Bugatti Signals a Return to Coachbuilding Tradition With the $6 Million Divo

[TexRex]

Oh look, a sheet.

 

[G.T.Ace]

Le Mans baby! Come on Bugatti, do it, do it, do it!

 

[Dsavage27]

I really wonder how much better this will be than a Chiron, more specifically how much weight and suspension work have they really done. If this is only like a 100lb or less weight reduction with some rear aero then I think it won't be as good as say maybe a 500lb weight reduction with front and rear aero with suspension work along with stickier tires.

 

[TexRex]

If this is only like a 100lb or less weight reduction with some rear aero then I think it won't be as good as say maybe a 500lb weight reduction with front and rear aero with suspension work along with stickier tires.

Kinda like 3 isn't as many as 4?

 

[McLaren]

Unveiling is this Friday at The Quail in California.

 

[RocZX]

Edit-

 

[trustjab]

More here
https://www.instagram.com/bugatti/

90kg more downforce and 35kg lighter than the Chiron.

 

[Dsavage27]

Looks.... interesting lol.

 

[AudiMan2011]

I was expecting a hardcore stripped out track monster a la Vision GT. This is just a Chiron with a horrendous bodykit.

 

[TexRex]

Yeap...looked better with the sheet.

 

[GTPNewsWire]

This is the discussion thread for a recent post on GTPlanet:

Bugatti Reveals The Limited-Run Divo At Monterey Car Week

This article was published by Andrew Evans (@Famine) on August 24th, 2018 in the Automotive News category.

 

[-Fred-]

Does it come with a custom made helmet?

 

[MIE1992]

• FIA announces a “Hypercar” category to replace LMP1 in Le Mans.
• High-end manufacturers are building track-focused hypercars that look like race cars.
• “Light and nimble” and “boast enormous downforce” used to describe the new Bugatti model.
• Almost 25 years since the EB110 GT1 race car competed at Le Mans.

This is purely speculation, but could this possibly be Bugatti’s entry into Le Mans with a new race car?

My ideal lineup of that class would be racing versions of the following:

Alfa Romeo 8C (2019)
Aston Martin Valkyrie
Audi PB18
Brabham BT62
Bugatti Divo
Jaguar C-X75
McLaren "Speed-Tail"
Mercedes-Benz Project One
Toyota Gazoo SuperSport

(I may be missing some others, though...)

I also wonder, if this new hypercar class makes it into the Gran Turismo series (I doubt it'll make it into Sport), would it still be Gr.1? I personally would make it "Gr. Alpha," and maybe move some cars currently in Gr.1 into this new group, especially if they don't really resemble LMPs and their automaker would still have a car in Gr.1. For example, the Audi VGT Gr.1 could be a good car to move into this new class, whereas something like the Mazda LM55 VGT would remain in Gr.1. But then again, I wonder if it'd "rock the boat" too much, even if these hypothetical class transfers would only be conducted in an entirely new installment?

 

[Clay_GT_17]

Beautiful. Preferred over Chiron

 

[GTvsForza]

Looks like Bugatti wanted to make their own FXX K.

 

[Lukanyon]

This is the first Bugatti that I really liked after the EB110.

 

[Dsavage27]

Just like I thought a 77lb lighter Chiron with some aero. Looks unique though. I wonder how it would do on track against the fxx K Evo and Koenigsegg one:1.

 

[-Fred-]

I wonder how it would do on track against the fxx K Evo and Koenigsegg one:1.

It's still massively heavier than both, despite the "weight savings", so I'm guessing it would still be slower.

 

[CSMDuty11]

When a Chiron comes across a mole...

 

[Chikane_GTR]

Bugatti finally makes a car that looks decent (imho)

 

[Dsavage27]

It's still massively heavier than both, despite the "weight savings", so I'm guessing it would still be slower.

That it definitely is, at least a 1000lb weight difference. I guess this won't really compete with anything. Just have it's own class kinda like the McLaren 720s.

 

[SiriusR]

Can anybody explain me the point of top speed limiters, especially ones way above any traffic laws' restrictions?

 

[Dsavage27]

Tires mainly

 

[trustjab]

The biggest problem with the weight is the engine. Not sure if what I read was for the Veyron or the Chiron, but it stated it was over 1000lbs with the transmission. So that would need major work to drop the weight.

Edit-
found it here for the Chiron: https://jalopnik.com/the-bugatti-chirons-engine-alone-weighs-almost-1-000-po-1826728629

Engine; 436kg/961lbs
Transmission; 124kg/273lbs

 

[TheNuvolari]

Why do car manufacturers think these narrow line headlights will make their car cooler or faster?

 

[LeGeNd-1]

Very underwhelmed by the specs. It has even less total downforce than the Aventador SVJ and not that much lighter than the Chiron. It's 8 seconds quicker than the base Chiron but only 4 secs or so faster than the Chiron Sport. So half of the time improvement is probably just from suspension hardening alone. I was expecting an uber light track special with a Chiron engine bolted on to it, not a Aventador/Centenario reskin situation.

Dat Vulcan-esque rear tailights though

My ideal lineup of that class would be racing versions of the following:

Alfa Romeo 8C (2019)
Aston Martin Valkyrie
Audi PB18
Brabham BT62
Bugatti Divo
Jaguar C-X75
McLaren "Speed-Tail"
Mercedes-Benz Project One
Toyota Gazoo SuperSport

(I may be missing some others, though...)

I also wonder, if this new hypercar class makes it into the Gran Turismo series (I doubt it'll make it into Sport), would it still be Gr.1? I personally would make it "Gr. Alpha," and maybe move some cars currently in Gr.1 into this new group, especially if they don't really resemble LMPs and their automaker would still have a car in Gr.1. For example, the Audi VGT Gr.1 could be a good car to move into this new class, whereas something like the Mazda LM55 VGT would remain in Gr.1. But then again, I wonder if it'd "rock the boat" too much, even if these hypothetical class transfers would only be conducted in an entirely new installment?

I raise you my ultimate LMP1 grid (whenever the new WEC hypercar rules come into play):

FXXK Evo
P1 GTR LM
Senna LM
Speedtail LM
918 RSR
908 RSR
Zonda R
Koenigsegg CCGT
Veneno
Vulcan AMR Pro
Valkyrie AMR Pro
AMG Project One
Toyota GR Super Sport
Divo
SSC Tuatara
Venom F5
Apollo Arrow IE
SCG 003 C
Brabham BT62
Ariel P40
Rimac C2R
Nio EP9

 

[Dsavage27]

Very underwhelmed by the specs. It has even less total downforce than the Aventador SVJ and not that much lighter than the Chiron. It's 8 seconds quicker than the base Chiron but only 4 secs or so faster than the Chiron Sport. So half of the time improvement is probably just from suspension hardening alone. I was expecting an uber light track special with a Chiron engine bolted on to it, not a Aventador/Centenario reskin situation.

Dat Vulcan-esque rear tailights though



I raise you my ultimate LMP1 grid (whenever the new WEC hypercar rules come into play):

FXXK Evo
P1 GTR LM
Senna LM
Speedtail LM
918 RSR
908 RSR
Zonda R
Koenigsegg CCGT
Veneno
Vulcan AMR Pro
Valkyrie AMR Pro
AMG Project One
Toyota GR Super Sport
Divo
SSC Tuatara
Venom F5
Apollo Arrow IE
SCG 003 C
Brabham BT62
Ariel P40
Rimac C2R
Nio EP9

I'm with you, I feel Bugatti missed the mark with a real deal track weapon. They should have stripped a good 1000lbs from the Chiron going into a new chassis with this body while retaining the chirons engine and trans and the new suspension set up. That would make a perfect competitor to the Koenigsegg one:1. But as is now, this is basically a real Chiron sport. Smh

 

[JC_Dude]

I'll join the disappointed crowd. The car looks quite ugly and for being a supposed track weapon it's way too heavy. I don't see it beating any track records.

 

[Northstar]

I doubt any of the customers really care about its track performance.

 

[JC_Dude]

I doubt any of the customers really care about its track performance.

They do in the same way they care about the Chiron's top speed - for bragging rights. At the end of the day no performance numbers matter, all cars will be sold and sheltered, emerging at exclusive auctions from time to time.