{"id":581245,"date":"2010-05-27T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T14:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/05\/27\/rumormill-bugatti-developing-secret-continental-gt-based-electr\/"},"modified":"2010-05-27T10:58:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T14:58:00","slug":"rumormill-bugatti-developing-secret-continental-gt-based-electric-supercar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/581245","title":{"rendered":"Rumormill: Bugatti developing secret Continental GT-based electric supercar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Coupe<\/a>, Performance<\/a>, Bugatti<\/a>, Rumormill<\/a>, Electric<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nWith production of the Veyron<\/a> coming to an end, speculation has been rampant over what Bugatti<\/a> will build next. A super-sedan based on the 16C Galibier<\/a> concept could still get the green light. A 1,200-horsepower “Super Veyron<\/a>” has also re-entered the rumor mill of late. Even an entry-level roadster<\/a> was mooted at one point. But a new project could give us a clearer (and more radical) picture than ever before.<\/p>\n

According to the rumormongers over at Auto Express<\/em>, Bugatti is currently working on a massively powerful electric supercar that could eclipse the notions of what was previously thought possible with battery power. A test mule based on sister-company Bentley<\/a>‘s ubiquitous Continental GT<\/a> is reportedly undergoing testing at present, powered by two giant electric motors and an advanced lithium-ion power cell to deliver the equivalent of 800 horsepower and some 1,600 lb-ft of torque, all available instantly from a standstill. Yowza!<\/p>\n

Such technology would doubtlessly draw from the work sister-company Audi<\/a> has been doing with its successive e-Tron concepts. But as AE points out, this wouldn’t be the first time Bugatti has experimented with electric power: Back in its heyday under founder Ettore Bugatti’s direction, the original company built the Type 56<\/a>. Originally built as a one-off, public demand prompted the Molsheim marque to bring it to market. <\/p>\n

The rumored Continental-based prototype may be strictly a one-off at the moment, but if demand could force the Type 56 to market in the 1930s, it certainly could do the same today.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: First Drive: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nPhotos by Drew Phillips<\/a> \/ <\/small><\/strong><\/em>Copyright (C)2010<\/small><\/strong><\/em> Weblogs, Inc.<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

[Source: Auto Express<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Rumormill: Bugatti developing secret Continental GT-based electric supercar<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Thu, 27 May 2010 09:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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