{"id":5733,"date":"2025-06-02T23:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T23:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autofusiontech.co.uk\/?p=5733"},"modified":"2025-06-03T12:04:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:04:19","slug":"bugatti-boss-slams-hybrid-supercars-and-reveals-his-unexpected-dream-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autofusiontech.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/06\/02\/bugatti-boss-slams-hybrid-supercars-and-reveals-his-unexpected-dream-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Bugatti Boss Slams Hybrid Supercars And Reveals His Unexpected Dream Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/autofusiontech.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/P90236423_highRes_the-bmw-m3-evo-e30-0-copy-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Rimac dreams of building a V10-powered BMW E30 as a special restomod project.<\/li>\n<li>The CEO criticizes turbo hybrid supercars, calling them a compromise in design.<\/li>\n<li>Future Bugattis may drop hybrid components or front axles for raw performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The most well-known automotive CEOs tend to be people who love cars. Think Tim Kuniskis and Mate Rimac. That last one, now at the helm of Bugatti, recently sat down for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/interview\/\">interview<\/a> where he shared some surprisingly candid thoughts, and a few interesting tidbits. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Apparently, Rimac\u2019s future dream garage includes building a special restomodded BMW E30, though before he gets to that, he\u2019s got quite a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/bugatti\/\">Bugatti<\/a> variants to work through first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/05\/the-koenigsegg-jesko-can-hit-223-mph-in-just-half-a-mile\/\">Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut Smashes Speed Records Like It\u2019s Just Another Day<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dreaming of a high-horsepower E30 isn\u2019t new for Mate. His career largely began from behind the wheel of an E30. He famously ditched its gas-burning powertrain and swapped it for battery packs and an electric motor. Why would he want to restomod such a car with a big V10 in the future? His thoughts on Bugatti\u2019s latest car, the Tourbillon, provide some insight.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/P90403301_highRes_bmw-m4-design-study--scaled.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Bugatti Boss Slams Hybrid Supercars And Reveals His Unexpected Dream Car\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1323\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/P90403301_highRes_bmw-m4-design-study--1024x529.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><figcaption>The E30 generation of the M3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topgear.com\/car-news\/interview\/e30-bmw-resto-powered-a-v10-thats-bugatti-boss-rimacs-dream-project\">Top Gear<\/a> about recently testing the car, he says, \u201cLook how fast it revs, that noise.\u201d The audible sound and rumble from a V16 isn\u2019t something you can get in an EV, but that doesn\u2019t mean that electric motors don\u2019t have a place in his world. <\/p>\n<p>The Tourbillon makes 1,800 combined horsepower (1342 kW) in large part thanks to an electric system that supplies 800 (596 kW) of those ponies. Why not also add turbos to the mix though? Mate says that doesn\u2019t make sense while he shades brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and McLaren.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have driven them all,\u201d he said of turbocharged hybrid supercars. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t get it really. Why would you have a hybrid powertrain with a turbo engine? Like, a turbo engine is a compromise on its own, right? By going from turbo to naturally aspirated, we lost 600 hp. I knew we could more than make up for it with the electric powertrain. So the electric powertrain enabled the cool combustion engine. In the Tourbillon, you have 70km of all-electric range while others in electric mode are super limited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>What\u2019s Next for Bugatti? More Options Than You\u2019d Expect<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bugatti-Tourbillon-EPS.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Bugatti Boss Slams Hybrid Supercars And Reveals His Unexpected Dream Car\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bugatti-Tourbillon-EPS-1024x576.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most exciting bit of news from the interview was about what we can expect in future Tourbillon iterations. \u201cThere are many things you can do with this hybrid powertrain,\u201d he told TG. \u201cYou can make a version without hybrid, or with it minimised, or without the [driven] front axle, whatever.\u201d This seems like an all-too-obvious future but one that no other supercar builder has really opened up about exploring.<\/p>\n<p>Removing hybrid components from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/bugatti-tourbillon\/\">the Tourbillon<\/a> would no doubt slow it down some, but would potentially offer a more raw and visceral experience for buyers. It\u2019s possible, too, that it would enable some performance benefits if the weight savings are high enough. Who doesn\u2019t want a rear-wheel drive V16 supercar? Nobody, that\u2019s who.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Making Ownership Slightly Less Painful<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rimac also wants to make the ownership experience as luxurious as the car itself. What does that mean in practical terms? Keeping running costs down. \u201cLook at the LaFerrari and P1, and 918, people get a bad battery, and it costs hundreds of thousands to replace,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe want to make sure this is never the case with Tourbillon. A Bugatti has to be super reliable and worry-free, because that also ensures resale value.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n         \t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n             \t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n    \t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07&#8221;);<br \/>\n             \t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For Bugatti, that means working on wheels and tires that aren\u2019t egregiously expensive to replace. It means covering maintenance costs for the first four years of ownership, and designing components to last decades, not just a few years. Rimac might be just 37, but it appears clear that his impact on the brand will last a long time. That\u2019s not too bad for a guy who dreams of dropping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2022\/11\/renners-v10-powered-bmw-e30-m3-stole-the-show-at-sema\/\">a V10 into an E30 M3<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bugatti-Rimac-ll.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Bugatti Boss Slams Hybrid Supercars And Reveals His Unexpected Dream Car\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bugatti-Rimac-ll-1024x576.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rimac dreams of building a V10-powered BMW E30 as a special restomod project. 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