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I mean 4 wheel road cars. 331 mph after 1/4mile at 3,62sec, is neck snapping lol.
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they don't run 1/4 mile anymore, they do 1000 feet /300m for safety reasons
I've not yet read any of the Aero stats for this car, but it's hard to imagine the energy going through the tyres as being anything other than massive.
Or track special like an FXX, Zonda R or Vulcan. All I'm getting at really is that it makes no sense to think about using it for LMPH. If it had a more suitable engine then perhaps, but definitely not as is - there's just no class that makes sense.
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I don't know where the rumor about this thing being a proposal from Bugatti for the upcoming Le Mans top class even came from.
In any case, in a category which should be based on the concept of "efficient performance" it sure wouldn't be a smart move to enter with a quad-turbo, 8.0 liters W16 engine.
It has nothing to do with a road car either, not even the smallest bolt could be deemed as road legal on this thing. I mean, would you look at that?
Besides the engine, the power and all of that we are talking about 2600 kg of downforce at 320 km/h, post-2017 F1-sized, LMP1-grade Michelin race slicks tyres + Bosch Motorsport electronics and F1-like suspensions.
It simply is a fully-functional prototype of a FIA-compliant track-only machine to show the world what Bugatti could do with its W16 platform (which, remember, is not exactly something which is suited for track/race use, so to create a track beast starting from that it is not an easy task) without any technical and/or economical compromise.
We are talking about BT62, SCV12 type of machines here, but with Bugatti-style over-the-top excess in every aspect of the car which takes it on a level apart, actually making it more of a technological showcase than an actual track machine.
They probably would produce it in a limited number of units if they could find enough customers.
And I don't doubt they could find them, easily.
In any case, in a category which should be based on the concept of "efficient performance" it sure wouldn't be a smart move to enter with a quad-turbo, 8.0 liters W16 engine.
It has nothing to do with a road car either, not even the smallest bolt could be deemed as road legal on this thing. I mean, would you look at that?
Besides the engine, the power and all of that we are talking about 2600 kg of downforce at 320 km/h, post-2017 F1-sized, LMP1-grade Michelin race slicks tyres + Bosch Motorsport electronics and F1-like suspensions.
It simply is a fully-functional prototype of a FIA-compliant track-only machine to show the world what Bugatti could do with its W16 platform (which, remember, is not exactly something which is suited for track/race use, so to create a track beast starting from that it is not an easy task) without any technical and/or economical compromise.
We are talking about BT62, SCV12 type of machines here, but with Bugatti-style over-the-top excess in every aspect of the car which takes it on a level apart, actually making it more of a technological showcase than an actual track machine.
They probably would produce it in a limited number of units if they could find enough customers.
And I don't doubt they could find them, easily.
FWIW, LMP HYC is not based on the concept of efficient performance...
From the FIA:
Extreme car intended to be marketed for a road use, created by a car manufacturer of series cars, whose technical characteristics are out of the ordinary, considering the state of the art and the technique and production of its manufacturer. The exceptional nature of this automobile is appreciated in particular: - its power, - its top speed, - the materials it is made of and the technologies used, - its price, - its rarity, especially to be produced in limited quantities. Hypercars thus characterized, being initially designed for road use and not for competition, must be marketed by the manufacturer as a road car and must appear in its catalog
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Actually every FIA category is nowadays based on that concept, at least on paper (then, to say that this idea is good or is working well on practice is another argument).
Starting exactly from F1 and its hybrid 1.6 liters V6 engines.
If it wasn't so, we would still have to this day the glorious 3.0 liters NA V10 engines revving up to 20'000 rpm which could be replaced once a weekend.
In fact, back to Le Mans, the Toyota GR SS is going to have a relatively small V6 TT engine coupled with a hybrid system.
If I remeber right, SCG was about to enter with a TTV6 as well before all the fuss with AM.
At the same time, all of this doesn't mean that the cars cannot as well be incredibly fast, powerful, technological and rare so that statement that you posted is perfectly fine and true.
Starting exactly from F1 and its hybrid 1.6 liters V6 engines.
If it wasn't so, we would still have to this day the glorious 3.0 liters NA V10 engines revving up to 20'000 rpm which could be replaced once a weekend.
In fact, back to Le Mans, the Toyota GR SS is going to have a relatively small V6 TT engine coupled with a hybrid system.
If I remeber right, SCG was about to enter with a TTV6 as well before all the fuss with AM.
At the same time, all of this doesn't mean that the cars cannot as well be incredibly fast, powerful, technological and rare so that statement that you posted is perfectly fine and true.
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1578-HP Bugatti Bolide Track-Only Hypercar Going into Production
- 40 produced for $4.8M
- 1600PS (down from 1850)
- 1450kg weight (up from 1240kg)
- 40 produced for $4.8M
- 1600PS (down from 1850)
- 1450kg weight (up from 1240kg)
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I don't know, 1450kg is still a lot lighter than any Chiron model. Clearly not just a reskin.
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Def a step down from the concept, but that was expected. Let's see the first test 
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