Bugatti Automobiles

Bugatti Automobiles SAS
legal form	Société par actions simplifiée
founding	1998
Seat	Molsheim , France
management	Stephan Winkelmann
Branch	Automobile manufacturer
Website	www.bugatti.com

Bugatti Automobiles SAS is a French car manufacturer based in Molsheim in Alsace .

In 1998 Volkswagen AG took over the design and naming rights. Since then, Bugatti has existed as Bugatti Automobiles SAS Before that, there was Bugatti Automobili SpA in Italy , founded in 1987 by Romano Artioli . The original operating Bugatti had Ettore Bugatti founded in 1909, in 1963 he was released.

Company history

Gunter Henn's Bugatti Automobiles factory in Molsheim, Alsace

EB 218 at the IAA 1999

In 1998 Volkswagen AG bought the rights to build cars under the Bugatti brand. They commissioned Italdesign to build the Bugatti EB 118 concept , a touring car with a 414 kW engine (555 hp) and the first 18-cylinder engine to drive a car. The presentation was at the Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris.

In 1999 the Bugatti EB 218 study was presented at the Geneva Motor Show and in the same year the Bugatti 18.3 Chiron at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main . The Bugatti Veyron EB 18.4 was finally shown at the Tokyo Motor Show . All the models mentioned had 18-cylinder engines.

Veyron 16.4 concept study

In 2000, Volkswagen founded Bugatti Automobiles SAS and introduced the EB-16/4-Veyron concept at the motor shows in Paris , Geneva and Detroit , an all-wheel drive 16-cylinder car with an output of 736 kW (1001 hp) from 8, 0 liter displacement with four turbochargers with a targeted top speed of 407 km / h. At the time, the Veyron was the most powerful and fastest supercar ever built. In acceleration tests, it reached a speed of 100 km / h after 2.5 s, 200 km / h after 7.3 s and 300 km / h after 16.8 s.

Development initially lasted until 2001, and the EB 16/4 Veyron was given an “Advanced Concept” status in advertising. At the end of 2001, Bugatti Automobiles SAS announced that the car would now be officially called Bugatti Veyron 16.4 . The start of production was initially planned for 2003. Financial and especially technical difficulties with the gearbox and the unusual, extreme requirements at speeds over 300 km / h, however, led to several delays and changes in the project manager. Production finally began in September 2005. In unofficial measurements, the Veyron exceeded its intended maximum speed by 1 km / h.

The annual production was increased to 70 units due to the long waiting times.

On June 26, 2010, the world speed record for street-legal series sports cars was set with a top speed of 431.072 km / h with a Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport. In August of the same year, this vehicle with 882 kW (1200 hp ) was presented to the world for the first time in Pebble Beach (USA).

In April 2013, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse, a roadster, drove the fastest speed ever recorded with a roadster at 408.84 km / h. The Vitesse World Record Car Edition , limited to just eight pieces , was then presented to the world for the first time at Auto Shanghai and was sold out shortly afterwards.

At the IAA 2015, the company unveiled a show car from its Vision Gran Turismo project. With the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo, the company presents a possible new super sports car after the sale of all 450 Veyron. The design of the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo is intended to recall the great racing tradition of the 1920s and 1930s. The color scheme is reminiscent of the brand's victories in the Le Mans 24-hour race.

On November 6, 2015, the world's first exhibition halls with the new Bugatti corporate identity were opened at the same time . Further dealer locations with the new brand design are planned and should follow quickly. Bugatti currently has a total of 27 dealers in 13 countries.

Models

Type	construction time	Number produced	Motor mounting position	Engine type	Remarks	image
EB 118	1998	at least 1	Front mid-engine	W18	Study, 414 kW (555 PS), 6.25 l W18 engine, permanent all-wheel drive
EB 218	1999	at least 1	Front mid-engine	W18	Sedan (study), 414 kW (555 PS), 6.25 l W18 engine, permanent all-wheel drive
18.3 Chiron	1999	1	Mid-engine	W18	Study, 414 kW (555 PS), 6.25 l W18 engine, permanent all-wheel drive
Veyron April 16	2005-2015	450	Mid-engine	W16 (1)	First series model under VW management, 736 kW In 2010 the S version outperformed the “normal” Veyron with 882 kW and 431 km / h
16C Galibier	2009	1	Front mid-engine	W16	Study on the occasion of the brand's 100th anniversary (2)
Vision Gran Turismo	2015	1	Mid-engine	W16	Study conducted in collaboration with Gran Turismo was developed
Chiron	since 2016	planned: 500	Mid-engine	W16	Successor to the Veyron, named after the racing driver Louis Chiron , 1103 kW
Divo	since 2018	planned: 40	Mid-engine	W16	Variant based on the Chiron, designed for higher lateral acceleration, named after the racing driver Albert Divo , 1103 kW
La Voiture Noire	2019	1	Mid-engine	W16	Unique piece as a homage to the Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic for the 110th anniversary of the brand, 1103 kW
Centodieci	2019	10	Mid-engine	W16	Model based on the Chiron, limited to ten copies. Inspired by the Bugatti EB110 built between 1991 and 1995 .

⁽¹⁾ Double V shape (not a real W engine)

⁽²⁾Currently (as of 2015), however, development has been discontinued in favor of the Chiron. According to Dürheimer, such a model is still interesting

literature

• Joachim Kurz: Bugatti. The Myth - The Family - The Company , Econ, 2005, ISBN 3-43015-809-5
• Jürgen Lewandowski, Martin A. Voß, Eugen Eslage: Ettore Bugatti & Jean Bugatti - Art, Forme et Technique (in three languages), ISBN 3-00-011516-1 (no longer available)
• Motorbuch Verlag: Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim, The great museum book , ISBN 3-9809437-2-0
• Michael Ulrich: The Race, Bugatti missed , Monsenstein and Vannerdat , 2005, ISBN 3-86582-085-9
• Peter Vann: Bugatti: Marque - Legend - Renaissance (German and English edition), Rindlisbacher & Co., La Punt Chamues, 1999, not commercially available
• Volkswagen: Bugatti at Pebble Beach , Monsenstein and Vannerdat, 2004, not commercially available

Web links

Commons : Bugatti Automobiles  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Bugatti Automobiles website (including English, French, German)
• British Bugatti Club
• Factory building on the architect's website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Handelsblatt - Thomas Lang: Bugatti Galibier: The ultimate luxury sedan is coming January 13, 2013
2. ↑ bugatti.com - World premiere at the IAA 2015: “This is for the fans” Bugatti unveils show car for its Vision Gran Turismo project, September 14, 2015 ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: the archive link was used automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on January 20, 2016 
3. ↑ bugatti.com - The new Bugatti is called Chiron - World premiere in Geneva 2016, November 30, 2015 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on January 20, 2016 
4. ↑ Interview with auto motor und sport on 04/2015