In October 2020, Bugatti unveiled a very powerful two-seater based on the Chiron model, the Bugatti Bolide. Many believed that the concept would never go into production, but just a year later, Bugatti announced that it would produce 40 units. A few days ago, the first cars were delivered to customers in the United States.
One of the examples is finished in black with contrasting blue details on the front splitter, roof, rear fenders, aerodynamic fin and the sides of the large rear wing. The owner of this car is collector and real estate dealer Manny Khoshbin, who took his Bolide from Bugatti Newport Beach.
The second Bolide in the photos is finished in a combination of black and blue, and after taking it over, the owner tested it on the Circuit of the Americas track in Texas.
Speaking of design, the X-shaped lights at the front and rear make the car look straight out of a Sci-Fi movie. It’s only 995 millimeters (39.1 inches) tall and sits on a super-light and super-stiff carbonfibre monocoque. Carbon fiber is also used in the front end and underbody, and Bugatti claims that the tensile strength of carbon fiber is equal to that used in the aerospace industry. The suspension is made of titanium pushrods with horizontal shock absorbers, while welded stainless steel controls are designed as wing profiles.
It is powered by a turbocharged 8.0-liter W16 engine with 1,578 hp (1,160 kW) and 1,180 lb-ft (1,600 Nm) of torque. That’s slightly less than the base concept model which has 1,825 hp and 1,365 lb-ft of torque. It also weighs 462 lb (210 kg) less than the base model, which weighs 3,200 lb (1,451 kg).
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