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It took Bugatti 9 years to shift their 450 Veyron.

Though obviously these were different and I guess leaner times, the Chiron, much less of a loss leader (Veyrons supposedly cost VW $5 millions a piece, the retail price of the base model was $1 million) sold 200 units before the first one made it to a client, and the 500th (and last) unit was confirmed sold in January 2022, just under 6 years after the original announcement.

The engine in the later Bugattis is the same engine from the Veyron (modified but largely the same I understand). So the cost of development when down on follow up cars.

Koenigsegg will produce 300 of its latest hypercar, the (4 seater!) Gemera [1], which looks like having the most interesting powertrain ever.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koenigsegg_Gemera

Koenigsegg will produce 300 of its latest hypercar, the Gemera [1], which looks like having the most interesting powertrain.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koenigsegg_Gemera