Bugatti’s last W16-powered track car is now street legal

British automotive engineering company Lanzante Ltd. is known for taking track-only vehicles and converting them into cars that can be used legally on public roads. At the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Lanzante came up with one of his most spectacular projects to date: a road-legal Bugatti Bolide.

As a reminder, the Bugatti Bolide was a limited-run, track-only car produced from 2024 to 2025. Only 40 units were produced, and not a single unit was approved to run with a license plate from the factory. This is where Lanzante comes in.

Working in conjunction with PRW Advanced Cooling Technology, Lanzante transforms a track-bred monster into something that’s allowed to go over speed bumps and drive-thru. To make the Bolide street-legal, Lanzante needed to make an extensive list of changes. However, unless you know what to look for, these differences can be difficult to recognize.

The original Bolide did not need headlights as it could only be driven on race tracks, which usually had their own lights. Lanzante created new X-shaped LED headlights that integrate into the X mark on the front end of the car. The track-tuned suspension had to be softened slightly for street use and the Michelin racing slicks also had to be replaced, as they only lasted 37 miles and cost $8,000 per set.

Fortunately, there was no need to change the engine, as the 8.0-litre quad-turbocharged W16 is shared with road cars like the Chiron. It produces just under 1,600 horsepower, which should be scary in a car that weighs less than 3,200 pounds (before the Lanzante conversion).

Even with all the changes to the Lanzante, we wonder if a car like this would actually be fun to drive on the road.

Motor1’s Opinion: Bugatti has already charged $4.7 million for the Bolide, and used prices fluctuate above that depending on build numbers. Lanzante is working on at least two street-legal versions, and we expect the street legal conversion will make the car even more valuable as a collectible in the future. Only time will tell if either of these two cars crosses the auction block as the years go by.