Bugatti has announced the completion of the design and testing phase of its 110th birthday present to itself, the Bugatti Baby II.
The 75% scaled-down Type 35 Baby II 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, 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".
Meanwhile, the Pur Sang model, targeted at collectors, offers the same powertrain as the Vitesse but utilises 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.
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 20km/h and 1.3bhp of power, and Expert, which is limited to 45km/h and 5.4bhp of power.
This enables you to deploy up to 13.4bhp and with an all up weight of just 230kg, the Vitesse and Pur Sang models will try and spin their rear Michelin tyres from standstill, on the way to a 70km/h top speed. Depending on the weight of the driver, the zero to 60km/h sprint is dispatched in just six seconds.
Other features which will appeal to enthusiasts include faithful working replicas of the original Type 35's instruments, with some adaption for modernity.
The scale replica of the famous four spoke steering wheel now has a quick release to make access to the cockpit easier, while adjustable pedals are machined from a solid aluminium billet and proudly display Bugatti's famous 'EB' logo. The fuel pump handle has also been exactly reproduced, but now serves as the forward, neutral and reverse selector.
