Testing of the Bugatti Bolide is complete, paving the best way for the beginning of production of the track-only hypercar. Bugatti said the primary examples are expected to achieve customers in the subsequent few months.
The lengthy testing process emphasized each quick lap times and accessibility, in accordance with the automaker. Andy Wallace, a 24 Hours of Le Mans-winning racing driver and Bugatti test driver, said in a press release that the latter is what really sets the Bolide apart.
“All cars are difficult to drive at their limit,” Wallace explained, but even at the bounds of its capabilities, the Bugatti Bolide stays remarkably easy to drive.”
That is despite a quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W-16 engine from the Bugatti Chiron. Since it’s tuned to run on 110-octane racing fuel, the Bolide version of the W-16 produces 1,824 hp, in comparison with 1,577 hp for the bottom Chiron, which runs 98-octane fuel. This will probably be considered one of the last applications for this unique engine, as Bugatti is switching to a V-16 hybrid powertrain for its next generation of hypercars.
Bugatti Bolide testing
Even with a carbon-fiber monocoque developed in collaboration with race-car builder Dallara, the Bolide has a reasonably substantial dry weight of around 3,200 kilos. However the monocoque was designed to the identical FIA crash-safety standards as LMH and LMDh prototype racers, in accordance with Bugatti. It also has a racier driving position than Bugatti’s road-going models, with the motive force’s heels barely raised.
The Bolide was primarily designed for handling—and might generate a claimed 2.5 g of lateral grip—but still has a top speed of 236 mph in its low-downforce configuration, which is well down on the 261-mph governed top speed of the Chiron. But Bugatti hasn’t ignored driver comfort one bit. The Bolide still comes with air-con, power steering, stability control, and an anti-lock braking system for its massive Brembo carbon-carbon brakes—all features some purpose-built track cars lack, Bugatti notes.
Bugatti will construct 40 examples priced at around $4 million each. All have been spoken for.
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