Bugatti's Track Monster Begins Its Rampage
Bugatti's Bolide is finally escaping the factory confines. The first customer examples of this track-only weapon are now in testing, with deliveries officially underway.
This isn't your average hypercar handover with champagne and a photo op. Bugatti is putting owners through proper track sessions at circuits like COTA before they get the keys.
The Numbers That Matter
The Bolide takes Bugatti's familiar W16 formula and strips it to its bare essentials:
- 1,578 hp from the 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 (borrowed from the Chiron Super Sport)
- 1,600 Nm (1,180 lb-ft) of torque hammering through a track-focused transmission
- 1,450 kg dry weight—basically a Miata with eight times the power
- 0-60 mph in 2.17 seconds theoretical acceleration
- €4 million price tag (approximately $4 million)
- 40 units total production run
The power-to-weight ratio sits at a physics-defying 0.9 kg per horsepower. Nothing with a roof has any business being this potent.
Purpose-Built for Speed Addiction
The Bolide isn't wearing track clothes over a road car. Bugatti engineered it from the ground up to dominate circuits.
Its bespoke carbon fiber chassis meets LMh and LMDh racing regulations. The aerodynamic package generates downforce that would make F1 engineers nod in approval.
Every surface has been sculpted for function. Every gram justified. Every component optimized for heat management and structural integrity at speeds that would liquefy lesser machines.
Beyond Ownership
Bugatti isn't just selling cars. They're building a program around them.
Customers receive technical briefings from the engineers who created the monster. They learn the car's capabilities under supervision before being unleashed alone.
This isn't about garage queens. It's about machines built to be used at their limit.
The Molsheim factory is expanding operations specifically to support these track beasts and whatever comes next in Bugatti's post-Chiron era.
For the forty humans wealthy enough to secure a build slot, the Bolide represents the ultimate track toy—the final expression of the legendary W16 engine in its most concentrated form.
