Bugatti EB 110, the pre-Veyron model, created in the 90s with technology that seems fascinating even today, in an example for sale

When we talk about Bugatti, many car enthusiasts think of the models of the last two decades — the Veyron and the Chiron, with all their variations or maybe about those Bugatti of the 1930s era. But before the Veyron there was a supercar at least as fascinating, with design and engineering contributed by the geniuses of the automotive world and technology that still seems fascinating to this day, especially when we consider that all of this was already in production at early 90s. We are talking, of course, about the Bugatti EB 110.

The name EB 110 comes from the initials of the brand's founder, Ettore Bugatti, and the 110th anniversary of his birth, on the day this model was launched on September 14, 1991. Its development began, however, in 1987, having based on a team of Italians, Tiziano Benedetti, Achille Bevini, and Oliviero Pedrazzi. The three had also worked on several established Italian supercars, including the Lamborghini Miura. After they created the basic sketches of the future chassis, they sent them to several famous designers to propose their basic ideas, among them Giugiaro, Bertone and Gandini. Namely, the great Marcello Gandini was finally appointed to create the shapes of this Bugatti EB 110.

But even Gandini's creation was not entirely to the liking of the president of Bugatti and had to be modified for more originality. And in the meantime, the engineers had worked on the preparation of a tailor-made engine, which had to be placed in the middle, like a real supercar.

This engine became a V12 with 4 turbines! So the Veyron was not the first Bugatti with 4 turbines. Even more impressive is that the V12 engine on the EB 110 only had a displacement of 3.5 liters, so it had a small displacement per cylinder, of only 290 cubic cm. However, the engine could be revved all the way up and produced 560 hp at 8,800 rpm, with a torque of 611 Nm. For the year 1991, there were quite dizzying numbers.

Power was sent to all 4 wheels via an all-wheel drive system and a 6-speed manual gearbox. The suspension was built by the Aerospatiale company from France, the main arms being made of carbon fiber, in 1991!

The car had scissor doors, and in the engine area it had a glass cover, so that the V12 engine could be admired from the outside. And at the rear there is already an active spoiler, which adjusts depending on the speed the car develops.

And the speeds were dizzying. Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h was 3.5 seconds and a maximum speed of 342 km/h! And besides that, in 1992 Bugatti launched an even more powerful version, called the EB 110 Super Sport, which produced 612 hp.

The car was a legend, therefore, and a fascination for performance and engineering then and remains so today. Even though it was revered by all and was bought by a few stars, such as Michael Schumacher, production was actually very limited in total, with only 139 examples being assembled, only 84 of them being standard performance GTs, and the rest — Super Sport.

And today we are talking about a model with standard performance of 560 HP, produced in 1994 and now on sale in Italy. The car has traveled 32,000 km (about 20.000 miles), collected by the 4 collectors who have owned it since its purchase until today. It seems a little for any normal car, but for Bugatti, this means that the owners still allowed themselves to enjoy it quite a bit.

The car went through a service and a full, certified check last summer at an authorized Bugatti service and certified its impeccable condition. Therefore, it is now waiting for its sale to a new owner. The price is not announced, remaining for discreet and direct communications, but such cars are currently sold with prices between 1.5 and 2.5 million dollars, so it is clear that these are really high prices. And it couldn't be otherwise for the car that was the most powerful and most technologically advanced in the world at the time of its launch.