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Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers

Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers

The Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept came into being when Marian Hilgers, a bachelor’s student at the University of Pforzheim, tried to imagine what the Bugatti Veyron would have looked like had Jean Bugatti lived long enough to oversee the development of the brand through the 20th century. And The Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers is a response, an answer to the question: “What would be if Jean Bugatti would be not dead?”
Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers

The 24-year old design student imagines the design language of the brand’s most famous vehicle, the Bugatti Veyron, to be very different from what it actually is today and the Bugatti EB.LA tries to explore the form that the Veyron would have had with Jean Bugatti’s influence.
Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers

And this should merge “Technical innovation, the combination of structure and function, consistent lightweight construction and efficiency, fine mechanical precision, the connection to racing and outstanding driving performance” in the spirit of innovation and according to Marian Hilgers, Jean Bugatti.
Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers is 4.62 meters. LA long, flat and 1.96 metres wide – comparison measures 1.10 meters the Veyron 4.46 meters in length and comes almost two meters wide and 1.2 metres in height. The Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers can three people.LA record, here oriented, the seating arrangement on the McLaren F1, in which the driver is also centered and the two passenger transferred him to the rear flank. All three look through a large windscreen that per goes over into a heavily contoured hood. The Clou: only in direct front view, the outline of the legendary and now modern interpreted Bugatti radiator is to see. Strong wings create space for huge wheels in five-spoke design and pile up like two mountain ridge before the A-pillars of the Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers on.
Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers

All braces the almost classic sports car body to run on two fins at the rear, which differ greatly from the remaining design of Bugatti. These elements are similar to the radiator at the front and to the Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers  in its distinctive form. LA keep at crosswind on course.
Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers

The carbon fibre monocoque reinforced with ultra lightweight metal foam is defined by the emphatic grooves between the wheels. The subtle curves around the sides of the vehicle’s body allowing the vehicle to remain as much as 50 percent lighter than traditional vehicles since they provide the vehicle with the necessary downforce during high speed driving and negate the need for additional weight on the vehicle to maintain stability on the road.
Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers

Hence, the big weighs only 750 kg. As a leverage, not he acts a huge 8, 0 liter w16 with at least 1,001 HP, which fired the 1.9-tonne Veyron. In the Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers works a symbiosis of a supercharged four cylinder, two electric motors on the front wheels and a flywheel storage. The Bugatti with this hybrid drive to develop around 600 HP, without adding much to the carbon emissions. The Bugatti Sport Car EB.LA Concept By Marian Hilgers has emerged as Bachelor thesis in the VW Design Center in Potsdam.

Bugatti Shows Off Two Bespoke Veyrons at Auto Shanghai 2011


As one of the most exclusive supercars in the world and expensive, it is not surprising that the Bugatti Veyron offers buyers the possibility of adapting the model HP-1001 high to its exact specifications. To demonstrate the infinite possibilities of adapting to its Asian customers, Bugatti Veyron showed some special Auto Shanghai this week of the 2011th

Carbon Black (Shanghai 2011) EXTERIORFirst Super Sport is a customized version of the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, which made its debut in Asia at the fair. The HP 1200 Super Sport was introduced in Shanghai is the black body with carbon fiber details such as logos, alloy wheels, fuel filler cap and the back cover, anodized aluminum and polished. Inside, the supercar is covered in two shades of "Snow Beige" and "Beluga Black" leather and lots of carbon fiber. Bugatti has said that the specific Super Sport has been sold to a customer in China.

White Matt White Carbon (SHANGHAI 2011) EXTERIORThe Grand Sport Bugatti stand in second model is a special edition of the Grand Sport are made specifically for Auto Shanghai, the 2011th car body is finished in matte white with the same note found on input the roof of the air first. In contrast, the lower parts of the vehicle and Carbon and alloy wheels painted in a blue tint. Even the color found inside set off by white stitching on the seats, steering wheel and shift lever and an aluminum frame.

Matt White Blue Carbon (Shanghai 2011) Grand Sport interior "This is the Grand Sport is an example of rich customers are designing a unique collaboration with the team of Bugatti Grand Sport," said the chairman of Bugatti Wolfgang Dürheimer to Shanghai Auto. "We will continue to expand the design possibilities for the Bugatti brand," he added.

2012 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Cars Black Carbon and Grand Sport Cars White Matt Blue Carbon

2012 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Cars Black Carbon and Grand Sport Cars White Matt Blue Carbon
At the Shanghai Auto Show 2011 Bugatti launched two awesome new special edition models are developed for the Chinese market. Both the special edition model is the 2012 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Cars Black Carbon and Grand Sport Cars White Matt Blue Carbon standout among the crowd of the exhibition.
2012 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Cars Black Carbon and Grand Sport Cars White Matt Blue Carbon
The unveiling also marks the fastest production car in the world, the newer Veyron Super Sport's, debut in Asia and as such one of the special edition models is based on this rarest of rare cars.
The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport car presented in Shanghai is labeled the Black Carbon and not surprisingly is finished completely in black visible carbon fiber. The details in the polished and anodized aluminum set a striking contrast as the outer surfaces of the alloy wheels and the EB logos on wheel caps, fuel filler cap and rear lid.
2012 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Cars Black Carbon and Grand Sport Cars White Matt Blue Carbon
The Black Carbon, such as painted version of the ultra-hyper Super Sport Veyron, the whole is almost made of carbon. This special edition accented with a chrome stainless. As A and C roof pillars, wheels and tailpipes kalpot. The doors and center console all the dressing up of carbon fiber.
The interior of the Super Sport Car Black Carbon is draped in two-tone “Snow Beige” and “Beluga Black”. Carbon fiber continues as a defining theme inside as well, sheathing the doors and inset in the central console. The rest is in highly exclusive “Snow Beige” leather.
2012 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Cars Black Carbon and Grand Sport Cars White Matt Blue Carbon
The second special edition, meanwhile, is based on the open-top Veyron Grand Sport  Car and is labeled the Matte White Blue Carbon. It gets blue carbon fiber elements on its lower section, as well as a special blue finish for its alloy wheels. The blue color also dominates the car’s interior, along with white stitching on seats, steering wheel and gear lever and an aluminum console. This vehicle has been specially built by the Bugatti customization team to its destined owner‘s exact specifications.
2012 Bugatti Veyron Black Carbon Super sport car using machines feature the same 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 engine outputting a colossal 1200PS (882kW) of power and 1500Nm of torque; enough to pull the beast to an electronically limited top speed of 415km/h. 2012 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Car White Matt Blue Carbon on display is based on the drop-top version of the Veyron and features the ‘normal’ 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 engine outputting just 1001hp (746kW) of power. It’s top speed is limited to 407km/h, or 360km/h with the roof open.
2012 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Cars Black Carbon and Grand Sport Cars White Matt Blue Carbon
Bugatti has said one-off Super Sport Black Carbon with 16-cylinder engine features a total output of 1200 HP and 1500 Nm of torque. Super Sport will sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.5 seconds and top speed limited to 407km / h or 360km / h with the roof open.
Bugatti will build just one vehicle unit is beautiful and to make matters worse, a model that has been sold to customers in China.

HE ULTIMATE BUGATTI VEYRON 16.4 FROM MANSORY

HE ULTIMATE BUGATTI VEYRON 16.4 FROM MANSORY

With the LINEA Vincero d'Oro, MANSORY has completed its strictly limited series for the refined Bugatti Veyron 16.4. After the specialist for exclusive luxury vehicles raised the bar for high-performance sports cars by another level in March 2009, MANSORY is now placing the crowning glory on the art of refinement. Using targeted changes, MANSORY first transformed the Bugatti Veyron into the LINEA Vincero and then, using a special gold-coloured alloy, into the unique LINEA Vincero d'Oro.

Compared with the standard Veyron, the LINEA Vincero has received a comprehensive facelift to its front, consisting of modified fenders, a shortened bonnet and a striking front apron. The LED daytime running lights and the stylised letter "V" (paying homage to the name Vincero) built into the car's front end are particular highlights of the new design while the newly developed side skirts form a visual and aerodynamic link between the axles. Larger air outlets at the rear and at the sides of the car ensure optimal engine cooling and, with the new diffuser, underscore the vehicle's vibrant design. MANSORY manufactures almost all the components in the car's body from ultra-light, high-strength carbon and the autoclave method of hardening under high pressure and high temperatures used during the manufacturing process makes a huge improvement to the quality of the materials. One unique feature of the design of the LINEA Vincero d'Oro is the carbon fabric with inbuilt copper thread used by MANSORY, the metallic sheen of which really brings out the exceptional nature of this special car.

Other gold-coloured features complete the LINEA Vincero d'Oro, including the distinctive "turbine" design alloy wheels, the curved grill featuring the stylised Vincero-Vï, the door handles, the rear view mirror caps and the fuel tank cap. But that's not all: the headlight washer nozzle covers, the borders around the daytime running LEDs and the decorative features on the roof all shimmer in precious gold too.

The car's interior has an exclusive look and feel while remaining functional. MANSORY understands the importance of combining luxury and technology with the golden aspirations of this unique car. Traditional workmanship, fine materials and a stylistically confident design combine to create an interior that is fitting for such a classy car. You notice this in particular with the LEDs of the car's mood lighting system placed in the car's seats, the door trims and the dashboard. The entire passenger cabin shines in the golden glow of this feel-good lighting which masterfully draws attention to the high-quality carbon appliques as well as to the specially embossed leather. The airbag steering wheel with inbuilt shift paddles and gilded elements, designed in a new ergonomic style, is both sporty easy to keep a good grip of. Gold alloys can also be found on the decorative strips of the door trims and on the centre console.

The Mansory Cooperation GmbH solely offers proprietary developed modification accessories under the name LINEA Vincero. They do not market entire automobiles and also do not sell any such vehicles.

For more information about the exclusive LINEA Vincero, please visit the web site www.vincero.com

HE ULTIMATE BUGATTI VEYRON 16.4 FROM MANSORY HE ULTIMATE BUGATTI VEYRON 16.4 FROM MANSORY

2010 Bugatti Sports Cars Veyron from Mansory by Linea Vincero d’Oro

MANSORY understands the importance of combining luxury and technology with the golden aspirations of this unique sports cars. Adding to the list of many modified Bugattis sports cars, Mansory LINEA Vincerò d’Oro has created this incredibly gaudy-looking Veyron. It’s got some design changes, it’s got some gold and it’s one of a kind. However, Mansory will perform this modifications for anyone who has the cash to pay for it.
With the LINEA Vincerò d’Oro, MANSORY has completed its strictly limited series sports cars for the refined Bugatti Veyron 16.4 sports cars. Using targeted changes, MANSORY first transformed the Bugatti Veyron sports cars into the LINEA Vincerò and then, using a special gold-coloured alloy, into the unique LINEA Vincerò d’Oro.
This one-off super car tune job by Mansory is perfect for the individual with nearly inexhaustible wealth. The Mansory Linea Vincero d’Oro version of the Bugatti Veyron adds a carbon fiber aerodynamics kit and gold details on the grille, the tires, the door handles and gas tank. The interior is equally accented in gold color, but the rest of this beast is all Bugatti sports cars.
Along with such gaudy monstrosities as the Pepto-pink Bentley and the Polo Sport-on-acid Porsche Panamera, Mansory has modified the Veyron sports cars with the Linea Vincero range of accessories, including a full aero kit and highly polished carbon-fiber body panels that include copper threads interwoven into the material for even more flash.
MANSORY manufactures almost all the components in the car’s body from ultra-light, high-strength carbon and the autoclave method of hardening under high pressure and high temperatures used during the manufacturing process makes a huge improvement to the quality of the materials. One unique feature of the design of the LINEA Vincero d’Oro is the carbon fabric with inbuilt copper thread used by MANSORY, the metallic sheen of which really brings out the exceptional nature of this special sports cars.
2010 Bugatti Sports Cars Veyron from Mansory by Linea Vincero d’Oro
The sideskirts have also been remodelled, as to offer a more stunning look. To give the engine optimal cooling, Mansory has created larger air outlets to the side and rear of the Veyron. The diffuser has also had some work done, as to help with the handling of the sports cars.
Mansory and LINEA Vincero previously introduced a Bugatti sports cars with visual and performance upgrades that cost an extra $985,776 – on top of the sports cars.

Bugatti Sports Cars Type 12-2 Concept Car

Bugatti Sports Cars Type 12-2 Concept Car
Here is a Bugatti Concept CarBugatti Type 12-2. Racer X has lifted the covers on a new concept vehicle they are calling the Bugatti Type 12-2 concept car which is highlighted by ample storage space and new practical designs. Bugatti is a most famous sports car manufacture, so it is just about power, speed, luxury and everything, designed especially for those who love speed, comfort and style.

Bugatti Type 12-2 concept has been created as a 2+2 sports GT for the Bugatti brand. it is not intended for production. Designed as an example of a luxurious four seater GT, the type 12-2 is the artwork of Reuben Zammit.

The idea is to use a VW derived W12 engine with a twin turbo layout hence the name 12-2. Although not as extravagant as the W16 used in the Veyron, there would be enough power to propel the Type 12-2 to over 200 mph. Every time it competed with 4 different demo cars in 2 different classes for bodystyling.

On the subject of performance, things get considerably more hypothetical. This being purely a design study (and not even a Bugatti-commissioned one) any power-train speculation should be taken with more than a few grains of salt. Racer X's specified FR configuration seems to eliminate the Veyron's all-wheel drive, quad-turbo W-16 configuration. Meanwhile, the name "12-2" seems to hint at a 12-cylinder mill sleeping beneath the coupe's hood.


Bugatti Sports Cars Type 12-2 Concept Car
Pop over to Racer X Design for more images of the Type 12-2 Streamliner concept. While you're there, check out the rest of its portfolio, which features a few wild takes on Chrysler, BMW, and Alfa Romeo vehicles.

Bugatti Sports Car Concept Type 57 Evoluzione

The Designer Edwin Conan brings us another retro inspired supercar: the Bugatti Type 57 Evoluzione concept. The Bugatti Type 57 Evoluzione concept is a plenty of futuristic sports cars. This is called by the Type 57 Evolve Concept and impressed by its design, which is based on historical models of the firm, as the Type 35 and obviously the Type 57 Atlantic.
Bugatti Sports Car Concept Type 57 Evoluzione
The Bugatti Type 57 Evoluzione concept is amazing supercar inspired from the original Bugatti Type 57, dating back from 1930s. The idea is that this legendary designer resurgence with a motor model W16 derived from Veyron , with the difference that this run on hydrogen.
This concept car, like the original Type 57, has a stretched bonnet, smooth curves and a split line which bisects the car down the middle. This Bugatti supercar design is the revival of the classic Type 57, with a touch of modern technology.
On the side we see an excellent comparison with his predecessors, on the same lines we note Type 57 Atlantic with the fall of the tail, the separation line that divides the car perfectly in the middle and the door design. In the images we appreciate a highly successful retro design. In the rest Edwin bring the legendary achievement of the new millennium model, incorporating a new front wheel arches, more affiliates optical and fluid, and new dimensions.
It is far from being a sports car and very close to being known as a luxurious and exclusive vehicle that has a long stretched out bonnet just like in the 1930’s. This design cue was one of the trademark styling elements of the Type 57 Atlantic.

2010 Renaissance Bugatti Sports Cars Concept

2010 Bugatti Sports Cars Concept Renaissance
The 2010 Bugatti Renaissance is a concept car created by Canadian designer John Mark Vicente. He is a graduate of the Communication Design program at the Emily Carr University, has come up with some ideas of his own. Look like it’s same with Bugatti Veyron Supercar, but it’s his proposal for next supercar from Bugatti. Come with Veyron, 16-cylinder, but it’s still concept car.
Along with the obvious genes from the current Veyron, the Bugatti Renaissance Design Concept throws in some touches of the Audi R8 and some serious styling.
The Renaissance is a model based on the Bugatti Veyron, the vehicle that replaces it. Although running on the same platform as the Veyron, the exterior design of this concept Bugatti is far more aggressive, and overall…better.
At the front of the car, the grill has grown in size and the headlights have been redesigned, now resembling the ones on the Audi R8 and also it has a carbon fiber skirt that fits great. Above the cockpit we notice that the twin roof vents are now slightly larger.
At the back, there are two larger vents, redesigned tail lights and the Bugatti logo framed by a red line that goes all the way to the roof scoops. The car uses impressive 26 inch rims.
Released as the fastest and costliest car when it hit the market, the impressive Veyron was an absolute stunner. Equipped with an 8.0 litre W16 engine delivering an incredible 1001 horses, Veyron had a top speed of 408.5 kmph (253.8 mph). It catapulted from standstill to 100kmph in just 2.5 seconds and cost above 1.55 million U.S. dollars.

BUGATTI VEYRON 16.4 SUPER SPORT



The new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport takes production sports cars to a whole new dimension

Wolfsburg/Molsheim, July 4, 2010 – on a beautiful sunny day at 25 degrees the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport achieved a new landspeed world record for production cars, on the proving grounds of the Volkswagen Group at Ehra-Lessien (nearby its headquarters at Wolfsburg). In the presence of the German Technical Inspection Agency (TÜV) and a representative of Guinness Book of Records the Super Sport achieved an average top speed of 431 km/h.

Saturday, 2 pm – Bugatti’s Pilote Officiel Pierre Henri Raphanel puts his helmet and gloves on, pulls the safety belts tight whilst the engineers check the car a very last time: tyre pressure, temperature, all systems go. Then the orange black Super Sport crosses the light barrier, from now on the time will be taken, within one hour the car has to drive from South to North and then in the opposite direction.

No one but the driver is allowed to touch the car during this time. The tension rises. A few minutes later we can hear from the left side the sound of a starting jumbo jet coming closer towards us. First we perceive the headlights of the Veyron, then we can recognize the shape of the car, a loud wooosh…. and Raphanel dashes in top speed past us. The GPS-tachometer stops at 427, 933 km/h. Now the same procedure from the opposite direction. This time the car reaches 434, 211 km/h. As
average top speed the representatives of the “TÜV”and Guinness generate a value of 431, 072 km/h (268 mph). This even hit Bugatti’s engineering team by surprise.

“We took it that we would reach an average value of 425 km/h,” explains Bugatti’s chief engineer Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber, “but the conditions today were perfect and allowed even more.”

The climax of the Veyron series: the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport

Had a model been especially popular or highly successful in races, Ettore Bugatti’s customers often pushed the master to tease out of the engine a few horsepower more for their future car. Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. had been in a similar situation when their existing customers asked the company to not only design their second model optically differently but to also create a version with a sportier and more extreme driving experience. The result is a car with a uniquely high performance of 1,200-hp (882 kW) offering experienced drivers a whole new dimension of excitement, with a maximum torque of 1,500 Newton metres and a limited top speed of 415 km/h (to protect the tyres) but, the technique of the Super Sport is identical to the record car. The first five Super Sports to come off the production line will constitute a special series of their own, with the same configuration as the landspeed record car.

The Super Sport is a consequent of the further development of the classic exclusive 1,001-hp Bugatti Veyron 16.4, launched in 2005. This model offers a stunning set of specifications, such as the twin clutch gearbox with seven speeds, the extraordinarily precise driving performance in bends and excellent stability when braking and accelerating.

Continuous work in extreme performance ranges lead to constantly new conclusions, which enabled the engineers at Bugatti to develop the Veyron into a direction in which the driver can reach new dimensions. Every modification is designed to produce an even more powerful car for an agile ride. Four enlarged turbochargers and bigger intercoolers have been used to boost the power of the 16-cylinder engine, and the chassis has been extensively redesigned to maintain safety at extreme speed – thanks to slightly raised main-spring travel, stronger stabilisers, and new shock absorbers with a complex architecture originally developed for racing cars. This gives noticeably more precise control of the wheels and the car as a whole. With lateral acceleration of up to 1.4 G and improved interaction between the tyres and the intelligent all-wheel drive system, the Super Sport offers perfect handling and even more powerful acceleration of 1,500 Newton metres on corner exits.

The body has been fine-tuned to improve aerodynamic efficiency and maintain perfect balance in every situation, while the new fibre structure of the all-carbon monocoque ensures maximum torsion rigidity and passive safety – at reduced weight. The skin is made entirely of carbon-fibre composites, and the new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport is available in 100 per-cent clear-lacquered exposed carbon on request.

Dynamic exterior

Every detail of this car, and not just its use of advanced motorsport technology, harks back to the pioneering spirit of company founder Ettore Bugatti. This brilliant designer came from a family of artists, and his philosophy was always to combine mechanical perfection and exterior beauty. This ethos remains alive and well at the company, and the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport is wholly unmistakeable, with every external modification serving to coax greater performance from the car.

The Super Sport’s flat, elongated silhouette is immediately recognisable. The 16-cylinder engine gets its air from two NACA ducts integrated into the roof, rather than from scoops above the engine. The front air intakes have been expanded and reshaped, with the lower one extending elegantly around the sides to the wheel arch. The revised back looks sportier due to the double diffuser and a centrally arranged exhaust system.

Bugatti has a tradition of making super-sport versions of successful models, usually with racing chassis and supercharged engines. These cars were considered as true racing machines for diehard Bugatti devotees. The most successful were the type 55 and type 57S; only around forty of each were built.

Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. has sold 260 Veyrons and 35 Grand Sports by now, of which 249 Veyrons and 22 Grand Sports had been delivered. The Super Sport will begin production this autumn at Molsheim along with the Veyron and the Grand Sport. The first five cars – known as the World Record Edition – are in a special black exposed carbon and orange finish and have already been sold.

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport will appear for the first time in public in California at the Pebble Beach Concours weekend in mid-August and will be featured at The Quail, Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca and on the concept lawn of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport sets land speed record at 267.81 mph!


As production of the Bugatti Veyron winds toward its eventual conclusion, Bugatti has created what is likely to be the ultimate version of its world-beating hypercar: the Super Sports. Bugatti sent its official test driver Pierre Henri Raphanel out on Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessian high-speed oval with the first Super Sports to see just what it could do. With representatives of the Guinness book of records and German Technical Inspection Agency (TÜV) on hand, Raphanel made passes around the big oval in both directions.

With output bumped up from 1,001 horsepower to 1,200 horsepower, torque swelling to 1,106 pound-feet and a revised aerodynamic kit, Raphanel managed runs of 265.9 and 269.8 mph for an average terminal velocity of 267.81 mph and a new world record for a production car.

The first five production Super Sports will sport the same black and orange finish as the record car and all production models will be electronically limited to 257.9 mph to protect the tires. The Veyron Super Sports will be publicly shown for the first time at the Pebble Beach in August. Click past the break for the full details.

2009 Bugatti Sports Cars Veyron Type 35 Grand Prix Edition

In a highlight on this year’s agenda of centennial celebrations, Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. presented four Bugatti Veyron specials at Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza. These one off models are reminders of Bugatti’s glorious motor-racing history which played a central role in popularising and ultimately establishing the myth which the brand continues to enjoy to this day.
2009 Bugatti Sports Cars Veyron Type 35 Grand Prix Edition
The Bugatti brand is almost inextricably linked to the Type 35. The Type 35 Grand Prix was by far the most successful racing model. The unmistakable radiator grille and eight-spoke aluminum wheels of the Type 35 have become defining features of the Bugatti automobile. In its day, the Grand Prix was also well ahead of its time in terms of engineering ingenuity.
The front axle design of this vehicle, which, for reasons of weight minimization, is hollow, is a true masterpiece of workmanship and was deemed nothing less than revolutionary. Its springs were passed through the axle to produce a high level of stability. The Grand Prix’s brake drums were integrally fitted into its lightweight aluminum wheels. Unfastening the central wheel nut allowed the wheel to be easily removed within a matter of seconds and the brake to be exposed. This was a crucial advantage at the pit stop.
The blue racers made their first appearance on the race track at the Grand Prix held by Automobil Club de France in Lyon in 1924. In the decade that followed, they remained practically unchallenged thanks to sophisticated manufacturing efforts, their lightweight design and easy handling. During that ten-year era, they won almost 2000 races – more than any other model ever has.
Grand Prix races were highly fashionable events in those days, and Bugatti was not the only brand with considerable interest in substantiating the reputation of its products by winning races. In fact, in the 1920s, Europe was regularly host to a number of different races in different countries on a single weekend. The teams set up by different automobile manufacturers competed at popular race circuits such as Targa Florio, Le Mans, Monza and Spa as well as in Rome, Nice, Antibes and even a village in Alsace.
The main reason Bugatti won such an enormous number of races – on the back of which successes the brand was also able to forge its image – was the fact that Bugatti sold not only its normal sports and touring cars to private buyers, but its racing cars too. Thus it was that its automobiles took part in such a large number of Grand Prix events.
Tradition being what it is, the Bugatti Veyron Specials built to mark the 100th anniversary of the brand feature the racing colors of the respective countries: blue for France, red for Italy, green for England and white for Germany. Each of the four new Veyrons has a specific “predecessor” in the form of an original Grand Prix Bugatti on which it was modelled.
These four historic race cars represent the generation of legendary Bugatti Grand Prix racers which were piloted by world-famous race-car drivers and which scored countless racing victories in the 1920s and ‘30s. Each of the four Veyron Specials is named after a Bugatti race-car driver of the 1920s and 30s. Jean-Pierre Wimille has given the blue Veyron its name, Achille Varzi the red one, Malcolm Campbell the green one and Hermann zu Leiningen the white Veyron.
“We have put a lot of effort into translating colour and material, the defining characteristics of our historic role models, into the designs of the modern-day Veyrons,” explains Alasdair Stewart, Director Sales & Marketing at Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. “We have taken extreme care to match the original colours of the original race cars, exterior and interior”
On Sunday, the four historic racing Type 35s and the four modern-day Centenaire Edition Veyrons will be exhibited alongside each other in the park of Villa Erba for the first and only time.
Ahead of that presentation, Bugatti will on Saturday be prominently represented in the park of Villa d’Este by a special-display-class exhibition of models, which will serve to portray the 100-year history of the brand. Bugatti’s participation in the classic Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este at Lake Como will be the second highlight event to mark the carmaker’s centennial celebrations after it took part in the International Geneva Motor Show in early March.
This latest event will be followed by the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California in mid-August and the main celebratory event on 12 September in Molsheim (Alsace), which has been the home of this unparalleled automobile brand for 100 years.