Bugatti Chiron Sport Les Legendes Du Ciel revealed

The new Bugatti Chiron Sport 'Les Legendes Du Ciel' has been unveiled, honouring famous racing drivers of the early part of last century who were also former flying aces.

Translated, 'Les Legendes Du Ciel' means legends of the sky and heaven, and the new limited-edition hypercar based on the Bugatti Chiron Sport features a matte grey Gris Serpent body colour inspired by 1920s aircraft.

The exterior also has a contrasting white gloss centre stripe that begins on the bonnet and extends to the rear wing.

Look closely and you'll also spot the red, white and blue from the French tricolour flag on the carbon-fibre sills, plus small logos on the front fenders.

The dominant front grille, meanwhile, gets a gloss black finish, while the exhaust tips at the other end feature black exposed carbon-fibre.

Inside, 'Les Legendes Du Ciel' logos are dotted around the cabin and even on the ground outside thanks to revised puddle lamps.

The Gaucho leather is designed to mimic the seats found inside aircraft from the early 1900s and is contrasted by aluminium inlays that feature 'Les Legendes Du Ciel' branding and special-edition numbering.

In the door trim, Bugatti craftsman have also included a hand-sketched racing scene between the 1916 Bugatti Type 13 and the Nieuport 17 aircraft.

The comfort seats and glass roof panels are both available as options on the special Bugatti limited-edition.

Helping inspire the ultra-limited Chiron Sport were successful racers like Albert Divo, Robert Benoist and Bartolomeo ‘Meo’ Costantini, all of whom flew for the French Air Force during World War I.

Famous French aviator Roland Garros, meanwhile, privately drove a Bugatti Type 18 that at the time was said to be as fast on the road as any airplane.

Under the rear lid, Bugatti has left the Chiron Sport's quad-turbo 8.0-litre W16 well alone. But that's okay, because it still produces a monumental 1103kW and 1600Nm of torque.

That's enough to launch it to 100km/h in just 2.5 seconds and 200km/h in a blistering 6.5 seconds.

Production will be capped at 20 units for the aviation-obsessed Bugatti Chiron Sport, with a price of €2.88 million ($A4.65 million), not including taxes.