RSS Report: Bugatti Chiron to pack 1,500 electrically turbocharged horses

[Ringo64]

Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Supercars, Bugatti

For a car capable of unprecedented speeds, the Bugatti Veyron sure has stuck around a long time - but it's almost gone. And that means it's time for the Alsatian marque to move on to the next thing. Fortunately, according to Automobile magazine, Bugatti has been working on the Veyron's successor for about four years now. And though Bugatti has kept pretty quiet on the details of what its next hypercar will entail, the publication's well-informed European correspondent Georg Kacher has some tasty details on the followup to one of the most famous automobiles of the modern age.

For starters, the Veyron successor is expected to carry the same 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 engine as its predecessor - only with much more power. Where the original coupe and Grand Sport roadster produced 1,000 horsepower and the Super Sport and Vitesse packed 1,200, the followup is tipped to ratchet up the horse-count to a whopping 1,500 hp. That headline figure is being enabled by the use of direct injection and higher-pressure turbochargers - at least two of which are expected to be electrically powered for immediate response.

The result is an anticipated 0-62 time of under 2.5 seconds and a top speed of 288 miles per hour - 18 miles faster even than the record-setting Super Sport. Active aero will keep it stable and carbon-ceramic brakes, operating in tandem with the rear-wing air-brake, will keep it all in check. The cabin is tipped to be more spacious and ergonomic while offering easier ingress, egress and outward visibility than the Veyron. And this time around, it'll be lighter weight and with a greater emphasis on more nimble handling.

We're told to still expect Bugatti to revive the Chiron name used earlier on the concept (pictured above) that previewed the Veyron back in 1999 and which originally belonged to Louis Chiron, one of the most decorated racing drivers from the marque's hey day.

Unfortunately Automobile reports that the launch of the new Chiron has been pushed off from 2015 to 2016. But rather than leave the factory in Molsheim with nothing to do, word has it that Bugatti could extend the Veyron's life by creating a Speedster to be produced in strictly limited numbers and with an even higher price tag.

Continue reading Bugatti Chiron to pack 1,500 electrically turbocharged horses

Bugatti Chiron to pack 1,500 electrically turbocharged horses originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/12/14/bugatti-chiron-1500-hp-report/

[Killiger2009]

I don't care if this is towards the so called "future", but the damn thing looks like a child's toy

[Ringo64]

I don't care if this is towards the so called "future", but the damn thing looks like a child's toy

It's because they put things on there that aren't functional and are painted on like a NASCAR car.

[Ghost]

I don't care if this is towards the so called "future", but the damn thing looks like a child's toy

the pic above? isnt that the years old concept car?