New 1,578-hp Bugatti Bolide Track Special (w/ startup)

A brand new Bugatti Bolide leaving the Petersen Automotive Museum and being loaded into a transporter after Sunset GT hosted by O'Gara. Introduced in production form in April 2023, the rare track-only Bolide features a carbon fiber monocoque developed in partnership with Dallara and aerodynamic bodywork capable of generating nearly 3 tons of downforce and 2.5 g's of lateral force. With a weight of 3,197 lbs, it is powered by an 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W16 engine producing 1,578 horsepower and 1,180 lb-ft of torque. It can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.2 seconds and achieve an electronically limited top speed of 236 mph. This blue and black example, delivered through Bugatti Beverly Hills (O'Gara Coach) in December 2025, is one of 40 Bolides built with a starting price of around $4.7 million.

This car is mind-blowing in basically every way possible, from its power figures to its stratospheric price tag to its wild design. I was very lucky to not only catch it starting up, but also get a close-up look inside the cockpit. (The transporter operator kindly told me it was fine as long as I didn't touch it, to which I confidently responded that I wouldn't dare. After all, any damage to this car would require me to sell my house, my organs, and probably my freedom.) Being in the driver's seat of this car is probably the closest you can ever get to a real-life space-age video game. Part of the head bolster is actually on the door, and closing the door will cocoon you into a new reality, complete with the wild steering yoke and gauge cluster screens. Planet Earth? That was left behind long ago the moment you hit the accelerator. And given the car is incapable of clearing even the slightest of curbs, it probably belongs in some distant universe where bumps, potholes, and curbs don't exist. The Bolide is what happens when you tell one of the world's premier hypercar builders to create something with no financial constraint, no street-legal regulations, and plenty of insane style, power, and performance. It's about as impractical as a car can be, but it's definitely one of the coolest modern cars I've ever encountered.

Would you choose this track-only Bolide over a street-legal Chiron or Tourbillon? Leave a comment on YouTube and let me know!