What's this then?

This is a Bugatti Divo, named after Albert Divo, a French racing driver who was a two-time winner of the famous Targa Florio race on the mountainous roads of Sicily with Bugatti in the late 1920s.

Essentially, it's a lighter, sharper, track-focused version of the Chiron. It uses the same monstrous 1,500hp turbo W16 engine, but doesn't have a 'Top Speed' mode so is limited to a mere 236mph. Oh, the shame.

As compensation, it's lighter (albeit only by 35kg), has more downforce (90kg extra), a massive 1.83-metre width rear wing and suspension and steering tweaked for better handling. Basically, it's a track-day Chiron, one that costs a cool £4.5 million, before taxes.

"The Divo is made for bends." said Stephan Winkelmann, President of Bugatti Automobiles. The feedback from our customers was overwhelming. We showed the Divo to a small group of selected Chiron customers. All 40 cars were sold immediately - this was fantastic confirmation for the Bugatti team which had put so much dedication and passion into the project. The Divo is a further project intended to thrill people and the world. Our fans are very important to us."

Neil Briscoe - 24 Aug 2018