Driving at 123 kilometers per hour might not sound extreme—unless you're doing it in the heart of Vienna, in a zone with a 50 km/h speed limit...
That’s exactly what a 38-year-old man did—behind the wheel of a multi-million-dollar Bugatti Chiron. The result? He was pulled over by the police, the car was seized on the spot, and his driver’s license was immediately revoked.
The incident took place on Vienna’s historic Ringstraße, a prominent boulevard that circles the city center. Despite the location, the driver couldn’t resist unleashing the full might of the Chiron’s 1,479-horsepower W16 engine—a temptation that, to be fair, is likely hard to resist. Still, the Austrian police proved quicker than his common sense.
In an attempt to dodge responsibility, the man told the police that the car "wasn’t his" and claimed it belonged to a friend. The Austrian authorities were unfazed. The Bugatti was towed from the scene, and the driver is now without a license while the final fate of the hypercar remains under review.
Austria passed strict legislation last year targeting so-called "super-speeders"—drivers who exceed the speed limit by more than 60 km/h. The penalties are severe: not only is the driver’s license revoked, but the vehicle itself can be permanently confiscated and auctioned off. Will this Chiron meet that fate? That depends on whether ownership is proven—if the car was truly borrowed, the case might evolve into a legal thriller.
For context: the Bugatti Chiron is powered by an 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W16 engine, accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.4 seconds, and hits 400 km/h in a staggering 32.6 seconds. Base price? Around $3 million—before taxes.
The only thing faster than this hypercar was the Austrian fine.
