Here's A Brand New Bugatti For The Price Of A Golf GTI
Not content with revealing the world’s most new expensive car - the La Voiture Noir - at the Geneva Motor Show, Bugatti has also shown off the brand’s cheapest vehicle.
The catch? It’s not actually a road car, but regardless, it’s pretty cool. It’s a remake of the ‘Bugatti Baby’, a half-scale Type 35 replica Ettore Bugatti built for his son Roland’s fourth birthday. Visitors to Bugatti’s Molsheim HQ loved it so much, a run of 500 was built and sold between 1927 and 1936.
The Baby II - built in collaboration with Junior Classics - will also be limited to 500 units, but where it differs from the original is its size. It’s a three-quarter-scale replica, and yes, that means adults can fit in it too.
Removable lithium-ion battery packs power a motor which drives the rear wheels via (we’re not making this up) a limited-slip differential. There’s even a regenerative braking function.
There’s a 1kW ‘child mode’ which allows for a top speed of 12.5mph, while the 4kW ‘adult mode’ will let you hit 28mph. You can also have an optional, Chiron-like ‘Speed Key’ which gives you 10kW of power to enjoy while doing away with the speed limiter. Bugatti isn’t saying how fast it’ll go in that guise - perhaps if you ask nicely, they’ll let you find out at Ehra-Lessien.
With a starting price of €30,000 before taxes and delivery fees, it’s very much a rich person’s toy. But you do get a ‘Macaron’ badge made from solid silver, as you do on the Chiron, and a cabin that faithfully replicates the Type 35’s with a four-spoke steering wheel and “custom Bugatti instruments”.
It’s available for reservation now. Production will kick off this autumn.
Comments
I wanna race this thing against my Kart. That would be extremely epic.
Finally a competitor to the Renault Twizy.
I saw the title and thought rich people were crazy
then i started to like it.
now im offically mad
This inspires me to build something like this
Bugatti is now the only brand to unveil their most expensive model and cheapest model within the same month.
Finally a fair competitor for any Honda
😂