Image via Manny Khoshbin/YouTube
There’s little doubt the Bugatti Bolide is a hypercar like no other. After all, the French automaker is known for doing things a little differently than others. However, the Bolide is a standout even among the impressive stable hailing from Molsheim. You might be surprised by some facts and features of the hypercar.
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Car YouTuber Manny Khoshbin, who’s a huge Bugatti fan and a recent Bolide owner, discloses some surprising details you probably haven’t heard. What’s even better is the man isn’t condescending to use plebs who can’t afford the thing, but instead just acts excited to talk about a cool vehicle.
First off are the red rings you see in the pockets just behind the doors and forward of the massive air intakes. There’s an “E” on the top of the pin attached to the ring. Pulling these will activate the fire suppression system from the outside, we guess in case there’s someone in the cockpit and you need to get them out.
A kill switch is hidden above those rings. That allows someone outside the hypercar to shut off the engine in an emergency situation, like at a track.
Those Michelin slicks that are shipped with the Bolide cost about $8,000 to replace, which is a lot. Considering they only last about 37 miles on the hypercar, which almost literally blows them off, the cost suddenly seems much steeper. Nobody is buying this Bugatti to pinch pennies.
Speaking of that, you can’t just visit any ol’ gas station with this beast since it only takes 110 octane fuel. In other words, you’re running this on race fuel, which isn’t exactly cheap. And the hypercar gets about 3 mpg.
Bugatti sells three different seat sizes, and you have to select the one that fits you. Since the seats don’t adjust, there’s a button by the door sill which lets the driver adjust the pedals.
Perhaps most surprising is the fact there are zero cooling fans onboard the Bugatti Bolide. When you’re done with a track session, that means you have to go around the track in the highest gear, keeping a constant speed to cool off the powertrain and drivetrain with the airflow.
Check out Khoshbin’s video about the Bolide here.
Images via Manny Khoshbin/YouTube
