History of Bugatti

Bugatti is a legendary automotive company based in France since 1910. But its history began even earlier – in 1908, when the future owner of the company, a talented engineer and a passionate lover of motor racing, Ettore Bugatti assembled his first car in his own garage. The model turned out to be successful and soon he and his associates developed 10 of its modifications. Unfortunately, they were all equipped with small 1.3-liter engines.

This was until 1910, when the giant of the automotive industry, the Peugeot company, became interested in the company. Production was moved to France, and the cars began to be positioned as exceptional, expensive and extremely powerful.

Models Type 28 and Type 29, developed in 1919, after Ettore moved to France, were a great success, although only 4 copies were built. This made them even more unique and interesting. Bugatti himself set only one goal for his cars – victory in every competition and race in which they took part. To achieve this, he attracted investors and constantly improved his cars. In 1929, this desire was fully embodied in the new Bugatti Type 41, which had phenomenal technical characteristics and handling for that time.

The engine of the new model was also unique. The volume of the engine was 13 liters, and its power was 260 hp. Bugatti himself wanted to install even more serious engines, but in the end the number of cars produced was reduced from 25 to 6, and the rest of the engines were sold to railway companies for use on tractors.

Released in the 1930s by the Bugatti concern and 800 Bugatti road cars with ordinary 1.5-liter engines.

Cars came out from under the pen of a talented engineer and designer one by one and in the 1930s made a splash in the global automotive industry. The Type 50t and Type 50s offered a revolutionary new approach to engine layout, while the Type 52 (Baby) became a hit for the entire decade, as it ran on electric traction. During the Great Depression, this became a landmark event. The Type 57 won Le Mans in 1937. Car production ended in 1939 and was not resumed until 1945.

Public interest in brand cars after the war significantly subsided. Etor Bugatti himself developed another model – Type 73, which was the last in his career. Despite the successful Type 451 model, investor interest in the famous brand was completely lost. It all ended with the fact that in 1963 the company sold production to Hispanu-Suiza.

For more than 25 years, the company was in oblivion, when, unexpectedly, in 1990, the revolutionary Bugatti EB110 saw the light of day, which amazed the public of that time with its phenomenal power output of 553 hp. and a top speed of 320 km/h. Acceleration to 100 km / h took place in just 3.4 seconds – this is a record figure for that time. And a little later, the designers also presented a representative sedan in the Lux configuration – Bugatti EB112.

In 1998, the history of the famous brand continued after the Volkswagen concern bought Bugatti’s production facilities and began to produce new cars. Supercar, 555 hp with a 6.2-liter engine was not long in coming.

The year 2005 can be considered the most important event in the history of the Bugatti brand, since this year the Volkswagen concern begins mass production of a new unique model, officially called the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Already in March 2006, the first car was delivered to the happy owner.

This car is the most expensive and fastest in the world, which is officially allowed to drive on ordinary city roads. The maximum speed was 407 km / h, and another record for this car is fuel consumption. For a distance of 100 km, 125 liters are required.

In the spring of 2006, the first car Bugatti Veyron 16.4 came to a happy owner. The company received more than 100 orders for the new machine and decided to increase production. The shape of the car and technology were perfected, and the result was the most expensive and powerful car of our time. Bugatti Veyron 16.4 can rightly be called a modern bright and bold interpretation of the philosophy of the founder of the brand.

At the moment, Bugatti models differ little from the Bugatti Veyron version. Probably, designers and mechanics, working on the latest Bugatti, were guided by the principles: “Why reinvent the wheel?”. However, each new model is a true work of art.

So a brilliant version of the Bugatti Veyron is the Pur Sang hypercar officially presented to the public in 2005. Fastest production car until 2013.

Special editions of the Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang are:

• Pur Sang “purebred” 2007

This car was sold in a limited edition of only 5 cars.

Despite the cost of 1.4 million euros, within 24 hours after its world premiere, all 5 copies were sold.

• Fbg par Hermes 2008

The Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermes is a car created by Bugatti in collaboration with the Hermes fashion house.

This truly chic car has the following distinctive features:

• The interiors are upholstered in young calfskin, produced by the Hermès workshops in Paris.

• The name Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès comes from Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, where the Hermès headquarters is located.

A total of 5 copies were released.

• Sang Noir 2008

Sang Noir (translated as black blood) is a special version released in honor of the Bugatti Atlantique Type 57S produced in the last century.

• Blue Centenaire 2009

The Blue Centenaire is a special edition Bugatti Veyron released to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bugatti’s founding.

At the time of the introduction of the Blue Centenaire, out of a planned 300 vehicles, 250 had already been ordered and 200 had already been delivered to customers. The circulation of the Bleu Centenaire model is not exactly reported.

• L’Edition Centenaire 2009

In honor of the four drivers who have won races with Bugatti cars, the company has released four special editions of its car:

-Jean-Pierre Wimille;

-Achille Varzi;

-Sir Malcolm Campbell;

-Hermann zu Leiningen;

The company also specializes in individual orders, made according to special requirements and wishes. So in 2007, the Bugatti Veyron Pegaso Edition model was released, designed to order for a Ukrainian businessman living and working in the United Arab Emirates.

2009 was marked by the appearance of the Bugatti Veyron Nocturne. This model, made in the amount of five copies, was also designed specifically for customers from the Middle East,

In 2011, the company created a one-of-a-kind Bugatti Veyron Project Kahn model, repainted in pink specially for the VIP order of British fashion model Katie Price.

Bugatti today is the absolute record holder for the speed of movement, accelerating to 400 km / h. The uniqueness of the brand lies in a powerful engine, excellent technical characteristics, a chic interior and exquisite exterior. “Nothing is too expensive and no one is too beautiful” – the slogan of the Bugatti brand characterizes the company’s cars in the best possible way.