Australia’s Hypercar Scene Levels Up: Bugatti Bolide Joins The LEE Collection
Perth just got louder. The LEE Collection has added Bugatti’s track-focused monster to its stable of automotive royalty.
We’re talking about the Bolide – Bugatti’s most uncompromising creation and one that makes other hypercars look positively domesticated.
Only 40 examples will ever exist. This particular machine will be the second Bolide to clear Australian customs, destined for Laurence Escalante’s growing automotive empire in Western Australia.
Raw Numbers That Redefine Physics
The Bolide isn’t playing games. It’s a track weapon designed by engineers who apparently never learned the concept of “enough.”
At its core sits Bugatti’s legendary 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W16. In Bolide spec, it delivers 1,578 horsepower and 1,180 lb-ft of torque – figures that belong in aerospace, not on asphalt.
The car represents Bugatti’s purest expression of speed. No compromise. No concession to comfort. Just raw, unfiltered performance designed to demolish lap times.
The Collection Behind the Acquisition
The LEE Collection isn’t just another rich guy’s garage. It’s a carefully curated hypercar arsenal that reads like a fantasy wishlist:
- Significant Ferrari presence, fitting since Escalante’s Virtual Gaming Worlds sponsors Scuderia Ferrari in Formula 1
- Diverse array of modified and factory-spec hypercars from across the automotive spectrum
- Reputation for actually driving these machines rather than treating them as static investments
Escalante, the Australian-Filipino businessman behind the collection, built his fortune through online gaming. Now he’s building something equally impressive with internal combustion.
Australia’s Growing Hypercar Playground
The Bolide’s arrival signals Australia’s increasing significance in the global hypercar ecosystem.
Perth might seem remote to European manufacturers, but collections like LEE are putting Australia on the map for the world’s most exclusive metal.
The Bolide won’t just sit in climate-controlled isolation. It’s scheduled to appear at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival, where Australians can witness Bugatti’s track monster in its natural habitat – unleashed and unrestrained.
This isn’t a car for posers or Instagram celebrities. It’s engineering taken to its logical extreme, built for the track, and now housed in one of the southern hemisphere’s most significant automotive collections.
The Bolide represents Bugatti’s final statement with the W16 engine. And now, that statement will be heard loud and clear in Australia.
