The history of Bugatti and aviation go a long way. From hand-sketched racing scenes on and in the vehicle, diamond-cut aluminum, the limited-edition Chiron Sport ‘Les Légendes du Ciel’ is the brand’s ultimate tribute to French aviation!
“Bugatti has had close associations with aviation since the company was established more than 110 years ago. Many successful Bugatti racing drivers, such as Albert Divo, Robert Benoist and Bartolomeo ‘Meo’ Costantini, flew for the French Air Force, the French aviator legend Roland Garros privately drove a Bugatti Type 18 to be as fast on the road as in the air,” says Stephan Winkelmann, President of Bugatti.
Company founder Ettore Bugatti has always been inspired by aviation and admired the fearless character and technical expertise of his drivers who were fascinated by high speeds – and also mastered them. Combining those two together resulted in the creation of the Bugatti Chiron Sport Les Légendes du Ciel edition.
Limited to only 20 examples, the Les Légendes du Ciel edition is based on the Chiron Sport. The matt grey 'Gris Serpent’ paintwork, a modern interpretation of the exterior color of the aircraft from the 1920s. The high-contrast, white gloss center stripe and the Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge tricolor in Blue, White and Red decorate the front area of the side sills made of exposed black carbon fiber adds to the looks of the supercar. The front wings are adorned with the Les Légendes du Ciel logo, the door entry lights project the edition logo onto the ground when the doors are opened.
The vehicle includes a special full leather interior with hand-drawn sketches and diamond-cut aluminum. Bugatti uses fine “Gaucho” leather for the entire vehicle interior of the Chiron Sport Les Légendes du Ciel. The natural material is contrasted only by aluminum trims, an aluminum inlay with the logo 'Les Légendes du Ciel' that can also be found on the headrests are numbered as well.
The Chiron Sport Les Légendes du Ciel with a W16 engine and a capacity of 8.0 litres delivers 1,500 PS and 1,600 newton metres of torque. Its maximum speed is electronically limited to 420 km/h. Bugatti started the production of the Chiron Sport Les Légendes du Ciel towards the end of 2020 costing3.4 million dollars net each.
Here are a few more images of the beautiful aviation-inspired sports car.
