Imagine. Imagine that you could do the most epic race ever to be made.
A race celebrating the excellence of French engineering. A race coming straight out from a dream. One the one side, the marine Dassault Rafale, one of the most advanced fighter jets in the World. A war monster weighing more than 10 tons, costing more than 60 million euros, able to fly faster than the speed of sound, and to carry more than 10 tons of weapons. The perfect tool to defend a country
and make a statement of military power. On the other, the automotive pinnacle. As luxurious as it is sportive, as beautiful as it is expensive, the Bugatti Chiron. Meticulously assembled in France,
like a Swiss time keeper, It pushes the limits of ground performance. On paper, an impossible race.
Who would dare to take the risk? Impossible. Really? Hi everybody, I hope you're doing fine !
Today we meet again for an exceptional video, There have been a few exceptional moments on my channels : there's been the Formula 1, there's been the Porsche 919 in Paris, And today we raise the bar again since we are here to compare The Bugatti Chiron Sport "Les Légendes du Ciel", with
the Dassault Rafale. Why are we doing it? Since its creation more than 110 years ago,
Bugatti maintains close ties with aeronautics. Many Bugatti racing drivers like Louis Blériot, some others that already have had their named-after special edition Bugatti like Albert Divo or Bartolomeo Costantini ; these racing drivers were also pilots for the French Air Army. Famous pilot Roland Garros was driving a
Bugatti Type 18 to match on land The speed records he was setting, in the air. Nothing to see here, just a little Chiron Pur Sport... I told you this is a crazy day, but this will be in another video. Not many people know it, but Ettore Bugatti was already
developping aircraft engines since 1915 In 1937, he has even developed a plane prototype
that was made to beat speed record But unfortunately the project didn't go through because
of a small setback : World War II. Today, Bugatti pays tribute to its racing drivers
with this Chiron Sport "Les Légendes du Ciel" (Sky Legends) A limited edition of only 20 cars, with a starting price
of 2,88 million euros, before taxes of course 1500 horsepower, quad-turbo W16, 1600 Nm of
torque, from 2000 to 6000 rpm. Top speed electronically limited to 420 km/h (262,5 mph),
This special edition is wearing a new mate grey paint named "Gris serpent" (snake grey) with
a white stripe in the middle reminiscent of the white stripe of an airport runway or an aircraft carrier. Let me talk to you about this : the beast.
It is the marine Dassault Rafale, a particular version of the Rafale that carries reinforced landing gear, allowing it
to be catapulted or to land on an aircraft carrier, because this special version of the Rafale
is made for the French Marine. On an aircraft carrier, you don't take of and you don't land, you are catapultedand you land. There is actually a mechanism inside the aircraft carrier Allowing the fighter jet to be catapulted
and to make it take off, you can't say that (I have been told), on an extremely short distance
and during landing, when the plane comes, it is gonna catch, you can see here at the back,
there is a stick that goes down, and the goal is to catch cables running on the deck that will allow the plane
to stop on a very very short distance and this is amazing. So this is a pure product
of French know-how and engineering as the Bugatti as a matter of fact, because Bugatti
has its headquarters in Molsheim, France in Alsace. So the Bugatti is propelled by a
quad-turbo W16 developing 1500 horsepower but here we are on another level : we have two M88 Snecma
engines, making 50 kN of thrust, 75 kN with postcombustion, so when you have
50 meters flames behind, it is postcombustion The Bugatti Chiron Sport goes up to 420 km/h,
Here you go to Mach 1.8, that to say 1.8 times the speed of sound. So just a little faster, and this up to 15 000 meters of altitude, it's amazing.
Its price is also a little above the Bugatti, which is at 2.88 million euros before taxes,
here we are around 60 million euros for a marine Rafale, it's a little bit more expensive,
and well, not anyone can buy one. while if you have your driving license and a
well-stocked bank account, this one is yours. Bugatti cars are currently made in Dorlisheim, next to
Molsheim, but the headquarters are in Molsheim. And it is in Molsheim that Ettore Bugatti
had his factory, and today, in this exact location Where Ettore's factory was, is located Messier Bugatti. who make among other stuff, the Rafale's braking
System, they are specialized in aeronautic engineering and they make the landing gear of A380 planes,
and stuff like that ; all this is made in the former atelier of Ettore Bugatti.
It is amazing, the circle is complete : aviation fan, Ettore Bugatti, and today in these premises are still produced aeronautic parts. I find this story unbelievable. I am going to show you the interior, which
is as beautiful as the outside ; well I also show you the outside because I didn't show
it to you in details. Specific to this Special edition, apart from the special paint,
we havea new laser-cut front grill Reminiscent of several things : the stitching on the
leather inside, and also the motion made by the Patrouille de France when they split,
there are plenty of magnificent details. An extraordinary car needs extraordinary tires :
we have Pilot Sport Cup 2 Michelin tires specially developed for this car capable of extreme speeds, little badge on the front wings "Les Légendes du Ciel",
nice detail, and the French flag a t the front of the carbon sills.
Like I said, the basis for this car is the Chiron Sport And this one has the Sky View, it is the glass
roof, allowing you to see the sky, just like in a Fighter jet. At the back you have the engine,
The quad-turbo W16, with the black-carbon engine covers on this special edition, and what makes the Chiron
And the Chiron Sport different is this exhaust with four tailpipes, 3D printed in Inconnel, amazing. The Chiron's rear end is very recognizable with this
beautiful stop light running all across the car's width And this hydraulic rear wing, that can go down and beautifully fit the shape of the car
or raise at various heights and on various positions depending on the driving mode ;
it can also be used as an air brake : it is gonna stand vertical, and it is said that the air brake
on a Chiron has the same braking power than normal brakes on a normal car.
It is phenomenal. And what I love about The Chiron, is this edge that goes across the
w hole body of the car and ends like this above the engine, it is sublime.
Let's step inside, and there are many very nice details, the doorsteps "Les Légendes
du Ciel", only 20 cars will be made, Small "Les Légendes du Ciel" logo on the headrests,
And there is a decoration on the door panels, something beautifully handmade, a drawing representing
a race between the Bugatti Type 13, the first car to ever wear the Bugatti name,
and the Nieuport 17, a 1916 French biplane aircraft And you are going to see in a few moments,
stay with me, we are going to make the modern version of this race between the Bugatti
Chiron "Les Légendes du Ciel" and the Rafale that is just behind, on the runway that is just behind.
These are the bucket seats, you can have optional comfort seat. I usually here make fun of
cheap and ugly plastic surfaces in expensive cars ;
Nothing ugly to see here, just pure silversmith It is at the level of watchmaking.
You have this line here, reminiscent of the Outside line of the car here the "C" of Chiron
Which is also in the signature of Ettore Bugatti r ecalled here in the small screen ;
a central odometer graduated from 0 to 500 km/h. It is magnificent, extremely beautiful, every
piece of aluminium is carved in a block of aluminium, machined and polished, it really is beautiful, flappy paddles,
e. ery button, even here the mileage reset button There is a little piece of leather at the tip of the
windows' buttons, it is beautiful, the gear lever this central console isn't actually going to age,
every central console in every car usually ages and gets old... Here, all of this is art, it is more beautiful than the most beautiful suites of
the best hotels in the World. Behind us, we can admire the W16, and the Rafale above. This view is amazing!
It is honestly a privilege to be able to show you this and I thank you in advance, because I am partly here
today thanks to you, so thank you. Before we head to the runway, I have been given a rare privilege,
getting on board the Rafale's cockpit, so let me show you the inside. We have a nice carbon seat,
worthy of the most beautiful supercars, actually It is more often the car that inspires itself
from aeronautics, especially for the head up display, this is the HUD of the Rafale,
there is a screen here, a screen there and there This is to accelerate, "mettre les gaz"
As we say ? So here I "mets les gaz" to the max and there, postcombustion! You can not
engage it by mistake ; here you have the joystick To control the plane's attitude and then there is a billion buttons that I have no idea
why they are here for, and here, the only thing you must not pull : the ejection seat handle.
I heard it is a bomb exploding Under the seat, right?
- That's it ! There's nothing quite like it to "s'envoyer en l'air" That's it, great ! So, let's warm up these engines, and meet around the runway. Who between the hypercard and the fighter jet
will win this drag race? The Bugatti Chiron weighs two tons, has
four wheee drive, its 1500 horsepower and 1600 Nm of torque should help it
to catapult from the start. With a 0-60 time obliterated in 2.4s, acceleration is more a matter of ballistics than automotive. 1600 Nm fot the Chiron?
The Rafale's M88 Snecma turbo reactors propels it with 75.000 Nm of thrust during postcombustion. We have literally no idea about what is going to happen. Well ! That was a symbolic drag race ! There we have it,
it was just crazy to be able to shoot these images for you today ! A huge thanks to
Bugatti and to the French Army and the Marine, A huge thanks to the Landivisiau naval air base
and to its military personnel for their welcome, and having explained to us so many details,
We also did some Rafale simulator, but i didn't show it to you because we had a strict
ban on filming it. Incredible ! What an immense privilege, and all of this thanks to you, so thank you
one thousand times ! I hope you liked this video, I don't have many doubts about that, but still
give it the thumbs up, subscribe if you haven't already, Thank you for your loyalty, and I will
see you very soon for the next vidéo, ciao !
