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1936 Bugatti No. 57453 on display at the 1937 Nice Motor Show 1936 Bugatti No. 57453 "La Voiture Noire" in Alsace, France. Source: [10] Also known as "La Voiture Noire" (French for "The Black Car"), this is the second Atlantic that was manufactured. Apart from its first years after production, the car's history and current whereabouts remain ...
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport is a faster, more powerful version of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Production was limited to 48 units. The Super Sport has increased engine power output of 1,200 PS (882 kW; 1,183 hp) at 6,400 rpm and a maximum torque of 1,500 N⋅m (1,106 lb⋅ft) at 3,000–5,000 rpm and a revised aerodynamic package. [ 49 ]
1937 Bugatti Type 57S number 57502 pictured in the garage where it was discovered (undated photograph released by Bonhams) [1]. The Bugatti Type 57S Atalante number 57502, built in 1937 by Automobiles Ettore Bugatti, is one of 43 Bugatti Type 57S made and one of only 17 Type 57S produced with the in-house Atalante coupé coachwork.
Bugatti opened its archives to tell the story of how its first 21st-century car, the Veyron, was born. Ferdinand Karl Piëch (1937-2019), a brilliant engineer who rose to the top of the Volkswagen ...
The Bugatti Chiron is a mid-engined, two-seated sports car, designed by Achim Anscheidt, [24] developed as the successor to the Bugatti Veyron. [25] The Chiron was first revealed at the Geneva Motor Show on March 1, 2016. [26] [27] In February 2024, Bugatti announced the successor to the Chiron, which will use a V16 hybrid-electric powertrain. [28]
Pierre Veyron enrolled at university to study engineering. Veyron's friend, Albert Divo, convinced Veyron to take up racing and introduced Veyron to André Vagniez, an industrialist who provided financial support to Veyron. Vagniez purchased a Bugatti Type 37A that Veyron drove to his first racing victory, winning the 1930 Geneva Grand Prix. [2]
The 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 14th Grand Prix of Endurance. It took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe on 19 and 20 June 1937. The race was won by Jean-Pierre Wimille and Robert Benoist in Roger Labric's works-supported Bugatti team, in one of the streamlined new Type 57G cars, at a record pace and exceeding 2000 miles in the race for the first time.
1912 Peugeot Bébé Built by Bugatti under license from Peugeot. Known as Bugatti Type 16/Peugeot Type 69 and BP1; 1922–1926 Type 29 "Cigare" 1923 Type 32 "Tank" 1924–1930 Type 35/35A/35B/35T/35C/37/39 "Grand Prix" 1927–1930 Type 52 (electric racer for children) 1936–1939 Type 57G "Tank" 1937–1939 Type 50B; 1931–1936 Type 53