Bugatti is selling a $ 35,000 electric car for kids


Originally, the 500 of the mini electric cars that the companies planned to manufacture were sold after the car was unveiled at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, some customers changed their minds and put some Available to new customers, Bugatti announced Friday.

This new fully electric miniature car is called the Bugatti Baby II and costs around $ 35,000. It is a modern interpretation of the original Bugatti Baby from almost a century ago.

In 1926, Ettore Bugatti wanted to make a car for his youngest son, so he helped create a manageable mid-size replica of the famous Bugatti Type 35 race car. Originally, there was only supposed to be one, but Bugatti’s customers were So delighted with the small car that the company made about 500 more.

The Bugatti Baby II is an electric replica of the classic Bugatti Type 35.

The new Bugatti Baby II is somewhat larger. It is 75% the size of a real Bugatti Type 35. While the original Bugatti Baby was intended to drive an eight-year-old boy, the new car is intended for young teens.

And this time it is electric. The Bugatti Baby II comes in three versions. The base model has two driving modes. In Rookie mode, the car can go up to 12 miles per hour. At Expert you can go up to 30 miles per hour.

the Versions of Vitesse and Pur Sang It can go even faster. These updated versions cost $ 50,000 and $ 68,000, respectively, and come with a speed key. As with the Bugatti Chiron supercar, the Speed ​​Key unlocks the full performance potential of small cars. With it, they can go up to 42 miles per hour and, depending on the weight of the driver, they can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in just six seconds. These more powerful versions, with their larger battery packs, can drive up to 31 miles on one charge.

Le Mans-winning racer and Bugatti test driver Andy Wallace helped develop the suspension of the Bugatti Baby II.
Bugatti test pilot Andy Wallace, the same man who drove a Bugatti Chiron at more than 300 miles per hour on a test track, helped develop the suspension setup for the Bugatti Baby II.

“In its most powerful mode, when the ‘Speed ​​Key’ is inserted, the Baby II is a very fast car. It is quite impressive and brilliantly fun,” Wallace said in a statement.

Buyers of the two more premium versions You can choose the paint colors you want, including all the colors available on the Chiron. An online configurator is available at bugattibaby.com.

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