The first Bugatti electrified hypercar can reach a top speed of 248 mph.
The Bugatti Tourbillon is the first electrified hypercar from the French marque.Bugatti, the 115-year-old French marque known for its powerful W16 engines, unveiled its first electrified hypercar, the Tourbillon, on Thursday at the company's atelier in Molsheim.
Emilio Scervo, Bugatti's chief technical officer, said choosing a hybrid powertrain over an engine-less design was the "most important decision" for his team. "I'm delighted that Bugatti chose to make an entirely new engine in a world turning to electric motors," Tony Quiroga, editor-in-chief of Car and Driver and co-host of the magazine's "Into Cars" podcast, told ABC News. "That it's powered by an 8.3-liter, V16 that revs to 9000 rpm makes it entirely unique not only today, but in the history of street cars.
He added, "Electrification has opened up entirely new ways for engineers to squeeze more power into the same amount of space. The horsepower war is in full swing and shows no sign of abating."The Tourbillon's 8.3-liter engine makes 1,000 horsepower and the car's three electric motors produce another 800.
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