Even with internationally acclaimed professional racing driver Oliver Webb claiming “there was definitely more in,” the 5.9-liter twin-turbocharged flat-plane crank V8 engine that can generate a whopping 1,350 horsepower, I’m not taking any chances with this bet.

Especially since to beat the SSC Tuatara, the “fastest production vehicle,” Bugatti must offer it to the public. Though with SSC North America only producing 100 models, it’s not exactly a tall order.

For now, it seems Bugatti has its sights set on the 24 hours of Le Mans. With simulated results showing a lap time of only 3:07.1 minutes, the Bolide annihilates Kamui Kobayashi’s record of 3:14.791 minutes inside the Toyota TS050 Hybrid.

Developing a radically light, utterly new concept around its iconic 8.0-liter W16 engine, Bugatti completes its uncompromising experiment. Crafting a thoroughbred vehicle with the sole purpose of going fast, in its brute exclusivity, the Bolide impresses above all with high performance, low eight and a dimension shifting driving experience.

 But don’t listen to me, hear it from the horse’s mouth: “In my 16 years at Bugatti, I have never worked on a more extreme vehicle concept,” – Achim Anscheidt, Director of Design at Bugatti.

Find out more on bugatti.com.