Peak Personalization
Given Bugatti’s ultra-rare status, owning one of the French marque’s cars is already the ultimate statement piece. This Bugatti Bolide owner, however, took things a step further by personalizing the hypercar to match his Gulfstream G550 private jet.
Beverly Hills–based car dealer O’Gara Coach showcased the two elite vehicles side by side on Instagram. Both wear the Bolide’s familiar two-tone black-and-blue paint scheme, with the blue shade paying homage to French Racing Blue—the color traditionally used by French racing teams. Under the old national racing color system, the United Kingdom was represented by green and Italy by red, which is why red ultimately became synonymous with Ferrari.
The Price of Going All In
To understand just how extreme this collection is, it helps to look at pricing. The Bugatti Bolide—which is limited to just 40 examples—carries a starting price of €4 million (roughly $4.7 million). It is a track-only machine powered by an 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W16 engine, producing 1,578 horsepower, or up to 1,825 horsepower when running on 110-octane racing fuel. Along with the road-legal Mistral roadster, the Bolide stands among the final Bugatti models to feature the W16 engine, which will soon be succeeded by a naturally aspirated V16 hybrid powertrain in the upcoming Tourbillon.
Meanwhile, the Gulfstream G550 is an ultra-long-range business jet with a new list price of approximately $62 million, though used prices range around $15 million, with low-hour examples reaching over $30 million. According to records from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the aircraft in question was manufactured in 2006 and is powered by two Rolls-Royce turbofan engines.
Delivery in Style
Few details were shared about the owner. O’Gara Coach only noted that the customer flew in aboard his Gulfstream G550 to The Thermal Club in California to take delivery of the hypercar. The occasion not only provided an opportunity for a photo op, but also gave the owner time to better understand both the performance capabilities and the limitations of his new track-focused machine.
While this jet-and-hypercar pairing may seem far-fetched for most, Bugatti does offer a more accessible way to experience the Bolide—at least in scaled-down form. The model is available as an official 905-piece Lego Technic kit from the Lego Group, one of several collaborations between the French marque and the toy company. At the start of the year, the partnership further expanded with the release of the Lego Technic Chiron Pur Sport and the Lego Speed Champions Vision Gran Turismo.
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