Bugatti Bolide Top Speed
The production Bolide tops out at 380 km/h (236 mph), which is Bugatti's own figure from its technical specification sheet. That is a long way short of the 500 km/h the 2020 concept was talked about doing. The concept made 1,850 PS on 110-octane racing fuel and weighed 1,240 kg dry. The car people actually took delivery of makes 1,600 PS on ordinary 98 RON pump fuel and weighs 1,450 kg. Bugatti is also clear that it has no permit for public roads.
Full specifications
| Engine | 8.0L quad-turbo W16 (7,993 cc) |
|---|---|
| Power | 1,600 PS (1,578 hp) at 7,050 rpm |
| Torque | 1,600 Nm |
| 0–100 km/h | 2.2 sec |
| 0–200 km/h | 5.4 sec |
| 0–300 km/h | 11.5 sec |
| Dry weight | 1,450 kg |
| Transmission | 7-speed DSG |
| Drivetrain | Permanent all-wheel drive |
| Tyres | Michelin racing slicks, 30/68-18 front, 34/71-18 rear |
| Production run | 40 units |
| Price | €4 million net |
| Road legal | No, track use only |
| Deliveries | From 2024 |
About the Bolide
The Bolide started as a what-if. In 2020 Bugatti showed a car built around the question of how fast the W16 could go if you stopped worrying about comfort, road rules or anything else. That version made 1,850 PS on racing fuel, weighed 1,240 kg dry and came with talk of going past 500 km/h. It was a study, not a product.
Then Bugatti decided to build it, and reality moved in. Customer cars have to run on fuel you can actually buy, so power came down to 1,600 PS on 98 RON. They also have to survive repeated track days in the hands of owners rather than one clean run by a works driver, so the car put on 210 kg. The published top speed is 380 km/h. That is still enormous. It is just not the number the concept was famous for, and the gap between the two is the most interesting thing about this car.
What you get instead is the most extreme thing Bugatti has ever sold. It runs Michelin racing slicks, a permanent all-wheel-drive layout and a seven-speed DSG, and it goes from a standstill to 300 km/h in 11.5 seconds. There is no compromise made anywhere for road use, because none was needed. Bugatti's own spec sheet says the car is not covered by road-car emissions rules and has no permit to be driven on public roads.
Forty were built, at around four million euros each before tax, with deliveries starting in 2024. If you own one, the only place you can use it is a circuit, which is exactly the point.
Top speed, power, weight and acceleration taken from Bugatti's official Bolide technical specification sheet, January 2025. Concept figures from Bugatti's 2020 reveal.