Bugatti Chiron and Bolide all sold out

It's official – Bugatti's order books are full, now ticking down to the end of production for the Chiron and Bolide.

In October last year, the French hypercar manufacturer announced it was down to the final 40 build slots for the Chiron, having set a production cap of 500 units for the Veyron's successor from when the first example rolled down the Molsheim production line in 2016.

Over the course of 2021, 150 customers put in an order for one of Bugatti's vehicles – 60 per cent of whom were completely new to the brand – as all 80 build slots for the Chiron Super Sport were filled, with deliveries set to take place throughout 2022.

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Bugatti's Bolide hypercar

The track-focused Bolide also joins the Chiron in the category of "cars you likely can't afford but can't buy anyway", as all 40 built slots were filled within two months of the cars launch, with each buyer handing over an eye-watering AU$6.5 million each for the privilege.

2021 was a big year for Bugatti, not only from a production perspective but from a corporate view, as the marque announced it had been acquired by Mate Rimac, as the 33-year-old Croatian took a majority stake and merged his eponymous electric vehicle company with the hypercar manufacturer.

"We believe what we have created with Bugatti Rimac is the best hypercar company in the world, blending over a century of heritage, craftsmanship and innovation with the quick-thinking, ingenious engineering and pioneering electrification technology of Rimac Automobili," said Rimac.

"I can’t think of a better combination of expertise and – as a life-long admirer of Bugatti – it’s an honor for me to lead this joint company as CEO into a revolutionary new future for Bugatti."

Despite Porsche still holding on to a 45 per cent stake in the Bugatti Rimac business, it's a new era for Bugatti since it was acquired by the Volkswagen Group in 1998, now under the control of a man who was just 10 years old when the deal occured.