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Bugatti EB218
The Bugatti EB 218 saloon is the second concept car presented by Bugatti under the ownership of the Volkswagen Auto Group. The EB 218 was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, who also designed the EB 112, the car's predecessor and the EB 118, the car's 2-door variant. The EB 218 can be considered as an update of the EB 112, a concept saloon introduced by Bugatti Automobili SpA in 1993. The EB 218 features Volkswagen's unconventional W18 engine and permanent four-wheel drive borrowed from the Lamborghini Diablo VT. Design Bugatti commissioned Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign to update the EB 112 concept that he designed for Bugatti Automobili SpA in 1993. The EB218's wheelbase measures and it has a total length of . This makes the EB 218 longer that the EB 112 by . The most notable visual differences between the EB 218 and the EB 112 is a redesigned hood, bumpers and lights. The overall design is far less controversial than the EB 112's "Droopy hatchback-saloon" design and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugatti Auto Mobiles S
Automobiles Ettore Bugatti was a German then French manufacturer of high-performance automobiles. The company was founded in 1909 in the then-German city of Molsheim, Alsace, by the Italian-born industrial designer Ettore Bugatti. The cars were known for their design beauty and for their many race victories. Famous Bugatti automobiles include the Type 35 Grand Prix cars, the Type 41 "Royale", the Type 57 "Atlantic" and the Type 55 sports car. The death of Ettore Bugatti in 1947 proved to be a severe blow for the marque, and the death of his son Jean Bugatti in 1939 meant that there was no successor to lead the factory. No more than about 8,000 cars were made. The company struggled financially, and it released one last model in the 1950s before eventually being purchased for its airplane parts business in 1963. In 1987, an Italian entrepreneur bought the brand name and revived it as Bugatti Automobili SpA. Under Ettore Bugatti Founder Ettore Bugatti was born in Milan, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamborghini Diablo VT
The Lamborghini Diablo is a high-performance Mid-engine design, mid-engine sports car built by Italian automobile manufacturer Lamborghini between 1990 and 2001. It is the first production Lamborghini capable of attaining a top speed in excess of . After the end of its production run in 2001, the Diablo was replaced by the Lamborghini Murciélago. The name ''Diablo'' means "devil" in Spanish. History of development At a time when the company was financed by the Swiss-based brothers Jean Claude Mimran, Jean Claude and Patrick Mimran, Lamborghini began development of what was codenamed ''Project 132'' in June 1985 as a replacement for the Lamborghini Countach, Countach, Lamborghini's then flagship sports car. The brief stated that the top speed of the new car had to be at least . The design of the car was contracted to Marcello Gandini, who had designed its two predecessors. When Chrysler, Chrysler Corporation bought the company in 1987, funding the company to complete the car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
