| Bugatti, a legendary maker of high performance | | | | thousand of them can be currently accounted for |
| vehicles in Molsheim, France was established by a | | | | when using the firm’s re-known T (type) |
| re-known Italian born car designer. It produced | | | | mark on the drive train and chassis. Other known |
| some of the most exclusive and fastest high end | | | | bugatti prototypes include type 36; type 56 |
| sports car between 1909 and the mid 1950s. It | | | | electric cars, type 64 coupes and type 73c. |
| was largely a family based operation that failed to | | | | Bugatti also produced a few road model cars for |
| survive transition of its key founders. This is | | | | the well off between 1910 to 1962 like the type |
| because it closed production in the fifties after | | | | 252 convertible 2 setter, and type 18 garros. It |
| some financial problems but it was bought out in | | | | also produced race car edition that were on offer |
| the sixties for its high potential airplane business. | | | | between 1910 and 1956 are type 32 tank and |
| Currently the Volkswagen group is the new | | | | type 251. |
| owner of bugatti brand name that it uses to | | | | Another landmark of the bugatti car model was in |
| release limited edition high end sports cars. | | | | 1989 when its new owner Romano Artoili |
| The bugatti car models were known for their | | | | contracted car designers from Lamborghini and |
| highly detailed designs and their elegant artistic | | | | cauntach to produce the Bugatti EB110 sports car. |
| outline. Some of the greatest achievements of | | | | However, this success was short lived as it closed |
| bugatti during it hay days includes winning the first | | | | production due to the economic recession of the |
| Monaco grand prix, Targa Florio, French grand | | | | mid 1990s. It was later acquired by Volkswagen |
| prix, Italian grand prix, Spanish grand prix, German | | | | AG in 1998 who commissioned production of the |
| grand prix, Belgian grand prix, Czechoslovakia | | | | Bugatti EB118 touring sedan. This car was unveiled |
| grand prix and topping it up by becoming number | | | | at the Paris auto show during the same year. It |
| one during the 24 hour of Le mans race in 1937 | | | | featured the first passenger car18 cylinder engine |
| and 1939. In terms of design, the engines | | | | that had a horse power of 555. This model was |
| received a hand built design with a fine tuned | | | | followed by newer versions of Bugatti 18/8 |
| polished look. This ensured that its flat gaskets | | | | Chiron and Bugatti EB 16/4 Veyron. |
| could work well without sealing and it could be | | | | The next generation of bugatti was launched in |
| wired safely with elaborate corded patterns. It | | | | 2000 it had a 1001 horse power engine driven by |
| also used fewer light weight but durable parts for | | | | 16 turbo charged cylinders with top speeds of |
| its forged spring axels. | | | | 407 kilometers per hour and acceleration from 1 |
| Some of the most notable car models that | | | | to 100 kilometers per hour in less than 2.5 |
| boosted the public opinion rating of bugatti include | | | | seconds. The bugatti car model has evolved over |
| type 35 “royale”, type 55 and type 57 | | | | years getting even better with contemporary |
| “atlantic”. During its extant, bugatti rolled | | | | designs put in place. |
| out close to seven thousand cars but only two | | | | |