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Bugatti EB 112 - hapless pioneer

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Created on March 11, 2023

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - mit hufeisenförmigem Kühlergrill

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Front- und Heckgestaltung

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - der Mittelsteg erinnerte an historische Bugatti-Modelle

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - mit geteilter Heckscheibe

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - bereit zum Abflug

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Heckansicht

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Silhouette

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - die Räder kamen von BBS

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - auch der Fensterschwung erinnert an Bugatti-Klassiker

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Frontansicht

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - ob Ettore dieses Design goutiert hätte?

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - mit hufeisenförmigem Kühlergrill wie einst

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - vier Auspuffrohre

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - auch die schönen Scheibenräder zitierten die Vergangenheit

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - 5-Meter-Limousine mit Retro-Anklängen

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - aerodynamische Formgebung

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Frontansicht

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Frontansicht mit je vier Scheinwerfern pro Seite

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - das Design sorgte für kontroverse Reaktionen

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - integrierte Heckleuchten

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Heckansicht

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - mit Artioli und Giugiaro

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Romano Artioli und Giorgetto Giugiaro mit einem Prototyp

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Giugiaro und sein Werk

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Giorgetto Giugiaro und sein vielbeachteter Entwurf

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Giorgetto Giugiaro am Zeichentisch - schon hier entstand der Entwurf eines zweitürigen Frontmotor-Bugattis

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Giugiaro mit der Zeichnung im Massstab Eins-zu-Eins

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Alubleche für die Karosserie werden gehämmert

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BugattI EB 112 (1993) - Bau des Prototypen unter Aufsicht von Giorgetto Giugiari

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Feingestaltung der Aussenform

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Entwicklung der Aussenform, die Rückleuchten entsprechen noch nicht der finalen Version

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Gestaltung der Aussenhaut

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - hier wird das Interieur geformt

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Giugiaro und Benedetti bei der Innenausgestaltung

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Stück für Stück entsteht der Prototyp

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - am Genfer Autosalon 1993

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - aerodynamische Formgebung auch im Detail

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - fahrbarer Prototyp

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - die viertürige Limousine im Burgunderrot, wie in Genf präsentiert

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - Luxus auf gut fünf Metern

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - genügend Platz auch im Fond

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Bugatti EB112 Berline (1999) - als Lot 213 angeboten an der Artcurial Rétromobile Versteigerung am 5. Februar 2016

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Bugatti EB112 Berline (1999) - Höchstgebot EUR 1,9 Millionen an der Versteigerung von Artcurial in Paris im Jahr 2016

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Bugatti EB 112 (1993) - in der Pressemitteilung

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1996) - der Supersportwagen aus Italien - V12, 611 PS, 6-Gang, 351 km/h (Techno Classica 2017)

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Bugatti ID 90 (1990) - Heckansicht des Mitelmotor-Coupés von ItalDesign

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Bugatti ID 90 (1990) - Silhouette des Mitelmotor-Coupés von ItalDesign

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Bugatti ID 90 (1990) - Mitelmotor-Coupés von ItalDesign

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Bugatti EB 118 (1998) - die Designsprache stimmt weitgehend mit dem EB 112 überein

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Bugatti EB 118 (1998) - zweitüriges Coupé mit Retrodesign-Anklängen

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Bugatti EB 118 (1998) - ein direkter Nachkomme des EB 112

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Bugatti EB 218 (1999) - Weiterentwicklung des EB 112, länger und der Zeit angepasst

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Bugatti EB 218 (1999) - vor allem die Leuchteinheiten und die Extremitäten waren angepasst worden

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Bugatti 16C Galibier (2009) - schaffte es genausowenig in die Produktion wie seine Vorgänger EB 112 und EB 218

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Bugatti 16C Galibier (2009) - mit W16-Motor und Doppelturbo

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Summary

The modern Bugatti has the engine in front of the rear axle. This has been the case since the early nineties and applies to series production vehicles. But as early as 1993, a four-door saloon with a front mid-engine was shown at the Geneva Motor Show, which almost went into production. But it was not to be. The successors, of which there were several, were also unsuccessful. This report tells the story of the Bugatti EB 112 and shows it in many historical photographs.

This article contains the following chapters

Predecessors from different eras
Collaboration with Giugiaro
Aluminum and carbon fibre
A reversed EB 110
Comfort, especially at the rear
Presentation in Geneva
A sports car for the whole family
Early end
Three cars?
Not the last saloon attempt

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Four-door luxury sedans with a sporty character have been around for almost as long as the automobile, but most attempts to create superlatives have failed. Romano Artioli set out in the early nineties to change this and establish the ultimate four-door. He almost succeeded. Although Ettore Bugatti primarily caused a sensation with his fast and competitive sports cars, the rich and powerful of this world were still his favorite customers. In the late 1920s, he developed the Type 41 for them, known today primarily as the Bugatti Royale. Ettore's car failed commercially with only seven units built, but he was able to use the monumental 12.7-liter inline eight-cylinder engine in his express train design for the SNCF.

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