If you didn’t think Bugatti couldn’t make anything more insane than the Chiron, then think again. Because the French automaker just upped its own ante with the all-new Divo. Named after legendary French racing driver, and two-time Targa Florio winner, Albert Divo, it was revealed at The Quail during Monterey Car Week as another testament to the automaker’s reputation for being an exclusive coachbuilder of ultra-luxurious and high-end supercars. “The Divo has significantly higher performance in terms of lateral acceleration, agility, and cornering. The Divo is made for corners” said Bugatti president, Stephen Winkelmann, at the event’s reveal at The Quail. Based on the 1000-plus horsepower Chiron, the Divo is more focused on handling agility and cornering abilities. Weighing 77 lbs less than the Chiron, the slight diet is said to significantly improve handling characteristic and overall performance. But it doesn’t stop there. Previous Next 1 of 10 Chris Chin/Digital Trends Chris Chin/Digital Trends Chris Chin/Digital Trends Chris Chin/Digital Trends Chris Chin/Digital Trends Chris Chin/Digital Trends Chris Chin/Digital Trends Chris Chin/Digital Trends Chris Chin/Digital Trends Chris Chin/Digital Trends The Divo’s exterior was designed specifically for improving aerodynamics and increasing downforce. So when the Divo is charging down an empty stretch of racetrack or road at high speeds, it produces around 198 lbs more downforce than a Chiron in a similar situation. Because of the weight reduction and improved dynamics, along with a significantly revised suspension system, Bugatti claims the Divo lapped the Nardo handling test track eight seconds faster than the Chiron. “The modern interpretation of coachbuilding gave us engineers new freedom,” Stefan Ellrott said, Bugatti’s chief of technical development. “The step that we have taken with the Divo in terms of agility and high-performance cornering dynamics can be compared with the overall development from the Veyron to the Chiron.“ Otherwise, the Divo remains powered by the same quad-turbocharged sixteen-cylinder engine serving up over 1,500 horsepower. Though due to it having less weight to haul around, the Divo is expected to be a tad faster than the Chiron in a straight line. “The Divo is a further example of our design philosophy ‘Form follows Performance‘. In this case, the engineers and designers aimed to create a vehicle focusing on cornering speeds and lateral dynamics,” said Achim Anscheidt, Bugatti’s director of design. Only 40 models will reach production, all of which were already claimed for immediately following its reveal in Monterey. At around 5 million British pounds, each car sold for roughly $6.5 million U.S. dollars. Editors' Recommendations<doc-sep>Like the Related Video: Like the Veyron and Chiron, the Divo is named after a driver from the early years of car racing. Specifically, Albert Divo, the two-time winner of the Targa Florio in the 1920s. He did not look like this After numerous teasers, the Bugatti Divo has finally been revealed. I will thus take this opportunity to type "whip it good," mention funny red conical hats and move onto something only slightly less ridiculous. The Divo cost €5 million each for the 40 people who have already purchased the limited production run. So sorry, you missed your chance.The Bugatti Divo is quite obviously based on the Chiron. Though it shares that car's 8.0-liter W16 engine, it is 77 pounds lighter and is capable of producing 198 extra pounds of downforce. Basically, while the Chiron is all about top speed, the Divo is more about taking corners. To that end, its lateral g is said to be 1.6 g, which is a staggering number, and its maximum speed is limited to only 236 mph. "To date, a modern Bugatti has represented a perfect balance between high performance, straight-line dynamics and luxurious comfort," said Bugatti president Stephan Winkelmann. "Within our possibilities, we have shifted the balance in the case of the Divo further towards lateral acceleration, agility and cornering. The Divo is made for bends. "The newer, wider front spoiler contributes to that extra downforce, along with a new rear diffuser and a 23-percent wider rear spoiler that remains automatically height adjustable and still functions as an airbrake. It's a whopping 6 feet wide. Tweaks up front also create an "air curtain" that optimizes air flow along the Divo's sides. Besides creating extra downforce, aerodynamic changes also increase cooling to the engine and brakes.The Divo also gets special suspension and steering settings to maximize handling. That includes increasing camber. Weight was reduced by using lighter wheels and a carbon fiber intercooler cover, along with a reduction in sound insulation, a lighter sound system and fixing the otherwise adjustable front diffuser flaps.According to Bugatti, the resulting changes result in the Divo lapping the Nardo handling circuit 8 seconds faster than the Chiron can. Its 40 owners are sure to be super impressed by that.<doc-sep>The moment we’ve all been waiting for is almost here. In a matter of hours, Bugatti will finally take the wraps off the track-focused Divo. The Molsheim-based hypercar marque had a surprisingly extensive teaser campaign in the build up to the official reveal, which leads us to believe we’re in for a real treat. With production limited to just 40 cars and a steep price tag of nearly $6 million before taxes, it better be a jaw-dropping automobile. Bugatti has been coy on exact details, but it has mentioned through teaser images the Divo will boast an extremely aerodynamic body bathed in carbon fiber. “Built for corners” has been the teaser campaign’s motto and we also know the hypercar named after French racing driver Albert Divo will usher in a new design language for the brand while harkening back to Bugatti’s coachbuilding days. Another promise made by the company is about stellar handling capabilities granted by a higher downforce and a lightweight body. The final teaser video (below) provides a glimpse of the Divo’s front fascia with a completely different LED signature compared to the Chiron. There’s also a fresh image revealing the intricate hood design that kind of makes us think of the spectacular Vision GT one-off. Speaking of which, the later was rumored to cost somewhere in the region of $5.16 million – still less than the Divo. Bugatti’s president, Stephan Winkelmann, recently said that “with the Divo, we want to thrill people throughout the world.” The hype is real, folks. The Bugatti Divo will debut later today at The Quail – A Motorsports Gathering in California at 11:20 AM local time or 18:20 GMT / 13:20 EST. The embedded YouTube video above shows when the livestream will start, according to your time zone. It won't be long, with the YT description saying it'll all be over in 15 minutes. 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At "The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering" on Friday, Bugatti unveiled its new $5.8 million hypercar, named the Divo after two-time Targa Florio winner Albert Divo. Bugatti makes clear that the Chiron-based Divo escalates the already-outrageous performance of the car from which it is derived, ratcheting the Chiron's superlatives further skyward. Downforce increases by 198 pounds courtesy of a rear wing 23 percent wider than that of the Chiron, and totals 1,005 pounds versus the Chiron's 807. Bugatti Because of a carbon fiber intercooler shroud, lightened wheels, fixed front diffuser flaps, thinner insulation and a lighter sound system, weight dips by 77 pounds. This, with the added downforce, allows the Divo to generate 1.6 G of lateral acceleration. Though drag is added by the amplified downforce, top speed is electronically limited to 236 miles per hour. It'll reach that speed pretty damn quickly, too, as the Divo's eight-liter, quad-turbo W-16 engine will flatten the tarmac before it with 1,478 horsepower (1,500 ps). Bugatti These performance augmentations and some undisclosed tweaks to the chassis and suspension make the Divo eight seconds per lap faster around the handling circuit of the Nardò Ring test track than the Chiron. Despite its racetrack-focused development, the Divo isn't just some track toy confined to the safety of smooth tarmac; it's a fully-fledged road car, and can be driven as such. But not by you or me, because despite costing €5 million ($5.8 million USD) apiece—almost twice what the Chiron costs—Bugatti sold all 40 Divos before the car was even known to the public. Bugatti "When I took up my position at Bugatti at the beginning of the year, I soon learnt that our customers and fans were waiting for a special vehicle which would tell a further story for the brand in addition to the Chiron," stated Stephan Winkelmann, Bugatti's CEO, in the automaker's press release. "The Bugatti team was also very eager to implement a project like this." "The feedback from our customers was overwhelming," Winkelmann continued. "We showed the Divo to a small group of selected Chiron customers. All 40 cars were sold immediately—this was fantastic confirmation for the Bugatti team which had put so much dedication and passion into the project." Bugatti "The modern interpretation of coachbuilding gave us engineers new freedom," added Stefan Ellrott, head of technical development at Bugatti. "The step that we have taken with the Divo interms of agility and high-performance cornering dynamics can be compared with the overall development from the Veyron to the Chiron."