The Bugatti Bolide has the biggest Brembo disc brakes of all time

The Bugatti Bolide has the biggest Brembo disc brakes of all time


After its debut last June at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Bugatti Bolide is back on track, this time to try another prestigious circuit like that of Imola.

Hypercar, or perhaps it would be easier to call it, l‘a racing car (also because it’s a single song), it boasts a terrifying power 1,826 horsepower, getting very close to the impressive threshold of 2,000.

Too much power, there he wants a record-breaking systemworthy of one Formula 1 seat if not better, and this is why the French turned to the masters of the industry, the people of Bergamo. Brembo.

So we opted for the installation of eight monobloc calipers at the front, and six at the rear, each inside. nickel plated aluminum. The brake disc is overrated, well 15.3 inchesso we talk about Brembo disc brakes the greatest of all time. In fact, the largest brake system ever seen was designed for a Bolide and this gives you an idea of ​​what kind of car we are talking about.

Repair the brake system of the Bugatti Bolide – words of Mario Almond, Brembo CEO – It was a unique and very exciting challenge for the Brembo Performance Division and we are proud of what we achieved, a system that copes with the car’s incredible characteristics and capabilities. The front caliper, for example, is a masterpiece of engineering, the largest ever put on a racing car.”.

Bugatti recently tested the Bolide on rain at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrarialmost crazy to think that we are talking about a car with more than 1,800 horsepower, but Bugatti usually tests its cars in the worst conditions.

If all goes as planned, the delivery of the Bugatti to lucky customers will take place already in the next few weeks, even if at the moment there is no certainty. In any case, only 40 will be produced, each priced at approx 4 million dollars.

Presented in 2020, the Bugatti Bolide was voted the most luxurious car in the world at the 2021 Paris Motor Show, and is soon preparing to show itself on the world’s most famous circuit.