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Bugatti Le Bolide -
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The SSC Tuatara recently broke Bugatti's record, exceeding 500 km / h.
But with “the Bolide”, the Alsatian brand wants to prove that it can also be ultra-efficient on a circuit, and not just on a straight line.
Bugatti Le Bolide - DR
The new Bugatti hypercar hides under the hood the 8-liter W16 with four in-house turbos, pumped here to 1,850 horsepower.
But the most impressive is that this power must move a mass of only ... (are you seated?) 1,240 kg.
In other words, the weight / power ratio is only 0.67 kg / hp.
Bugatti Le Bolide - DR
If you are wondering, yes, it's better than a Formula 1 (around 0.72 kg / hp)!
In addition, it seems that this new madness signed Bugatti is largely capable of exceeding 500 km / h.
There is no doubt that a new record attempt is coming soon ...
Bugatti Le Bolide - DR
A return to Le Mans?
Whether or not the Bolide Bugatti will be mass-produced has yet to be decided.
But if the brand wishes to return to competition, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in particular, taking advantage of the new “hypercar” regulations, it may have to go through this.
It must be said that Bugatti simulated a time of 3 minutes 07 on the circuit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, while the current record is held by Toyota in 3 minutes 14. We are only waiting for one thing: that the Molsheim brand proves it very quickly!
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