You could buy a five-bedroom house for the price of replacing a Bugatti engine
- The $3.1 million Bugatti Chiron is a work of automotive art
- The Bugatti engine is seriously expensive to replace
- Over 10 years, maintenance will cost $105,000
Published on Dec 06, 2023 at 8:15 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Dec 19, 2023 at 6:47 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Adam Gray
An expensive example of engineering and art, the Bugatti engine is seriously expensive to replace.
In fact, owning the $3.1 million Bugatti Chiron for 10 years will set you back a further $105,000.
Removing anything going wrong from the equation, the cost of general wear and tear can be expensive.
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And while it’s a stunning piece of machinery, the Bugatti Chiron is no different.
A YouTube post from The Hamilton Collection breaks down the cost of supercar maintenance.
Specifically, how much owning a Bugatti Chiron for a decade will set you back.
Bugatti Chiron owners receive four years of free maintenance services out of the factory.
So far, so economical.
However, pass the four-year mark and those costs start to mount.
The Chiron’s annual service is $11,500, which includes an oil and filter change.
You’ll also get key fob battery replacement, pollen filters, and brake fluid thrown in.
The Bugatti big service overhaul is also the four-year one costing $34,000.
Owners only need splash out on this once every 10 years.
The luxury maintenance, while costly, is extensive.
It’s testament to all the hard work that goes into keeping the fine machine purring.
It includes front and rear axle oil changes, new longitudinal lock oil, gearbox oil and filter change.
If that’s not enough, you’ll also get a fresh engine air filter, a drive belt change, spark plugs, hydraulic oil and filter change, and new coolant.
As for the tyres, Bugatti suggests a $8,450-change every five years.
After the first four years pass, six years of maintenance will set you back $91,500.
New tyres takes that figure to $100,000.
Of course, anything not covered by the warranty or service back will cost you more.
A replacement Bugatti key costs $13,547.
Brakes and rotors are a further $47,400.
The video also highlights the cost of replacing the powertrain – something that could be required at the 10-year mark.
The supercar is powered by a quad-turbocharged 8.0-litre W16 Bugatti engine.
It costs more than any other part, and will set you back $856,406 to replace.
If the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox goes wrong, the cost is is $185,000 to replace.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
