The history of Bugatti

Bugatti - historically a French company specializing in the manufacture of racing, sports and luxury 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 in 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 aVtomobilnyh races 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: V-Pick was surprisingly agile on 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 the 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 showed 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 a fit of nostalgia for a vanished brand Italian engineer and designer Paolo Stantsani (Paolo Stanzani) in 1988, has made tremendous efforts to take advantage of loud name Bugatti and to establish series production sports car class. He bought from the heirs of "Bugatti" the right and to use the old logo. In 1989 in the town of Modena Kampogalyano under construction began on a small factory, "Bugatti" stand-styu40 million dollars, are capable of producing 150-200 machines a year. Simultaneously, body firm Ital Design "(Ital Design) designed and built the prototype of the future" Bugatti "under the symbol" 90 ". In September 1991, the official presenta-tation promising product of the new plant - 2-seater sports car class, "Bugatti EB-110", with production to begin next year. The new "Bugatti" have the technical excellence, outstanding design and impeccable form. With its creation, have been widely used in modern aerospace technology, and experience a Formula 1 car. Low sleek body height of only 1125 mm, designed by designer Marcello Gandini (Marcello Gandini), had a drag coefficient of just 0.29. Stocky silhouette, solid front end with narrow slits of headlights and the horseshoe-shaped neckline, short tail of 18-inch aluminum wheels have been reminded of previous unusual creations Bugatti. This feature highlighted side double doors. V-shaped 12-cylinder engine working volume of 3.5 liters with dual overhead camshafts on each row of cylinders, five valves per cylinder and two turbochargers located in the central part of the chassis. Initially, the company announced that its capacity will be 650 or 700 hp, but it is limited production models 560-610 hp Air to cool the motor are fed through a large air intakes at the top of the rear wings. To access the units the entire rear part of the body leaned up. Engine through a 6-speed manual transmission has all-wheel drive, equipped with an independent active suspension with electronically controlled stiffness. All were equipped with anti-lock disc brakes system. Front brakes equipped with four cylinders. The vehicle's frame was the space of a combination of aluminum alloys and uglepla-stick. Steering had no steering, which, however, does not hamper driving, vesivshey 1620 kg and capable of a maximum speed of 350 km / h. From zero to 100 km / h "Bugatti" clocked just 3.26 sec, and fuel consumption was not so high - 13-14 liters per 100 km when driving with average speed 120 km / h. The main drawback of the car was its exorbitant cost - up to 400 thousand dollars. Under the designation "EV-110GT" standard 2-door-LIMITED 2-seater "Bugatti" was produced in small batches for individual orders since 1992, and from next year, a modification of "EB-110SS" with 611-horsepower engine. In 1993 he produced the only example of "EB-112 4-door 4-seater bodywork. In 1993 at the Geneva Motor Show the company introduced the four-door sedan EB112, designed on the basis of EB110. The high price "Bugatti" was not conducive to success in the marketplace. Nevertheless, in October 1993, the firm decided to expand its activities and purchased from General Motors "(General Motors) controlling stake in British company" Lotus "(Lotus). It was a rather bold attempt to create minikontserna production sports car class. In March 1995, the Italian industrial giant Benetton "(Benetton) for 36 million pounds, in turn, bought the" Lotus "y" Bugatti ". With an ambitious project revival of the legendary brand was finished. In September of that year, the Italian firm "Bugatti", has suffered a loss of $ 130 million, declared bankruptcy. 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. After a month 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 .