Bugatti has shown more of its Chiron-based Divo hypercar on social media, as well as a shot of the car under a sheet ahead of its launch tonight. The latest shots reveal the car's distinctive headlights, shape and some of its proportions before its styling is revealed at Pebble Beach.
Few details of the Divo have been revealed so far, but a glimpse of the car under a silk sheet suggests that it'll have a large stability fin at the back, as well as a dominant wing extending past the back of its diffuser. It's also possible to see that the car's window line is completely distinct to that of the Chiron, with a rising shoulder underneath it, extending down from the back of the glass to the very front of the car. The wheel arches pull tension in the fabric, suggesting they're sharply extended from the main body.
A video showing none of the car, but with an audio track of the car's 8.0-litre W16 engine has also been shown ahead of the full reveal.
A previous shot of the £4.42million machine's rear lights can be seen in a video released on social media, which also shows the outline of a large wing. Head of exterior design, Frank Heyl, also revealed that the Divo will move forward from Bugatti's current design: "We’ve kept and further developed our Bugatti design DNA features, but on top of that have also taken the opportunity to exercise our freedom and create a completely new form language.”
In a clip recently released by the brand, Divo project manager Pierre Rommelfanger confirmed that the car will be lightweight, downforce-focused and will generate more G-force than the Chiron, but is intended for use on the road, rather than being a concept car, show car or track-only special. The brand has confirmed that the car is intended for road use, as well as track use.
Another shot showing embroidered branding for the car reveals none of the performance-boosting revisions over the Chiron, but the hashtag ‘Built for corners’ suggests a set-up more suited to track driving than outright speed. Bugatti also lauds the car's "enormous downforce and G-forces".
The name comes from French racer Albert Divo, who won the 1928 and 1929 Targa Florio for Bugatti.
Bugatti hasn't revealed the car yet, but confirms that Divo will be the first project undertaken by its newly resurrected coachbuilding division. "New, strong design language" suggests its look will be notably distinct from that of the regular Chiron.
Set to be revealed at The Quail Motorsports Gathering later this summer, the Divo will add to the series of editions that starts with the standard, £2.5 million Chiron and continues to the more lightweight, hardcore Chiron Sport.
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I was thinking these cars are
I was thinking these cars are going to be far to heavy for the track and extrememly hard on their consumables, no doubt tyres and brakes will be ludicrouly exspensive. Then I remembered, who cares, once these cars have been delivered to customers they'll be hidden away and never turn a wheel again.
The only way....
A stripped out interior in Bugatti speak means still a plush interior, it certainly won’t be two figure hugging lightly padded Seats and just what you need to drive it!, I’m sure if they did that it would shed a couple of hundred kilos.....
100 lbs
Lighter? That would a very expensive upgrade from a Chiron Sport considering the weight. Let's hope it's at least 300 lbs lighter.