Bugatti History

Bugatti - French car company, which spetsializiruyuetsya in the production of sports, exclusive and racing cars. Even in the narrow circle of legendary luxury cars for Bugatti special place. Almost nobody has been able to hit both the public imagination, as did Ettore Bugatti and his followers.

Engineer and designer Ettore Bugatti (Ettore Bugatti) founded in 1909, he went to the widespread application of advanced technologies in the name of the mechanical performance and lightweight design. As a result, the company came off the assembly line moving car with a guaranteed speed of 100 km / h, which was controlled easily and pleasantly. Model Bugatti Type 13 Bugatti trained mechanic, Ernest Frederick, finished second on one of the French Grand Prix July 23, 1911. This machine has become the most significant innovation on the eve of war in 1914, the Company and a base for all versions Bugatti, until the model 59.

In 20-ies. Bugatti brought worldwide fame model Type 35 GP, having gotten more than a thousand victories in road racing and became famous in his time as the most successful model of race-class Grand Prix. All of the exterior of the car served one purpose - speed. The car was very stable on difficult routes through the brilliant combination of technical elegance and well-balanced handling characteristics. The four Type 40 1922 contemporaries called "Morris Cowley" in the performance of "Bugatti".

Legendary model Royale - deliberately extravagant Bugatti Type 41 produced in 1927 long wheelbase (over 4.27 m) model facilitates the management of: the car was surprisingly maneuverable in city streets. Works of art were wheel spokes which were collected from Piano strings.

Since 1923 the company released a luxury Bugatti Type 43 with a supercharged, successful design solutions for sports Bugatti Type 35B and, though not as pronounced as sporty, but technologically carefully balanced Bugatti Type 44, deservedly crowned with laurels.

In 1930, Bugatti introduced the Le Mans 24 Hours two machines, nicknamed Bug. At these competitions unprepossessing in appearance Bugatti Bug, in which was based Type 40 design, elegant and relentlessly followed favorites.

Next in 1931 the company was a landmark in the emergence of Type 50, is radically different from their competitors in the Le Mans 24 Hours: while manufacturers of sports cars carried away by the pursuit of horsepower and engine power, Bugatti creates the perfect engine for that time - 8 -cylinder, double cylinder head, a 5-liter, rated at 250 hp This model was built on the model of American racing cars, but do not copy them.

Until 1937 for Bugatti sports lasted series of defeats, when the Type 57, with an engine capacity of 3.3 liters and lowered chassis, wins the Le Mans 24 Hours, finishing the first two places, ahead of a 3-liter Alfa Romeo, 4-liter Talbot and 4.5-liter Lagonda.

The most appropriate inquiries of motorists these years was the model 46 (mini-Royale), striking for its luxury.

Jean Bugatti, son of Ettore Bugatti, cppoektipoval model for shacci Atlantic Type 57SC. This model elongate neckolkih years figupipovala in vceh directories fipmy Bugatti, but poctpoena was vcego in tpeh ekzemplyapah. Vce tpi ekzemplyapa car Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic survived until today.

The tragic death of Jean Bugatti, a few weeks after winning the 24-hour race in 1939, the beginning of World War II ended a career mark "Bugatti". However, in the annals of racing in the Le Mans 24 Hours this name on letters of gold!

After World War II production of luxury cars, "declined sharply, which led to the Bugatti financial disaster. Oddly enough, but it is Bugatti in the early postwar years attempted to apply the modern approach in creating their new models.

In 1947, at an automobile exhibition in Paris, the company reported a new model of Type 73 with four-cylinder engine working volume of 1,488 cubic meters. But see, in August dies Ettore Bugatti and his family was unable to start car production in the factory in Molshayme, although in the early 50's out there managed to collect a few copies of model Type 101, which is essentially "perelitsovannoy" model of Type 57 and proved to be noncompetitive, because it was not interesting in design and frankly outdated technologically.

In 1963 the company moved to the company Hispano-Suiza not have been dealing with cars. However, in countries such as Germany and the U.S. is still widespread imitation of a Bugatti heyday.

In the late 80's. the firm has experienced a rebirth. Re-emerges illustrious name Bugatti, when some of the supercars, seeking to overcome the barrier of 322 km / h, there is an extraordinary powerful car has nothing to do with classical forms Bugatti - EB110 and sports changed EB110 SS.

In 1993 at the Geneva Motor Show the company introduced the four-door sedan EB112, designed on the basis of EB110.
In 1999 the brand was bought Bugatti concern VW. The first of the vehicles presented to them was a fiberglass EB118 coupe with a body created by Fabrizio Giugiaro ItalDesign stylist.

At the Geneva Motor Show in 1999 saw the debut of the sedan EB218, the main distinctive feature of which was an all-aluminum body with the use of technology ASF, developed by Audi.

The next step towards mass production was the demonstration of a prototype EB 18 / 3 Chiron (Frankfurt 99), named after the famous French racing driver Louis Chiron. Built on all-wheel drive platform Lamborghini Diablo VT supercar has become one of the major sensations of the showroom. Maximum design speed coupe is 300 km / h.

A month later, in Tokyo, the VW introduced the next supercar - EB 18 / 4 Veyron. At this time the car was engaged in designing its own design center under the direction of VW Hartmut Varkussa. Characteristic feature in the guise Veyron - high aluminum intakes in the rear.