Rimac says mass-market cars will go electric; sports cars and up will stay combustion-powered for a very long time.
Bugatti's next generation centers on the Tourbillon's naturally aspirated 8.3-liter V16, producing 1,775 horsepower with hybrid assistance.
Bugatti sold all 250 planned Tourbillons at roughly $4.5 million each; buyers typically add $600,000–$700,000 for personalization.
Mate Rimac now runs the same production line with the loudest engine he has ever built, right next to the fastest EV he ever built. That contradiction, by his own admission, sits at the center of Bugatti's next decade.
Speaking to CNBC, the Bugatti Rimac CEO laid out a split in the market as cheap, mass-market cars go electric, while sports cars and up stay gas-powered "for a very long time." He calls it the supercar market's Swiss watch phase.
