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Bugatti Veyron: prepared for hybrid technology?

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Bugatti Veyron: prepared for hybrid technology? Electric cars have already been identified, although doubts still remain about mass production, as the cars of the future. However, pending that day comes; hybrid technology is that step by step in settling the automotive industry. His good performance in terms of power consumption and are paying off not only in segments such as utilities or sedan, but it has become popular among supercar. The latest news on that line comes from the hand of Bugatti, who already works with the possibility of developing a new Bugatti Veyron Hybrid.

This possibility has been discovered by an officer of the French firm itself. Jens, Bugatti chief engineer, has recognized expertise in some British media that the new version of the Bugatti Veyron would not only be lighter and faster than today, but will very likely take hybrid technology also trying to reduce consumption data and CO2 emissions, figures increasingly monitored, including in the super sports segment. Any transformation full of questions to be resolved for which is one of the fastest cars on the planet.

Less power and less weight
the advent of hybrid technology and the necessary presence of the batteries, Bugatti force to work seriously on reducing the weight of your car. To the already outstanding 1,800 kilos of weight of the Bugatti Veyron, would be added the batteries, no light at the moment. The French firm would try to reduce the final numbers with changes in materials, among which would probably carbon fiber, already present in sports like the Porsche 911 and Lamborghini Gallardo, and others developed from new technologies.

No deadlines or dates
The new acquaintance of a Bugatti Veyron jump to 'hybrid technology' has not associated, as expected, no estimated date of completion. The French firm has advanced only one of his intentions, but for now, short and medium term, temporary has other commitments to juggle, and in the primary focus. Taking cerrrar pending sales of its Bugatti Veyron Convertible and unconfirmed officially making the Bugatti Galibier from 2014, it is too early to venture into new commitments.

Anyway, watching the progress of rivals like Audi in this regard, with models like the Audi R8 GT Spyder, Audi A3 or e-Tron Concept, it is clear that the time begins to push for all manufacturers in this segment. Bugatti, a firm established as one of the reference names when talking about supercars, you can not afford to be sidelined for not having taken steps in this direction. A threat that, seeing the speed gains occurs could be implemented much sooner than we all would expect.