Ahead of the takeover, work has begun on a new hybrid engine, which we'll see in 2023.
Bugatti Rimac CEO Mate Rimac gives a behind-the-scenes look at Alfa Car during his brief tenure as head of the combined hypercar companies, as well as a peek into the CEO's crystal ball. The interview deserves a read because Rimac is the latest, closest thing we have to a "garage car guy taking himself to the big wigs of the industry" - Christian von Koenigsegg's hugely successful indie label. The successful corporate antipode. In 2007, at the age of 19, Remack began converting his BMW 3 Series to an electric powertrain. Four years later, it showed the remake Concept One at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Ten years later, he took over the leadership of Bugatti. He told Alpha CAr that as soon as he agreed to lead the Molsheim luxury brand with VW, two years before he was installed as CEO, he and his team had a vision for Bugatti's future. was Work had begun on a new internal combustion engine.
Remack said he was already working on the Bugatti project, which former CEO Stefan Winkleman asked for "an electric CUV that turns out to be a Ferrari Prosecco". We're told the Rimac Nevera powertrain had to be reworked for this purpose. Once Remake learned that he was going to take over the joint venture company, the crossover was over. "I knew exactly what I wanted for the next car [after the Chiron], and we started developing a combustion engine ourselves," Remack said. We'll get a conceptual look at the powerplant next year, described as an "absolutely bonkers" hybrid in a car that shares no parts with the current Bugatti or the remake. We'll probably be waiting until the last Chirons and Mistrals are ready before hitting the road.
As for the canceled Bugatti crossover, Rimac says it's not coming back. We've heard from every supercar and hypercar maker that has an SUV now or soon, haven't we? Here's where we hit a gray area: The remake isn't against a four-seat car, it's against an SUV. Of a car, he told AE, "I'd never say we'd never do something like that," but he couldn't find a "technical concept" that could fit four people comfortably. Adds the desired ratio to its expectation. A hypercar, an SUV, on the other hand, gave a clear answer, "No... that was something we stopped immediately for Bugatti, and we're going to go in a slightly different direction. It's a direction that we Never will.” Keep an eye on that line in the sand.
To ensure differentiation between the two brands, the chief said Bugatti leaned toward "beautiful art direction" and analog instruments while driving ICEs at 400 km/h on the autobahn for "the future of the future." Will The Rimac work on "bending physics" and be high-tech, autonomous, "absolutely crazy, bonkers, completely electric".
He also talks about the €180 million "learning experience" of developing the Riviera, Koenigsegg's synthetic manual shifter, solid-state batteries, hydrogen and more. Visit Alpha Car to read.
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