Steve Jenny has an enviable job. As a Bugatti check driver, he inspects each new automotive earlier than it is delivered to a buyer. Bugatti not too long ago defined how Jenny received that candy gig, and what his typical day entails.

Jenny joined Bugatti in 2004, and since then he is pushed 90% of all Bugatti autos bought, overlaying greater than 217,000 miles within the Veyron, Chiron, and Divo, the corporate reckons.

Raised in Alsace, France, Jenny began out as a rally driver and co-driver, after which turned a mechanic and high quality inspector, working for automotive suppliers Mahle and BBS. Located close to Bugatti’s Molsheim headquarters, he received a couple of glimpses of the power, and of Veyron prototypes out testing, and determined to ship in an software.

At present, Jenny is the primary individual to drive every newly accomplished Bugatti in anger. The five-hour pre-delivery check drive consists of driving on public roads, in addition to slalom and acceleration runs at an airport and racetrack to make sure every thing is as much as snuff.

Every automotive is a bit completely different, although, so Jenny first has to notice which area a given automotive has been homologated for, and what choices the client has chosen. Every check drive covers about 186 miles, and begins with an on-road portion the place Jenny checks pedal weights and responsiveness, steering really feel, and listens for any uncommon noises. This a part of the check additionally features a run on a cobblestone highway to guage the suspension.

Bugatti makes use of a closed airport runway for high-speed testing, which includes speeds exceeding 186 mph, in response to the automaker. Jenny exams the launch management, airbrake, and stability management, and in addition conducts fast lane-change maneuvers and a full cease from 124 mph.

After that, it is again to Molsheim, the place mechanics change the transmission oil and wheels, and fix the automotive’s unique underbody. The automotive is then despatched again out for a one-hour check drive earlier than it is cleared for cargo to the client.

Chiron manufacturing is winding down, however Bugatti will hold Jenny busy testing out the Chiron-derived Centodieci, a limited-edition tribute to the Bugatti EB 110 supercar of the Nineties, in addition to the Bolide observe automotive. Bugatti has been quiet about what comes subsequent, however the agency was not too long ago transferred to a three way partnership of Porsche and Rimac, indicating electrical energy could also be in its future.