The history of Bugatti?

Bugatti is a world-famous old sports car brand. In 1909, Italian Ettore Bugatti founded Bugatti Company in Germany, specializing in the production of sports cars and high-end luxury cars.

Bugatti's products are exquisite in workmanship and excellent in performance. Each of its cars can be regarded as a world-famous car. It was discontinued in 1956. In 1991, Italian industrialist Romano Atioli bought the ownership of the Bugatti trademark and rebuilt the Bugatti Automobile Company in Italy to re-produce high-performance, high-quality sports cars and sedans. Bugatti produced a total of more than 7,000 cars.

Due to the changes in nationality and geographical location of the factory, it was in Germany from 1909 to 1918; in France from 1919 to 1956; and in Italy after the factory was rebuilt in 1991.

The English letters in the Bugatti trademark are Bugatti, and the upper part EB is the abbreviation of Ettore Bugatti in English pinyin. A circle of small dots around it symbolizes ball bearings, and the background color is red. .

Bugatti cars are one of the most popular classic cars. Models under the Bugatti brand can be seen in many famous car museums around the world. They have high performance and novel and smooth body shapes. Right down to the configuration of the engine is unique.

Bugatti cars are one of the most popular classic cars. Models under the Bugatti brand can be seen in many famous car museums around the world. They have high performance and novel and smooth body shapes. Right down to the configuration of the engine is unique.

Ettore Bugatti, the founder of Bugatti, was born in Milan, Italy in 1881. His father was a painter and a famous furniture designer. Ettore Bugatti studied at an art school since he was a child. He was particularly fond of driving cars and participated in racing activities since he was 17 years old. At the age of 18, he joined the company Printetti & Stucchi to learn the design and manufacture of three-wheeled vehicles, and won the car racing championship that year.

In 1990, the T1 (Car No. 1) four-wheel car named "Grinelli" was designed and completed. It was a car equipped with a 12HP, in-line four-cylinder engine in its own factory, and was sold in Won the gold medal at Milan Expo. Soon after, the T2 car (24HP) and T3 car (50HP) called "Diedrischs" were designed and developed, and participated in the race from Paris to Bordeaux. The T5 car has participated in Anmos racing events. The T6 car is produced by the Deutz Company in Cologne, Germany, and uses the overhead camshaft (OHC) valve train developed in 1905. The T7 car is called Mathis, and the T8 car is a Deutz Hermes model with a total displacement of 5430ml.

In 1909, a factory was built in Molsheim, Alsace. While designing the "Peugeot Bebe" small car, it also manufactured the T10 car equipped with an in-line four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 1208ml. . In 1914, the T17 car, which featured a horseshoe-shaped radiator grille and wire-spoke wheels, was developed, with a speed of 110km/h.

During World War I, Ettore Bugatti designed and manufactured an in-line eight-cylinder, 410HP aero engine for the Dusenberg Motor Company in the United States. After the First World War, from 1920 onwards, the T22 and T23 racing cars with four-cylinder 16-valve (the founder of the four-valve mechanism) and small engines were developed successively, and they were used in the 24 Hours of Lemans, France. Winning the Grand Prix and the Brescia Race.

In 1922, the T30 racing car equipped with an inline eight-cylinder engine was developed. The engine has a displacement of 3982ml and is equipped with a supercharger. The T35 model of 1925 was active on European car racing circuits with its high performance and excellent body shape. In particular, the T35B was equipped with a Roots-type supercharger and could reach a top speed of 210km/h, so it was sold well all over the world and is still sold today. Larger holdings.

Starting from the T38 car in 1927, it began to produce convertible top sports cars and two-seater racing cars. The 1933 T41 car was called Lovayard's luxury large tourist sedan. The engine was an in-line eight-cylinder, with a displacement of up to 14,700 ml, a speed of 180 km/h, and a large body weight of 3,000 kg. Only 6 were produced, and they are still preserved today. .

Since the T57 racing sports car and luxury limousine in 1937, Ettore Bugatti’s son Jean Bugatti (1909 – 1939) has participated in the design work, with refined windows Its main features are its novel and unique body, making it a favorite in the car industry. Unfortunately, Jean Bugatti died in a traffic accident in 1939.

In the world economic recession, the Ettore Bugatti factory is in operational difficulties. At the beginning of World War II, the German army occupied the Ettore Bugatti factory in France. But Bugatti himself did not succumb to the intimidation of the invaders and insisted on Italian nationality, thus being persecuted. A generation of famous car designers who dominated the car industry for nearly half a century passed away quietly in 1947.

However, Bugatti himself has always been admired by future generations. Most of Bugatti cars have become collections of the Mulhouse Museum in France, and Bugatti cars can still be seen driving on German roads.

The 2004 Bugatti eb16.4 Veyron will have two data that break the current world automobile industry record: the top speed is 405.7 kilometers per hour, which is faster than the McLaren team that has not been broken for 10 years. The record of 386.6 km/h set in the Formula One race is 19 km/h faster, and the price of each car (including tax) is about US$1.2 million.

This two-seat two-door super sports car is an improvement on the concept car shown at the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show and has been approved for formal production. The model at that time was called eb18/4 Veyron, which used a 6.3-liter 18-cylinder engine, while the new ebd16.4 used a w16 engine. It was actually two V8 engines with a small included angle, combined in a w-shape at an included angle of 90°. The maximum power is 736kw/6000r/min, the maximum torque is 1250nm/2200r/min, the acceleration time from 0 to 100km/h is 2.9 seconds, which is 0.3 seconds faster than the F1 record. It takes 14 seconds to start from the same place and reach the speed of 300km/h. The engine has 4 A turbocharger with intercooling and a displacement of 8 liters. The new 7-speed dual-clutch manual transmission contributes to the excellent acceleration. The shift lever is a paddle behind the steering wheel (sequential manual shifting) or a shift lever on the floor, 4-wheel drive.

But at the same time, at top speed, the Veyron's full tank of oil can only keep the engine running for 12 minutes!