The successor of the Bugatti Chiron will be a hybrid

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Germain Goyer

Friday, 21 July, 2017 16:28

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Bugatti has announced that the replacement for the Chiron will be electrified.

Like Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche, with their LaFerrari, P1 and 918 Spyder, Bugatti are seriously considering a hybrid for its next supercar. This is what the esteemed uk website Coach teaches us.

For Wolfgang Dürheimer, CEO of Bugatti, only electricity can improve the performance of the current Chiron. Remember that its W16 8.0 L, with four turbos, which develops 1500 horsepower and 1180 pound-feet of torque. 2.5 seconds is enough to reach 100 km/h.

Bugatti Chiron 2017

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With Chiron, we would thus have achieved a form of peak difficult to overcome. It is estimated that pair a gasoline engine and an electric motor would raise to new standards. For the time being, it is affirmed, however, not be made to the stage of a supercar 100% electric.

The CEO of the brand has held to specify that the replacement for the Chiron is still far from being ready. So far, we have explored the hybrid.

He also said that it was open to the idea of adding a second model to the range Bugatti. If that was the case, he would have to wait until 2024 before it sees the light of day and until 2032 to witness the arrival of the replacement for the Chiron.

Bugatti Chiron 2017

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