Bugatti Baby II - The Ideal Christmas Toy for Megacar Owners, and Others Beside.

At the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show, Bugatti announced its 110th birthday present to itself, the reimagining of the original Bugatti Baby. the brand has announced that the model has gone into series production and clients will be soon be taking delivery of the very first cars. developed in partnership with The Little Car Company from the UK. The Baby ii has been described by those who have had the opportunity to drive it as ‘more of an unruly teenager than a baby’.

While all 500 cars were accounted for just three weeks after last year's show, some clients have had a change in circumstances due to recent global events, meaning a very few build slots have become available and will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

An authentic tribute to the original, but with added performance:

The original Bugatti Baby was born in 1926 when Ettore and his son Jean decided to build a scaled-down Type 35 for Ettore’s youngest son, Roland, on the occasion of his fourth birthday. Ettore and Jean had intended the present as a one-off car, however the feedback from customers visiting Molsheim was so positive that the Baby went into production and was sold between 1927 and 1936. Cherished by Bugatti enthusiasts worldwide, today no collection is complete without a Baby. However, with only around 500 ever made, they have been the preserve of the lucky few. While the original Bugatti Baby was a 50% scale version of the car that brought Automobiles Ettore Bugatti to fame in the 1920s, the Bugatti Baby II offers more in terms of size and considerably more in terms of performance. Eight year olds would struggle to fit in the original half-scale Baby, whereas at 75% scale and designed for ages fourteen and above, the Baby II has definitely become more of a young adult. “Ettore Bugatti himself was already interested in catering to the children of Bugatti enthusiasts and designed the Type 52 miniature car as a genuine Bugatti. That was a sensation at the time,” says Stephan Winkelmann, President of Bugatti. “We are continuing this tradition with the new edition of the Bugatti Baby II, and I am delighted that we have found The Little Car Company, a partner that shares the same values as us. With the Bugatti Baby II, we invite a young generation of enthusiasts to fall in love with the wonderful world of Bugatti.”

The Bugatti Baby II is available in three versions:

Base model with a composite body and a 1.4kWh battery pack

Vitesse model with a carbon fibre body, 2.8kWh battery pack and an upgraded powertrain including a Speed Key like it’s big brother, the Chiron1.

Pur Sang model, targeted at collectors. The Pur Sang offers the same powertrain as the Vitesse but with beautiful, hand-formed aluminium bodywork. Using the same traditional coachbuilding techniques as the original Bugatti Type 35, each aluminium body takes more than two hundred hours of skilled craftsmanship to create.

The Baby II’s performance has grown, too. Still rear wheel drive, all versions of the Baby II have a limited slip differential, high performance hydraulic brakes and selectable driving modes. The Base model comes with two modes; Novice - which is limited to 20kph (12mph) and 1kW (1.3bhp) of power, and Expert - which is limited to 45 kph (30mph) and 4kW (5.4bhp) of power.

The Vitesse and Pur Sang versions include the Novice and Expert driving modes, but also offer extra performance from an upgraded powertrain, unlocked by the legendary Bugatti Speed Key. This enables the driver to deploy up to 10kW (13.4 bhp) and with an all up weight of just 230kg, the Vitesse & Pur Sang models will try and spin their rear Michelin tyres from standstill, on the way to a 70kph (42mph) top speed. Depending on the weight of the driver, 0-60 kph is dispatched in just six seconds.

When it comes to range, the lithium ion battery packs combined with regenerative braking will also surprise clients used to the original Baby. When driven carefully, the Base model can achieve 25km of range on a single charge. The larger battery pack in the Vitesse & Pur Sang models doubles that, meaning a driver can achieve more than 50km, though not if they decide to unleash the full performance of the Baby II. And if that’s not enough? The replaceable battery packs can be swapped out in a matter of seconds so the fun can continue.

What a great Christmas toy for megacar owners who have everything!

DreamCar News, through its mydreamcarnews youtube channel is delighted to bring you this brief presentation of the Bugatti Baby II. Keep dreaming - Enjoy . . .