Thanks to its sky-high $4.4 million price and tiny 40-unit production run, very few people will ever get the chance to slip behind the the wheel (if that’s even the right word) of the Bugatti Bolide. But the world’s most luxurious supercar brand has just dropped a new set of images that at least help those of us who aren’t billionaires from imagine what it would feel like to drop into the carbon bucket seat of the sold-out track car.
Though based on the Chiron platform, the Bolide looks very different inside because it draws heavily from the world of modern motorsport, despite Bugatti having zero presence there. The statement piece is an incredible X-shaped steering wheel, whose design mimics the ones seen in endurance racers, but which also echoes the arrangement of the LED lights on the tail. Behind that is a rectangular instrument cluster containing three square digital screens showing information like lap times and G forces embedded in a frame that, like almost everything inside the Bolide, is made from stunning carbon fiber.
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Two pairs of what look like exhaust pipes either side of the console, and aping the look of the rear pipes out back, don’t actually pump in fumes from the 8.0-liter, 1,578 hp (1,600 PS) W16 engine into the cockpit, but cool air from a compact climate control system to keep you alert on track. And a digital map visible on a screen in the header rail appears to show a track layout, though we doubt you’d have much opportunity to look at it if you’re using the Bolide to its full potential.
Bugatti says the Bolide doesn’t only look like a racing car – albeit one a million times better finished than any we’ve ever seen – but feels like one, too. The carbon monocoque is new and designed so that the drivers heels are placed much higher up than they would be in a Chiron, giving a driving position that a Le Mans driver might recognize.
And the the seats, which can be specified with leather, suede or Alcanatara upholstery, are fixed in place, drivers finding their perfect position by moving the wheel and pedals. Bugatti has also acknowledged that thick wallets can also mean thick waistlines, so offers the seats in four sizes and allows the outer pads of the backrest and the headrest to open with the door, making it easier to get in and out. Which, sadly, is something most of us will never get to do.
