Congratulations! The Bugatti EB110 turns 30

The Bugatti EB110 is celebrating, and it is marking its 30th anniversary. The model was unveiled in 1991 to pay tribute to the 110th anniversary of the birth of Ettore Bugatti, the company’s founder. In the early 1990s, the golden age of supercars arrived. After a few years on the market, the Volkswagen Group finally acquired the French brand.

The Bugatti EB110 turns 30 and has become one of the best sports cars in automotive history. The EB110 was equipped with a 3.5-litre V12 engine and four small turbochargers. The engine control units, ECUs, were somewhat primitive, and it was believed that four small turbos spinning much faster than two large ones would reduce the turbo lag.

Bugatti EB110, a piece of history

The Bugatti EB110 delivered 555 CV in the base version and 612 CV in the Super Sport version. This power was sent to all four wheels. Years later, when the Volkswagen Group created the Bugatti Veyron, it kept that four-wheel-drive layout as a historical legacy. The interior of the EB110 was upholstered in top-quality leather with solid wood trim. It was capable of reaching 340 km/h, which is why it entered the world of racing, specifically the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the IMSA series, although it did not achieve many victories.

The Bugatti EB110 went from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds. Six months later, the Bugatti EB110 Super Sport was born, with 612 CV and a weight reduction of 150 kg thanks to carbon fibre panels. It also managed to increase its top speed to 355 km/h. Tests were carried out that resulted in 3.5 and 4.5 seconds to reach 100 km/h.

Three years later, in 1994, the outlook for Bugatti was rather bleak. Debts and poor sales were threatening the brand. The company entered insolvency proceedings, and only 130 units of the Bugatti EB110 could be delivered. Years later, the factory workers did not want the 17 chassis that had not been assembled to go to waste, and they created a revolutionary machine.

These 17 units had an aluminium body, a new interior, and a V12 engine enlarged to 3.8 litres. They now featured two large turbochargers and delivered 680 CV with rear-wheel drive. It was called the Edonis and was 70 kg lighter.