Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport

A W16 driving all four wheels is a remarkably uncommon answer to the question of how to build ultimate performance. In this catalogue, just seven of 600 cars combine that engine layout with AWD, and the Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport sits within that tiny group by accepting both the advantages and the compromises of the choice. The reward is obvious in context. Its 1,479 bhp places it sixth across the entire collection, its 2.4 second run to 100 km/h ranks seventh, and it still reaches 350 km/h. The cost of pursuing that route is equally visible. Only 38 cars here exceed its top speed, suggesting that outright maximum velocity was not the only target, even with figures that remain extraordinary.

That balance defines the car more clearly than any isolated specification could. The turbocharged 8.0 litre W16 produces 1,600 Nm, yet the drivetrain channels that output through all four wheels rather than chasing a different formula. Across a catalogue of 600 cars, where alternative layouts and drivetrains are plentiful, this configuration stands apart through rarity as much as performance. Only seven cars here are turbocharged W16 machines, making the engineering recipe itself almost as unusual as the results it delivers.

Scarcity reinforces the point without needing embellishment. Production stopped at 60 cars, and only 30 of the 177 catalogued cars with known production totals are rarer. Even in a collection built around exceptional machinery, that is an unusually selective number. The market reflects the same position. A used value of £3,800,000 makes it the thirteenth most expensive car in the catalogue, exceeding the price of 587 others, while each brake horsepower effectively costs £2,569. Those figures place the Pur Sport firmly among the collection's most exclusive acquisitions rather than merely its fastest.

Its French origin also matters within this catalogue. Just 23 of the 600 cars come from France, while Bugatti accounts for 10 entries, making the Pur Sport part of a very small national and marque representation. Choosing this particular car does not simply add another hypercar. It introduces one of the catalogue's rare W16 and AWD combinations, one of its most powerful machines, one of its quickest to 100 km/h, and a car that sits close to the upper limit for value without reaching the absolute peak for speed. That position, balanced between several different extremes rather than defined by a single one, is precisely what makes it difficult to replace with anything else in the collection.