chiron has an 8.0-litre 16-cylinder quad-turbo engine that produces a whopping 1103kW and 1600Nm. You don’t even have to understand what that all means to see the massive difference in the numbers. This thing would be a menace to drive!
Not only is it flamboyant from the outside – crafted with carbon fibre, and titanium among other expensive materials – inside its lavish and ornate with lashings of leather and each of the four tweeters has a one-carat diamond membrane to help improve the clarity of high-frequency sound.
It would however be tempting to dig them out and getting some earrings made… diamonds should be seen not heard!
Only 500 of these will be made, and even with the exorbitant price tag a third of these have already been snaffled up. At this pointy end of the market, though it’s certainly impressive, the inclusion of diamonds in tweeter speakers isn’t unusual or excessive.
Want to dream a bit more?
Here are a four other cars with features fit for a newly minted popular app-creator, or reality TV star who has cashed in, and is now a self-made moneybag ready to splash some cash.
The Mercedes Benz S-Class has Swarovski crystals in the headlight. There are 30 in each side-indicator and 17 in each daytime running light. For an in-car day spa experience, the S-Class also has a back massaging function.
If you purchase a BMW i8 you can also add a custom designed Louis Vuitton luggage set that fits perfectly in the fun-sized cargo space. Let’s put it this way…using the LV luggage is actually the best way to get the most out of the unconventional space. Your usual carry-on bag has no chance – square peg, round hole.
The Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II accommodates a special picnic set that features hand blown and hand cut crystal wine glasses, fine china plates, stainless steel salt and pepper shakers, crystal bottles for oil and vinegar, steel food containers and linen napkins all stored away in a teakwood and aluminium box.
Rolls-Royce has an unbelievable bespoke program, and will accommodate almost any request. Want leather made from the hides of cows that have listened to Beethoven four hours a day, only ever eaten fresh green grass and have never been in a paddock with barbed wire fencing? Done. Though you might have to wait a while for that one…
And last but not least, a concept that, fortunately, was discontinued due to public backlash. The Dartz Prombron Red Diamond (we don’t get it in Australia and it has been named the Worlds Most Expensive SUV) is an armoured car made in Russia. The original intention was use Whale foreskin leather for the interior… Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Fund and more were horrified and the company bowed to the pressure and chose a more appropriate material to finish off the cabin.
To know more about the Geneva International Motor Show click here.
The Carousel thanks Tegan Lawson from CarAdvice for this article.
