Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300 plus: 304.77 mph

Here’s what could be considered one of the most remarkable French cars of all time: the Bugatti Chiron. It burst onto the scene at 2016’s Geneva Motor Show, and it was quickly apparent that the Veyron — itself a monster that became the world’s fastest production model in 2005, hitting 253 mph – had been outdone, and in style. The fact that the debut Chiron was specifically limited to a maximum of 261 mph, still outspeeding most of the vehicles in this rundown, speaks volumes about the ludicrous potential of the model. 

It wouldn’t be long before it took further phenomenal steps, either. In 2019, the Chiron Super Sport 300+ arrived, with its 8-liter W16 engine — as sported by every Chiron — being an upgrade of that found in the standard Chiron. The result of Bugatti’s further tinkering is that the 300+ offers approximately 1,578 horsepower. A more aerodynamic body was developed, and carbon fiber elements — down to the windscreen wiper — demonstrate how serious the team was about pushing the Chiron family’s performance to absurd lengths.

All of this paid off. In August 2019, the 300+ hit 304.77 mph at Ehra-Lessien Test Track in Germany, driven by one Andy Wallace. The 300+ instantly became an icon for the feat. In an EVO interview in May 2024, Wallace reminisced, “For somebody who has been interested in cars from a very early age, I could almost pinch myself — here I am, in the daddy of all cars, and I’m just about to exceed 300mph. Hats off to everyone involved in the project.”