The Bugatti Divo was named after French racing driver Albert Divo, who drove Bugatti's Type 35 to great success in 1928 and 1929 at the legendary Targa Florio circuit. Now, two years after announcing the new supercar, Bugatti has finally begun deliveries of the Divo and obviously, the French firm wants to show off its impressive performance and photogenic design. And no place and time could be better than right next to a Type 35, the most successful racecar of all time, right at the Targa Florio itself.

Blasting Around In Style

Bugatti has released a fun video (linked here is a version of the video posted to YouTube by the duPont Registry channel) featuring both the historical racer and the new Divo, which is a limited-edition, higher-performance variant of the monstrous recipe that's made Bugatti the leader in supercar manufacturing since the Veyron debuted over a decade ago.

With a massive twin-turbocharged W16 engine displacing 8.0 liters and fed through a NACA air duct on the roof, the Divo is capable of producing 1,479 horsepower and 1,180 lb-ft of torque. The exterior features a redesigned aero package including a six-foot wing at the rear and a narrowed front end, plus flatter headlights, to improve the Divo's ability to slice through the air at high speeds.

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A Bit More Advanced

Bugatti Divo Type 35 Targa Florio 3
via Bugatti Newsroom

Seeing the Divo side-by-side with the Type 35 proves just how far automotive technology has come in nearly a century. The Type 35 may have been dominant in its heyday but today, the stats from its straight-eight engine sound borderline paltry: just shy of 94 horsepower and a top speed of 120 miles per hour for the first-gen and just under 140 horsepower and a top speed of 133 miles per hour for the Type 35 B. But the Type 35's best quality was its reliability — all that remains is for Divo owners to discover whether the new hypercar can earn the same recognition.

Sources: newsroom.bugatti.com and motortrend.com.

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