Bugatti’s prototype track car was showcased at the 2022 Villa d’Est and took home the design award in the concept car class.
see photosBugatti’s prototype track car was showcased at the 2022 Villa d’Este
Although it may have made its own Debut back in 2020The Bugatti Bolide is still capable of turning heads. Bugatti brought its prototype track-only hypercar to the 2022 Concorso D’Eleganza Villa D’Este where it won design awards in the prototype and concept car categories. Bugatti’s Crazy Track Car uses the familiar 8.0-liter W16 engine, although Bugatti dialed down the engine to develop even more power, while the company went out of its way to make the Bolide as light as possible. Went. The result is that the Bolide weighs only 1,240 kg (dry weight), with the W16 making a whopping 1,825 bhp and 1,850 Nm of peak torque.
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Bugatti achieved these power figures by giving the W16 a notable overhaul to its road-going models. The intake and exhaust were de-throttled, received new turbochargers, a redesigned dry-sump lubrication system and a new cooling system to handle the heat generated by the upgraded engine. To save weight, the Bolide is built on a carbon-fiber monocoque, developed around the drivetrain, with most of the car’s bodywork incorporating carbon fiber or aeronautical steel.
Bolide won the Design Award in the Concept Car and Prototype class at the 2022 Villa d’Est.
As you’d expect those large numbers back up some notable acceleration figures. Bugatti claims 0-100 kmph in 2.17 seconds, 0-200 kmph in 4.36 seconds, 0-300 kmph in 7.37 seconds and 0-400 kmph in 12.08 seconds . The carmaker also claims a 0-500 kmph of 20.16 seconds for the Bolide.
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The Bolide’s design is inspired by the Le Mans prototype, with a low and wide stance and prominent vents, rear spoiler, fins and diffuser. Bugatti claims that the car’s aero elements develop 2,600 kg of downforce at a top speed of 320 kmph.
A privately owned Bugatti Type 57S Vanvureen Cabriolet won the “Best of Show” and Class A “The Golden Age of Elegance: The Art Deco Era of Motor Car Design” awards.
While the Bolide won the design award in the concept car category, two additional privately owned Bugattis also took home awards at the event. The Bugatti Type 57S Vanvureen Cabriolet won “Best of Show” and Class A “The Golden Age of Elegance: The Art Deco Era of Motor Car Design”, while the Type 59 Sports also competed Class A for Best Protected Won the FIVA Trophy. car.
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