The track-only Bugatti Bolide hypercar made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this week and it looks better than ever. Weighing just 3,196 pounds, thanks to a bespoke carbon fiber body, it’s powered by a mid-mounted, quad-turbocharged 8.0L W16 engine that makes 1,578 hp and 1,365 lb-ft of torque, mated to a 7-speed automatic DSG gearbox, enabling it to hit 62 mph in a mere 2.17 seconds, while topping out at a blistering 310 mph.
Top Gear has been known for some crazy challenges in the past, and their latest stunt in no exception. They wanted to see if a Bugatti Chiron Super Sport is faster than a NASA Space Shuttle down a runway. Ollie Kew was ready to take on the 15,000 foot runway at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility to find out.
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Automotive designer Greg Brown’s Fusion JC7 stands out from any other flying car concept you’ve seen, as it combines Bugatti Chiron looks with the ability to take to the skies. Power comes from two electric Tesla motors generating a combined 1,000 hp and 920 lb-ft of torque, enabling it to hit 60 mph in under 4-seconds.
RM Sotheby’s recently auctioned the world’s first and only Bugatti Chiron Profilée for approximately $10.6-million USD. This hypercar features a bespoke design with a sweeping fixed tail at the rear, which ensures stability as well as control right up to the Profilée’s 236 mph (380 km/h) top speed by increasing downforce over the rear axle.
Limited to just 500-units worldwide, the Bugatti Carbone is touted as the world’s first carbon fiber smartwatch, inspired by the Chiron Super Sport 300+. The wristwatch comes finished with blue accents, a French racing color forever associated with the brand, while the carbon fiber elements are milled precisely from a solid block.
Only 40 Bugatti Divo models were ever made, and one was recently listed for $10-million at VIP Motors in Dubai. The team over at DragTimes managed to get behind the wheel of one, but is this ultra limited hypercar faster than a Tesla Model S Plaid at the drag strip? For starters, both vehicles can run a sub-10-second quarter mile, with the Divo topping out at 236 mph and Model S Plaid at 216 mph.
The Nissan GT-R typically isn’t the first car that comes to mind when you hear of a Bugatti Chiron drag race, but that’s exactly what ‘The Hamilton Collection’ did during their airport event. Before the main event, they pit a Ferrari LaFerrari, Porsche 918 Spyder and McLaren P1 against each other to get the runway warmed up.
You’ve seen the Ferrari SF90 Stradale in Le Grand Rendez-Vous, now check out it drag race a Bugatti Chiron and LaFerrari in a hypercar drag racing showdown. The SF90 is powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.0L V8 engine, paired with three electric motors, that generate a combined 986 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque, mated to an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission.
With a quad-turbocharged 8.0L W16 engine that makes 1,500 hp and 1,180 lb-ft of torque, the Bugatti Chiron is seemingly unbeatable in a drag race by any sub-$200K vehicles straight from the factory, but the Tesla Model S Plaid would beg to differ. The latter has a triple electric motor setup making 1,020 hp and it’s even 500-pounds heavier than the Chiron.
Already have a Bugatti Chiron sitting in your garage and want something to complement it? If so, then look no further than Jacob and Co’s Bugatti Chiron Blue Sapphire Crystal watch. At $1.5-million USD, this one-off timepiece features a working miniature W16 engine that sports 16 pistons that draw power from a different power reserve. Simply twist it clockwise to wind the movement and counterclockwise to activate the engine.