Bugatti's 'Golden Era' Chiron Super-Sport Will Definitely Turn Some Heads
The Bugatti luxury car brand was originally founded in 1909 in the city of Molsheim, formerly in Germany before switching to France. From the very beginning, Bugatti cars have been engineered as a meeting point between style and function, providing sleek and stately bodywork in conjunction with race-worthy internals and control. The brand's got quite a pedigree, to put the matter mildly, which is why Bugatti has decided to solidify its legacy in the form of a wholly original vehicle.
In a press release on its official website, Bugatti unveiled a special bespoke automotive project meant to commemorate its long line of vehicular accomplishments. This vehicle, a modded version of the Chiron Super Sport dubbed the "Golden Era," is the result of a two-year detailing and customizing project taken up at the behest of a dedicated Bugatti brand collector. According to the press release, the creation of the Golden Era is the most challenging custom project that Bugatti has ever undertaken.
A body of history
According to former Bugatti Design Director Achim Anscheidt, who played an active role in the creation of the Golden Era, an unnamed client of the Bugatti brand specifically requested a custom Chiron Super Sport. He believed that the vehicle's W16 engine was such a momentous achievement for the automotive world, that it deserved recognition.
"We looked back through Bugatti history to find a number of these landmark moments, including the times of Ettore Bugatti, Jean Bugatti, and Roland Bugatti, which really marked the first golden era for the brand," Anscheidt said. "And then, of course, the modern-day incarnation of Bugatti from 1987, picking out the icons from these times that came to define the Bugatti brand."
To make the car a proper celebration of Bugatti's various achievements, the designers decided to cover both the body and the cab with various production sketches of Bugatti vehicles from over the years. On both the insides and outsides of the driver and passenger-side doors, you'll find Bugatti vehicle sketches old and new. All of this is laid over an original shade of gold named "Doré," as well as a coat of metallic "Nocturne Black." The overall design is a bit on the busy side, but if you're a Bugatti superfan, you'll be able to identify each and every vehicle pictured.
Bugatti is planning on handing over the keys to the Golden Era to its mysterious commissioner during Monterey Car Week, which will begin this Friday, August 11.