by - Real estate tycoon Manny Khoshbin shared details from the manual of his own Bugatti Bolide.
- The sports car’s slick tires are only good for 37 miles on the track, and each set costs $8,000.
- Other components with expiration dates include seat belts, fillers, materials, and the fire extinguisher.
When it comes to rare hypercars worth several million dollars, built exclusively for the track, one can assume that maintenance costs will hit about as hard as a steel chair to the face. Manny Khoshbin, one of only 40 lucky individuals who purchased the $4-5 million car, recently released a video filled with fascinating details about the hypercar, including what it takes to prevent the tires from turning into very expensive rubber candy.
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Bugatti, cutting straight to the chase, recommends that Bolide owners replace the slick tires after just 37 miles (60 km) of track use, all in the name of maximum performance and avoiding a collision with the wall. And before that happens, the tires must be preheated and then mounted and dismounted three times to create some kind of magical “uniform traction layer.” To put it mildly, this is not your ordinary tire change.
$8,000 Sets with a 5-Year Lifespan
According to Khoshbin, a fresh set of tires for the Bolide costs $8,000. And while that sounds expensive, it’s actually slightly less than the $7,200 set for the road-registered Chiron and much cheaper than the notorious $42,000 tire set for the [unspecified model]. Perspective, nothing else.
Since the Bolide is not suitable for road use, Bugatti carefully supplies it with another set of narrow tires specifically designed for easier transportation. If you resist the urge to speed around the track and instead keep the hypercar in a temperature-controlled garage environment, the track slicks should last about five years before needing replacement.
Under those massive wheels lie the widest rims ever fitted to a track hypercar—another maintenance detail that, while still unpriced, likely won’t be cheap either.
Regarding fire, the Bolide has an engine kill switch and an emergency fire suppression system. Both can be activated using the respective buttons on the center console or via a visible red lever located on the body.
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Starting the Bolide’s quad-turbocharged W16 engine, capable of delivering an astonishing 1,578 horsepower (1,177 kW or 1,600 PS), is a whole ritual. First, you must pull the master switch. Then—the ignition key. Only after that can you press the start button, which is mounted on the removable, immobilizer-like steering wheel. It looks like it was pulled straight from a modern endurance race car.
Interestingly, the Bolide has no built-in cooling fans. Instead, owners can use portable fans and leave the car for at least 30 minutes after track time just to avoid overheating the giant engine. And when parked like a pit-lane reject, don’t forget to refill the 90-gallon tank with 110-octane racing fuel.
Manny Khoshbin was one of the first U.S. customers, an experience he shared with his 1.75 million YouTube subscribers. His garage already houses an impressive collection of exotic cars, but even among that crowd, the Bolide stands out as one of the crown jewels. Below, you’ll see a video where he showcases the hypercar and even spins it around his estate.
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Another thing Bolide owners should keep in mind is that several internal components have expiration dates. The list includes seat belts, certain fillers, the fuel tank, and, of course, the fire extinguisher, equipped with a battery that lasts only one year. Better to replace these items on time than to test their limits at 200 miles per hour.
