Bugatti Bolide races up Switzerland’s Bernina Cross
Final week, automobile lovers from throughout Europe gathered on the Bernina Cross in Switzerland for the Bernina Gran Turismo hill climb. This yr’s occasion was extra particular because it featured the 1600 hp Bugatti Bolide.
Bugattis have been racing up the Bernina Hill Climb route for the reason that Thirties. Through the years, vehicles just like the Sort 35 B and Sort 59 have roared up the twisty strip of tarmac. This yr, Fritz Burkard introduced his 1600 hp Bolide to the occasion. Bugatti check driver Andy Wallace and CEO Mate Rimac had been additionally current.
The Bugatti Bolide has been designed particularly for the racetrack. This was a kind of uncommon events when the automobile was seen on public roads.
Powering the Bolide is an 8.0-liter W16 engine that generates 1825 hp and 1475 lb-ft of torque. Greater than sufficient to propel the automobile up the Bernina Cross, positioned at an altitude of 2235 m.
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