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New one-off Chiron up for auction

A ONE-OFF Bugatti Chiron has been revealed as a less radical interpretation of the extreme Pur Sport.

Called the Chiron Profilée, it will be one of the final cars to house the French brand’s iconic quad-turbocharged 8.0-litre W16 engine. The recently revealed, Chironderived Mistral roadster will be the very last to use the near-1500bhp powerplant.

The bespoke hypercar was created as an experiment to see if aspects of the hardcore Pur Sport could be integrated into a more comfort-focused Bugatti, after customers demanded that one be made.

“We knew that what we had created was too beautiful to be hidden away, ” said Bugatti president Christophe Piochon, going on to call the Profilée “a true Bugatti and a unique piece of collectible automotive history” .

The bespoke coupé incorporates a number of aspects from the Pur Sport, such as shorter gear ratios for faster acceleration and a tweaked chassis with harder springs for better handling over the Chiron Sport.

It also has a host of unique features, including a 6ft-wide fixed rear wing that’s used both to increase downforce at the rear and to suck hot air out of the engine bay.

Inside, the Profilée is the first Bugatti to get a woven-leather finish.

The Argent Atlantique paint (which is also found inside the car) is bespoke.

The Profilée will be auctioned next month, with an undisclosed part of the proceeds going to charity.

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New woven leather matches Argent Atlantique paint

Profilée’s set-up is somewhere between Sport and Pur Sport

AEHRA SHOWS MAIDEN CAR’S MULTIMODAL INTERIOR

Italian-American EV start-up Aehra will launch its £155,000 SUV with a ‘home theatre’ mode that turns the car into an automotive cinema. This is made possible by a full-dashboard-width monitor – similar to BMW’s top-rung iDrive display – that extends upwards to cover the entire windscreen. This mode won’t, of course, be available while you’re driving. Other configurations of the near-800bhp car’s interior, shown here for the first time, include lounge and meeting room modes. The SUV is due to arrive in 2025, with 25,000 units planned annually.

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SUV can double up as a cinema or a meeting room

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