Curiously, the suspension is sprung softer than the standard Veyron. New progressive rate dampers with external reservoirs operate with half the friction of the standard shocks. Roll, however, thanks to stiffer bars is nearly non-existent, measuring only 1.5-degrees per 1.0-g of lateral acceleration. Even at the Super Sport's max-lat of 1.4 g, you're unlikely to notice the 2-degrees of roll.



Racer Raphanel explained the suspension, "If I gave you a car that felt like a Ferrari (meaning as stiff) with 250-percent more torque and 100-percent more horsepower, you will kill yourself. It would be crazy. We had to make the car civilized." Although less civilized than the Veyron or Grand Sport.



Brakes remain carbon ceramic discs (15.7-inch front, 11.8-inch rear) with eight-piston calipers up front and six-piston ones out back. The units benefit from better ducting and cooling, but more importantly, they have 110 fewer pounds to stop due to many small weight-shedding choices made during the Super Sport's development. Nevertheless, the SS still weighs nearly 4,100 pounds.



The hand-made 20-inch tires from Michelin measure 265mm in front and a steamroller like 365mm at the rear. They cost $42,000 per set. By design, they have 5mm of useful tread giving them 10,000 miles of life in normal (light) use. The dearth of tread makes running at ultra high speeds possible because it minimizes the mass madly trying to fling itself free from the tire carcass. The downside is that a day of gleeful driving on a road course would likely consume the tread, rendering them unfit for road duty.