Bugatti Boride enters final testing phase.

Posted on March 24, 2024
Supercars
Bugatti Boride enters final testing phase.

Before the Bugatti Boride track car goes into production, the development team gets input from experienced drivers.

Andy Wallace has won the Triple Crown of endurance racing, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 12 Hours of Sebring. He has also been a Bugatti test driver and brand ambassador since 2011, and in 2019 broke the 300 mph barrier in a Chiron Supersport 300+. So you could say his opinion carries weight.

"Every Bugatti automobile is unique, in its own way," Wallace said in a statement." But the Boride is very special to me." "It is simply a true Bugatti masterpiece that took me back to the most exciting emotions and sensations I have experienced in my racing life."

The Boride, which will be unveiled in 2020, is a track-specific special that is not bound by regulations for both race and road cars. It will feature the Chiron's quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W-16 cylinder, 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, and all-wheel drive system. However, the engine is tuned to run on 110 octane race fuel, increasing output to 1,824 hp from 1,577 hp with 98 octane.

The Volide also features the largest carbon-carbon braking system developed by Brembo: based on technology used in Formula 1 cars and endurance racers, the brake rotors are made of carbon fiber-reinforced carbon, a highly heat-resistant material similar to that used in the space shuttle's heat shield and is similar to that used in the heat shields of the space shuttle.

Aerodynamic elements, including a roof scoop inspired by a discreet golf ball, create significant downforce while minimizing aerodynamic drag. Bugatti states that the front and rear wings can generate 1,764 and 3,968 pounds of downforce at 200 mph, respectively.

The Bolide's dry weight is just under 3,200 pounds, but Bugatti says its massive power and track-tuned chassis elements should give it performance comparable to a top-level racing car. Bugatti says that in 2021, simulations have shown that the Bolide could break the lap record at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans

and that it will be the first car in the world to do so.

Bugatti plans to build 40 cars, and despite the price of about $4 million, they have already sold out. Deliveries are expected to begin later this year. The Bolide and Mistral Roadster are the last production cars to use Bugatti's W-16 engine. However, the newly developed V-16 engine will debut later this year as part of the hybrid powertrain of the Chiron's successor.

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