Ehra-Lessien, Samtgemeinde Brome, Landkreis Gifhorn, Niedersachsen, 38468, Deutschland
Bugatti Automobiles
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Bugatti's[1] press release states the run happened on August 2, 2019 at Ehra-Lessien; Wikipedia's[2][3][4] Chiron, Andy Wallace and production car speed record articles give the same date and figure, and The Drive[5] repeats 304.773 mph. The run was made public on 2 September 2019.Test driver Andy Wallace reached 490.484 km/h (304.773 mph) in a pre-production Chiron Super Sport 300+ at Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessien track on 2 August 2019. It was the first time a production-based car passed 300 mph, beating the 447 km/h Koenigsegg Agera RS mark.
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