After announcing the company’s plans for a second model, Wolfgang Durheimer has stepped forward and discussed on the possibility of introducing a hybrid system for the Chiron.
The brand’s chief, who is back at the helm of Bugatti after a short tenure at Audi, is looking into adding more power on the already impressive hypercar, and electric motors could be the key, according to Autocar.
“If we would do a hybrid component, then it would not be to drive around in the city using electric motors. It would only be to add to the performance. This is something we have under consideration now. We will see what the future brings“, Durheimer said.
The targeted output is unknown, but before taking an official decision when it comes to making the Bugatti Chiron even more powerful over the current 1,500 PS (1,479 HP) and 1,600 Nm (1,180 lb-ft) of torque produced by the 8.0-liter W16 quad-turbo engine, this version will challenge the production car world speed record in a couple of years, which is held by the Veyron SS.
“We examined what ingredients we needed to defend our position and to raise the bar. We designed this engine 13 years ago to 986bhp. Then we brought it up to 1184bhp and now to 1479bhp. You cannot just shake out this additional 493bhp from the same components, so it was a dedicated design process and 95% of the components are new. Our calculation was that if we get the power [we need] out of the engine, we do not need a hybrid component“, Durheimer added.
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