When we think of Bugatti car, the first thing that comes to mind is an expensive, fuel-powered, high-performance car that we play with, in racing games. However, what most people do not know is that the company’s founder, Ettore Bugatti made an electric Bugatti car way back in 1931. It was the “Type 56” car and since then, the company has never made an EV, until now.
The Birth of the “Baby” Cars
Back in 1920, Ettore Bugatti made the company’s first racing car, the Type 35. The car won several professional and amateur races over the course of years. Now, fast forward to 1926, on the special occasion of his youngest son’s birthday, Bugatti developed a half-scale “Type 35”. It was a birthday present for his son, Roland. And that is the birth of the company’s “Baby” car models, that sold between 1927 until 1936. Image: Bugatti
So now, to celebrate the company’s 110th birthday, Bugatti unveiled the Baby II which is a 75 percent scale of the founder’s masterpiece, the “Type 35”. However, unlike the Type 35 that ran on fuel, this “Baby” runs on electric motors powered by a battery.
Now, the Baby II comes in three models — Base, Vitesse, and Pur-Sang. The base version of the car comes with a composite body and a 1.4kWh battery that provides 1.3 horsepower when driving in “Novice Mode”. However, the “Expert Mode” increases the amount of horsepower to 5.8 bhp.
