Was The Bugatti Tourbillon Supposed To Be An EV? - Storyboard

Bugatti's latest creation, the Tourbillon, is a giant leap forward compared to the Chiron

It keeps a combustion engine, an 8.3-liter nat-asp V16, and adds three e-motors

Combined, the hybrid powertrain pushes out an astonishing 1,775 horsepower

Before the Tourbillon's debut, there were many speculations about it being a full-fledged EV

With Mate Rimac now CEO of the company, it wasn't a wild guess, owing to the Rimac Nevera's success

However, Rimac didn't want to build a Bugatti hypercar with internal combustion, because it needed to be "emotional"

Bugatti is known for its combustion engine prowess, especially the 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 which powers the Veyron and the Chiron

Cars like the legendary Type 41 Royale featured a massive 12.8-liter straight 8 engine in the 1930s

The thrill of ICE-powered cars is incomparable. The vibrations, the exhaust, which, in case of the Tourbillon, sounds amazing at 9,000 RPM

BEVs suffer from power-to-weight ratio, and making the Tourbillon heavier than it already is would be blasphemy