A specially modified Bugatti Chiron, driven by Bugatti test driver Andy Wallace, went 304.8 miles on a 5.5 mile straightaway on Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessien test track in Germany, the company said. This record was set by a prototype Chiron that Bugatti developed in cooperation with the Italian race car manufacturer Dallara. The tires were also specially developed by Michelin, which makes the tires for regular Chiron cars as well. The standard Bugatti Chiron is limited, using on-board electronics, to a top speed of 261 miles an hour. Having now set this record, the company has nothing left to prove in regards to speed, Bugatti president Stephan Winkelmann said.

The Bugatti Centodieci will cost $9 million and only 10 will be made. This car is an homage to the Bugatti EB110 supercar of the early 1990s. The Bugatti Chiron costs more than $3 million. Then, at the Geneva Motor Show last March, Bugatti unveiled another special car of which only one would be made. At almost $19 million, including taxes, Bugatti claimed that La Voiture Noire was the most expensive new car ever sold.