Is the Bugatti Bolide really the ‘Most Beautiful Hypercar in the World’?

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It’s official! The bonkers Bugatti Bolide is the most beautiful hypercar in the world. Well, that’s according to a jury of design professionals, who handed the car the title at the 36th edition of the Festival Automobile International, held in Paris.

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The prestigious competition, something like the premier beauty pageant of the automobile world, gave the Bolide top marks in the hypercar category. Nominees in this category must be “ produced in series, and sold for more than 60,000 euros [CDN$87,550].” They also need to display a sporty design and be capable of “outstanding performance.”

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The Bugatti Bolide edged out three other finalists that included the BAC Mono (a finalist? really?); the Mercedes-AMG One; and Gordon Murray’s T.50.

In October 2020, the French carmaker first unveiled the Bolide as a wild experimental track-only prototype with a host of striking design elements. It’s almost impossible not to gawk at the hypercar’s low-slung profile, enhanced by massive hood scoops, Le Mans-style fenders, roof-top shark fin, and, of course, the X-shaped headlights.

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Then, in August of this year, we carried a report that confirmed that Bugatti would go ahead with a limited production of the Bolide, no doubt spurred on by interest from well-heeled clients. There will be 40 units, each priced at an eye-watering US$4.69 million, and yes, unsurprisingly, they have all been sold.

Bugatti has promised that the production-spec Bolide will remain faithful to the prototype, with minimal tweaks to the engine output and design language. It will still be track-only, allowing Bugatti to fully explore the limits of performance in what is billed as a last hurrah for its famed W16 powerplant.