This Bugatti Chiron becomes the most expensive new car ever sold at auction

A one-of-a-kind edition of an already highly exclusive automotive gem: inevitably, the price reaches new highs. The Bugatti Chiron “Profile” was sold on Wednesday, February 1 at 9,792,500 euros. A record for a new car sold at auction, says RM Sotheby’s. The house organized the sale in Paris, on the sidelines of the Retromobile fair that is held until this Sunday.

Many potential buyers have bid, RM Sotheby’s said in a press release, with collectors present in the room and others by phone or online. The amount thus far exceeds the preliminary estimate of the model, between 4.2 and 5.5 million euros.

“The Profilée is a unique, bespoke version of Bugatti’s acclaimed Chiron hypercar and the first and only ‘pre-series’ produced by the Chiron Profilée,” the statement said.

The last Bugatti with W16 engine

In fact, Bugatti had designed this version “equipped with an exterior shape exclusively to increase downforce and better thermodynamic airflow management” and it was intended to be assembled in several copies. But the Molsheim brand had finally reached the quota of 500 units announced in total for this model faster than expected, making this Profiled a unique version.

“It is also the last Bugatti to be sold with Bugatti’s iconic W16 quad-turbo engine,” underlines the auction house, enough to reach 300 km/h in 12.4 seconds and a top speed electronically limited to 380 km/h. h.

Far from being the most expensive new car in history

If with almost 9.8 million euros its price is still exorbitant, the Bugatti Chiron Profiled is far from the record for the most expensive new car in history. In May 2021, the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail In fact, it would have sold for almost 20 million pounds (more than 23 million euros), a model produced in three copies. then overcame Bugatti’s black carestimated at 17 million euros.

Therefore, the Profilée record is based on the fact that it is the historically highest amount for a new car sold at auction. But in this little game, it’s an opportunity, or rather collectible carswhich can result in even more incredible sums.

In May 2022, a 1955 Mercedes Coupe 300 SLR Uhlenhautproduced in only two copies, sold for 135 million euros at auction, which is still an absolute world record.