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{{Short description|1909–1963 French car manufacturer}}
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'''Automobiles Ettore Bugatti''' was a French [[automotive industry|manufacturer]] of [[high performance vehicle|high-performance automobiles]]. The company was founded in 1909 in the then-[[German Empire|German]] city of [[Molsheim]], [[Alsace]], by the Italian-born industrial designer [[Ettore Bugatti]]. The cars were known for their design beauty and numerous race victories. Famous Bugatti automobiles include the [[Bugatti Type 35|Type 35 Grand Prix]] cars, the [[Bugatti Royale|Type 41 "Royale"]], the [[Bugatti Type 57|Type 57 "Atlantic"]] and the [[Bugatti Type 55|Type 55]] sports car.

The death of Ettore Bugatti in 1947 proved to be a severe blow to the [[marque]], and the death of his son [[Jean Bugatti|Jean]] in 1939 meant that there was no successor to lead the factory. With no more than about 8,000 cars 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 S.p.A. (1987–1995)|Bugatti Automobili S.p.A.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-04-01 |title=Michel’s Missing Bugatti |url=https://driventowrite.com/2021/04/01/michels-missing-bugatti/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Driven To Write |language=en-GB}}</ref>

A film about the founding of Bugatti is being produced by [[Andrea Iervolino]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prestigeonline.com/th/lifestyle/culture-plus-entertainment/bugatti-movie-andrea-iervolino-biopic-ferrari-maserati-lamborghini/|title=A Movie About the Founding of Bugatti is in the Works|date=October 29, 2024}}</ref>

==Under Ettore Bugatti==
[[File:Ettore Bugatti in 1932.jpg|thumb|upright|Ettore Bugatti, 1932|alt=|left]]
The founder Ettore Bugatti was born in [[Milan]], Italy, and the automobile company that bears his name was founded in 1909 in Molsheim located in the Alsace region which was part of the [[German Empire]] from 1871 to 1919. The company was known both for the level of detail of its engineering in its automobiles, and for the artistic manner in which the designs were executed, given the artistic nature of Ettore's family (his father, [[Carlo Bugatti]] (1856–1940), was an important [[Art Nouveau]] furniture and jewelry designer).

===World War I and its aftermath===
[[File:Bugatti Typ 13 Brescia Sport-Racing 1922.jpg|thumb|Bugatti Type 13 Brescia Sport-Racing, 1922|alt=]]
[[File:B.M.W. (Förenade bil) Skåne - Nordiska museet - NMAx.0030583.tif|thumb|A Bugatti Type 40 coupe in Sweden in 1967.|alt=A historical image from 1967 of a black Bugatti Type 40 coupe with bright yellow doors. The car is parked next to the road, surrounded by fields of barley and trees. There is no driver in the car.]]
During the [[First World War|war]] Ettore Bugatti was sent away, initially to Milan and later to Paris, but as soon as hostilities had been concluded he returned to his factory at Molsheim.<ref name=Automobilia1920>{{cite journal|title=Automobilia|journal=Toutes les voitures françaises 1920 (Salon [Oct] 1919)|volume=31|pages=63|year=2004|publisher=Histoire & collections|location=Paris}}</ref> Less than four months after the [[Treaty of Versailles (1919)|Versailles Treaty]] formalised the transfer of Alsace from Germany to France, Bugatti was able to obtain, at the last minute, a stand at the [[Paris Motor Show|15th Paris motor show]] in October 1919.<ref name=Automobilia1920/> He exhibited three light cars, all of them closely based on their pre-war equivalents, and each fitted with the same [[Overhead camshaft engine|overhead camshaft]] 4-cylinder 1,368cc engine with four valves per cylinder.<ref name=Automobilia1920/> Smallest of the three was a "[[Bugatti Type 13|Type 13]]" with a racing body (constructed by the Bugatti themselves) and using a chassis with a {{convert|2000|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} wheelbase.<ref name=Automobilia1920/> The others were a "[[Bugatti Type 13#Type 22|Type 22]]" and a "[[Bugatti Type 13#Type 23|Type 23]]" with wheelbases of {{convert|2250|and|2400|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} respectively.<ref name=Automobilia1920/>

===Racing successes===
[[File:Bugatti Type 35.jpg|thumb|Bugatti Type 35B|alt=]]
{{See also|Bugatti Grand Prix results}}
The company also enjoyed great success in early [[Grand Prix motor racing]]: in 1929, a privately entered [[Bugatti Type 35#Type 35B|Bugatti]] won the first ever [[Monaco Grand Prix]]. Bugatti's racing success culminated with driver [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] winning the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] twice (in 1937 with [[Robert Benoist]] and in 1939 with [[Pierre Veyron]]).

Bugatti cars were extremely successful in racing. The little [[Bugatti Type 10]] swept the top four positions at its first race. The 1924 [[Bugatti Type 35]] is one of the most successful racing cars - developed by Bugatti with master engineer and racing driver [[Jean Chassagne]] who also drove it in the car's first ever Grand Prix in 1924 Lyon.<ref>L’Automobiliste, 1971 P. 7</ref> Bugattis swept to victory in the [[Targa Florio]] for five years straight from 1925 through 1929. [[Louis Chiron]] held the most podiums in Bugatti cars, and the modern marque revival Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. named the 1999 [[Bugatti 18/3 Chiron]] concept car in his honour. But it was the final racing success at Le Mans that is most remembered—Jean-Pierre Wimille and Pierre Veyron won the 1939 race with just one car and meagre resources.[[File:Hugh llewelyn ZZy 24408 (5729560683).jpg|thumb|Bugatti Railcar|alt=]]

===Aeroplane racing===
[[File:Bugatti 100 Racing Plane @ Oshkosh (2234509290) (2).jpg|thumb|Bugatti 100P Racing Plane|alt=|left]]
In the 1930s, Ettore Bugatti got involved in the creation of a racer [[airplane]], hoping to beat the Germans in the [[Deutsch de la Meurthe prize]]. This would be the [[Bugatti Model 100|Bugatti 100P]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airventuremuseum.org/collection/aircraft/Bugatti%20Model%20100%20Racer.asp#TopOfPage|title=Bugatti Model 100 at the EAA Museum|access-date=2009-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bugattiaircraft.com/plane.htm |title=Bugatti Aircraft Association – 100P Airplane |publisher=Bugattiaircraft.com |access-date=2010-12-31}}</ref> which never flew. It was designed by Belgian engineer [[Louis de Monge]] who had already applied Bugatti Brescia engines in his "Type 7.5" lifting body.

===Railcar===
Ettore Bugatti also designed a successful motorised railcar, the {{Interlanguage link|Autorail Bugatti|fr}}.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Hearst Magazines|title=Streamlined Auto-Rail Car Used in France|magazine=Popular Mechanics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yt8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA885|date=December 1934|publisher=Hearst Magazines|page=885}}</ref>

===Family tragedy===
The death of Ettore Bugatti's son, [[Jean Bugatti]], on 11 August 1939 marked a turning point in the company's fortunes as he died while testing a [[Bugatti Type 57#Type 57S Tank|Type 57 tank-bodied race car]] near the Molsheim factory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-15 |title=The birth and too-soon death of Jean Bugatti remembered |url=https://journal.classiccars.com/2022/01/14/the-birth-and-too-soon-death-of-jean-bugatti-remembered/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=ClassicCars.com Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>[[File:Bugatti Coach Type 73A (1947) pic1.JPG|thumb|Bugatti Type 73A|alt=]]

==After World War II==
[[World War II]] left the Molsheim factory in ruins and the company lost control of the property. During the war, Bugatti planned a new factory at Levallois, a northwestern suburb of Paris. After the war, Bugatti designed and planned to build a series of new cars, including the Type 73 road car and Type 73C single seat racing car, but in all Bugatti built only five Type 73 cars.

Development of a 375&nbsp;cc supercharged car was stopped when Ettore Bugatti died on 21 August 1947. Following his death, the business declined further and made its last appearance as a business in its own right at a [[Paris Motor Show]] in October 1952.<ref name=Automobilia1953>{{cite journal |title=Automobilia |journal=Toutes les voitures françaises 1953 (Salon Paris oct 1952) |volume=14 |pages=Pages 6 & 10|year=2000|publisher=Histoire & collections|location=Paris}}</ref>

After a long decline, the original incarnation of Bugatti ceased operations in 1952.[[File:Fondation Bugatti-Molsheim-Moteur Type 49 (2).jpg|thumb|Bugatti Type 49 Engine ([[Musée de la Chartreuse, Molsheim]])|alt=]]

==Design==
Bugatti models are known to focus on design.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A closer look at the Bugatti Chiron's design |url=https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/bugatti-chiron-design-exterior-interior-close-look/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref> [[Engine block]]s were [[hand scraper|hand scraped]] to ensure that the surfaces were flat so that gaskets were not required for sealing, and many of the exposed surfaces of the engine compartment featured ''[[guilloché]]'' finishes on them. Safety wires were threaded through most fasteners in intricately laced patterns. Rather than bolt the springs to the [[axle]]s as most manufacturers did, Bugatti's axles were forged such that the spring passed through an opening in the axle, a much more elegant solution requiring fewer parts. Bugatti himself described his competitor [[Bentley]]'s cars as "the world's fastest lorries" for focusing on durability. According to Bugatti, "weight was the enemy".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kew |first=Ollie |title=The world’s first diesel Bentley is here. And it's fast |url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/first-look/worlds-first-diesel-bentley-here-and-its-fast |website=Top Gear}}</ref>

===Notable models===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; width:99%;"
|-
!  style="width:33%; vertical-align:top;"| Prototypes
!  style="width:33%; vertical-align:top;"| Racing cars
!  style="width:33%; vertical-align:top;"| Road cars
|-
| valign=top |
* 1900–1901 [[Bugatti Type 2#Type 2|Type 2]]
* 1903 [[Bugatti Type 5#Type 5|Type 5]]
* 1908 [[Bugatti Type 10|Type 10]] "''Petit Pur Sang''"
* 1925 [[Bugatti Type 36|Type 36]]
* 1929–1930 [[Bugatti Type 45|Type 45/47]]
* [[Bugatti Type 56|Type 56]] ([[electric car]])
* 1939 [[Bugatti Type 64|Type 64]] (coupe)
* 1943/1947 [[Bugatti Type 73|Type 73C]]
* 1957–1962 [[Bugatti Type 252|Type 252]] (2-seat sports convertible)
| valign=top |
* 1910–1914 [[Bugatti Type 13#Type 13|Type 13]]/[[Bugatti Type 13#15|Type 15]]/[[Bugatti Type 17|17]]/[[Bugatti Type 22|22]]
* 1912 [[Bugatti Type 16#Type 16|Type 16]] "''Bébé''"
* 1922–1926 [[Bugatti Type 30#Type 29|Type 29]] "''Cigare''"
* 1923 [[Bugatti Type 32|Type 32]] "Tank"
* 1924–1930 [[Bugatti Type 35#Type 35|Type 35]]/[[Bugatti Type 35#Type 35A|35A]]/[[Bugatti Type 35#Type 35B|35B]]/[[Bugatti Type 35#Type 35T|35T]]/[[Bugatti Type 35#Type 35C|35C]]/[[Bugatti Type 37|37]]/[[Bugatti Type 39|39]] "Grand Prix"
* 1927–1930 [[Bugatti Type 52|Type 52]] ([[electric vehicle|electric racer]] for children)
* 1936–1939 [[Bugatti Type 57#Type 57G|Type 57G "Tank"]]
* 1937–1939 [[Bugatti Type 46#Type 50|Type 50B]]
* 1931–1936 [[Bugatti Type 53|Type 53]]
* 1931–1936 [[Bugatti Type 51#Type 51|Type 51/51A]]/[[Bugatti Type 51#Type 54|54GP]]/[[Bugatti Type 59|59]]
* 1955–1956 [[Bugatti Type 251|Type 251]]
| valign=top |
* 1910 [[Bugatti Type 13|Type 13]]<ref>[[Georgano, G.N.]] ''Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886–1930''. (London: Grange-Universal, 1985)</ref>
* 1912–1914 [[Bugatti Type 18#Type 18|Type 18]]
* 1913–1914 [[Bugatti Type 23|Type 23]]/[[Bugatti Type 13#Type 23 Brescia Tourer|Brescia Tourer]] (roadster)
* 1922–1934 [[Bugatti Type 30#Type 30|Type 30]]/[[Bugatti Type 38|38]]/[[Bugatti Type 40|40]]/[[Bugatti Type 43|43]]/[[Bugatti Type 44|44]]/[[Bugatti Type 49#Type 49|49]] (touring car)
* 1927–1933 [[Bugatti Royale#Type 41|Type 41]] "Royale"
* 1929–1939 [[Bugatti Type 46#Type 46|Type 46]]/[[Bugatti Type 50|50]]/[[Bugatti Type 46#Type 50T|50T]] (touring car)
* 1932–1935 [[Bugatti Type 55#Type 55|Type 55]] (roadster)
* 1934–1940 [[Bugatti Type 57#Type 57|Type 57]]/[[Bugatti Type 57S|57S]]/[[Bugatti Type 57#Type 57SC|Type 57SC]] (touring car)
* 1951–1956 [[Bugatti Type 101|Type 101]] (coupe)
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Bugatti 1913.JPG|1913 Bugatti 22, 3 seat Vinet
File:Bugatti Type 46 Gangloff uncoverable semi-profiled coach 1931.jpg|Bugatti Type 50 i
File:RL 1938 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic 34 2.jpg|1938 [[Bugatti Type 57|Type 57SC Atlantic]] from the [[Ralph Lauren]] collection
File:1933 Bugatti Type 59 Grand Prix 34 rear.jpg|1933 [[Bugatti Type 59|Type 59]] [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racer from the [[Ralph Lauren]] collection
File:Bugatti 43 Cockpit.jpg|Bugatti Type 43 Cockpit
</gallery>

===Notable finds in the modern era===
Relatives of Harold Carr found a rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante when cataloguing the doctor's belongings after his death in 2009. Carr's Type 57S is notable because it was originally owned by British race car driver Earl Howe. Because much of the car's original equipment is intact, it can be restored without relying on replacement parts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/02/1937-bugatti-atalante-sup_n_154743.html |title=1937 Bugatti Atalante Supercar, One of 17, Found in English Garage, Associated Press, January 2, 2009 |work=The Huffington Post |date=2009-01-02 |access-date=2011-05-27}}</ref>

On 10 July 2009, a 1925 Bugatti Brescia Type 22 which had lain at the bottom of [[Lake Maggiore]] on the border of Switzerland and Italy for 75 years was recovered from the lake. The Mullin Museum in [[Oxnard, California]] bought it at auction for $351,343 at Bonham's [[Rétromobile]] sale in Paris in 2010.

==Attempts at revival==
The company attempted a comeback under Roland Bugatti in the mid-1950s with the [[mid-engine design|mid-engined]] [[Bugatti Type 251|Type 251]] race car. Designed with help from [[Gioacchino Colombo]], the car failed to perform to expectations and the company's attempts at automobile production were halted.

In the 1960s, [[Virgil Exner]] designed a Bugatti as part of his "[[Exner Revival Cars|Revival Cars]]" project. A show version of this car was actually built by [[Ghia]] using the last [[Bugatti Type 101]] chassis, and was shown at the 1965 [[Turin Motor Show]]. Finance was not forthcoming, and Exner then turned his attention to a revival of [[Stutz Motor Company|Stutz]].

Bugatti continued manufacturing airplane parts and was sold to [[Hispano-Suiza]], also a former auto maker turned aircraft supplier, in 1963.<ref name="Wood"/> [[Snecma]] took over Hispano-Suiza in 1968. After acquiring [[Messier-Bugatti-Dowty|Messier]], Snecma merged Messier and Bugatti into Messier-Bugatti in 1977.

==Modern revivals==

==={{anchor|Bugatti Automobili|Bugatti Automobili S.p.A.}}Bugatti Automobili S.p.A. (1987–1995)===
[[File:BUGATTI AUTOMOBILI.jpg|thumb|View of the assembly line building of the Bugatti Automobili factory in Campogalliano]]
[[File:2007-06-15 18 Bugatti EB 110 (bearb - kl).jpg|thumb|[[Bugatti EB110]] (1996)]]
Italian entrepreneur [[Romano Artioli]] acquired the Bugatti brand in 1987, and established '''Bugatti Automobili S.p.A.'''. Artioli commissioned architect Giampaolo Benedini to design the factory which was built in [[Campogalliano]], Modena, Italy. Construction of the plant began in 1988, alongside the development of the first model, and it was inaugurated two years later—in 1990.{{sfnp|AISA|2011|p=28}} By 1989, the plans for the new Bugatti revival were presented by [[Paolo Stanzani]] and [[Marcello Gandini]], designers of the [[Lamborghini Miura]] and [[Lamborghini Countach]].

The first production vehicle was the [[Bugatti EB110|Bugatti EB110 GT]] which featured a 3.5-litre, 5-valve per cylinder, quad-[[Turbocharger|turbocharged]] 60° [[V12 engine]], a six-speed [[gearbox]], and [[four-wheel drive]]. Stanzani proposed an aluminium honeycomb chassis, which was used for all early prototypes. He and president Artioli clashed over engineering decisions so Stanzani left the project and Artioli sought [[Nicola Materazzi]] to replace him in June 1990. Materazzi, who had been the chief designer for the [[Ferrari 288 GTO]] and [[Ferrari F40]] replaced the aluminium chassis with a carbon fibre one manufactured by Aerospatiale and also altered the torque distribution of the car from 40:60 to 27:73. He remained Director until late 1992.<ref name="TG">{{cite web|url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/supercars/ps9m-bugatti-centodieci|title=Bugatti Centodieci|date=16 August 2019|first=Jason|last=Barlow|publisher=Top Gear|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="Cironi">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVOEOEJAceI| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/hVOEOEJAceI| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=Edonis e il fallimento Bugatti|date=15 August 2015|first=Davide|last=Cironi|publisher=Drive Experience|access-date=7 May 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
Racing car designer [[Mauro Forghieri]] served as Bugatti's technical director from 1993 through 1994.<ref name="Revue">{{cite web|url=https://www.bugattirevue.com/revue4/eb-race.htm|title=Bugatti EB110 Race Successes|first=Jaap|last=Horst|publisher=Bugatti Revue|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> On 27 August 1993, through his holding company, ACBN Holdings S.A. of [[Luxembourg]], Romano Artioli purchased [[Lotus Cars]] from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. Plans were made to list Bugatti shares on international stock exchanges.

Bugatti presented a prototype large saloon called the [[Bugatti EB 112|EB112]] in 1993.

Perhaps the most famous Bugatti EB110 owner was seven-time [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Formula One World Champion]] racing driver [[Michael Schumacher]] who purchased an EB110 in 1994. Schumacher sold his EB110, which had been repaired after a severe 1994 crash, to Modena Motorsport, a Ferrari service and race preparation garage in Germany.

By the time the EB110 came to market, the North American and European economies [[Early 1990s recession|were in recession]]. Poor economic conditions caused the company to fail and operations ceased in September 1995. A model specific to the US market called the "Bugatti America" was in the preparatory stages when the company ceased operations.

Bugatti's liquidators sold Lotus Cars to [[Proton (carmaker)|Proton]] of Malaysia. German firm [[Dauer Racing]] purchased the EB110 licence and remaining parts stock in 1997 in order to produce five more EB110 SS vehicles. These five SS versions of the EB110 were greatly refined by Dauer. The Campogalliano factory was sold to a furniture-making company, which became defunct prior to moving in, leaving the building unoccupied.<ref>{{cite web |author=Copyright. Est February 2003. |url=http://www.trade-247.com/80.html |title=Bugatti on TradeTwentyfourSeven website |publisher=Trade-247.com |access-date=2010-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323151700/http://www.trade-247.com/80.html |archive-date=2012-03-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After Dauer stopped producing cars in 2011, Toscana-Motors GmbH of Germany purchased the remaining parts stock from Dauer.

Ex vice-president Jean-Marc Borel and ex-employees Federico Trombi, Gianni Sighinolfi and [[Nicola Materazzi]] established the [[B Engineering]] company and designed and built the [[B Engineering Edonis|Edonis]] using the chassis and engine from the Bugatti EB110 SS, but simplifying the turbocharging system and driveline (from 4WD to 2WD).<ref name="Edonis">{{cite web|url=https://europe.autonews.com/article/20010226/ANE/102260809/b-engineering|title=B Engineering|first=Luca|last=Ciferri|date=13 December 2005 |publisher=Autonews|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>

===Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. (1998–present)===
{{main|Bugatti Automobiles}}

====Pre-Veyron====

[[Volkswagen Group]] acquired the Bugatti brand in 1998. Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. commissioned [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] of [[ItalDesign]] to produce Bugatti Automobiles's first concept vehicle, the [[Bugatti EB 118|EB118]], a [[coupé]] that debuted at the 1998 [[Paris Auto Show]]. The EB118 concept featured a {{convert|408|kW|PS bhp|0|lk=on|adj=on}}, W-18 engine. After its Paris debut, the EB118 concept was shown again in 1999 at the [[Geneva Auto Show]] and the [[Tokyo Motor Show]]. Bugatti introduced its next concepts, the [[Bugatti EB 218|EB 218]] at the 1999 [[Geneva Motor Show]] and the [[Bugatti 18/3 Chiron|18/3 Chiron]] at the 1999 [[International Motor Show Germany|Frankfurt Motor Show]] (IAA).

====Veyron era (2005–2015)====

[[File:Bugatti veyron in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|[[Bugatti Veyron 16.4]]]]

Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. began assembling its first regular-production vehicle, the [[Bugatti Veyron|Bugatti Veyron 16.4]] (the 1001 PS super car with an 8-litre W-16 engine with four turbochargers) in September 2005 at the Bugatti [[Molsheim]], France assembly "studio".<ref name=cnn_2005>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/funonwheels/09/16/bugatti_veyron/ |title=Bugatti: 1,001 horsepower, $1.24 million |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=2005-09-16 |access-date=2012-07-28}}</ref><ref name=bugatti_molsheim>{{cite web |url=http://www.bugatti.com/en/tradition/history/molsheim/atelier.html |title=Manufacturing the Veyron |publisher=Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S |date=2011-11-30 |access-date=2012-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719225124/http://www.bugatti.com/en/tradition/history/molsheim/atelier.html |archive-date=2013-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 23 February 2015, Bugatti sold its last Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, which was named La Finale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/news/a25087/the-very-last-bugatti-veyron-has-been-sold |title=The very last Bugatti Veyron has been sold |work=Road and Track |date=23 February 2015 |access-date=23 February 2015 |first=Robert |last=Sorokanich}}</ref>

====Chiron era (2016–present)====
[[File:Bugatti Chiron Sky View, Paris Motor Show 2018, IMG 0301.jpg|thumb|[[Bugatti Chiron]]]]
The [[Bugatti Chiron]] is a [[mid-engine design|mid-engined]], two-seated sports car, designed by Achim Anscheidt,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.porsche.com/international/_georgia_/aboutporsche/christophorusmagazine/archive/377/articleoverview/article14/ |title=Porsche Achim Anscheidt, B AA 9117 H |first=Antje |last=Wewer |website=Porsche AG – Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG |access-date=2016-10-03}}</ref> developed as the successor to the [[Bugatti Veyron]].<ref name="DTRENDS NOV">{{cite news |last1=Branman |first1=Miles |title=Bugatti's world-challenging Chiron supercar will let you take its roof off |url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/bugatti-chiron-targa-specs-news-rumors/ |work=Digital Trends |location=US |date=2015-11-24 |access-date=2016-10-28}}</ref> The Chiron was first revealed at the [[Geneva Motor Show]] on March 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-events/geneva/2016/bugatti-chiron-revealed-at-the-2016-geneva-motor-show/ |title=Bugatti Chiron revealed at Geneva 2016: the world has a new fastest production car |first=James |last=Taylor |work=CAR Magazine |location=UK |date=2016-02-29 |access-date=2016-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.caranddriver.com/2016-geneva-auto-show |title=2016 Geneva Auto Show – Auto Show |work=Car and Driver |location=US |access-date=2016-03-23}}</ref>

In February 2024, Bugatti announced the successor to the Chiron, which will use a [[V16 engine|V16]] [[Hybrid electric powertrain|hybrid-electric powertrain]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official: Bugatti Chiron replacement to swap W16 engine for V16 |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/official-bugatti-chiron-replacement-swap-w16-engine-v16 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Autocar |language=en}}</ref> In June 2024 the successor was confirmed as the [[Bugatti Tourbillon]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Communications |first=Bugatti |date=2024-06-21 |title=The Bugatti Tourbillon: an automotive icon ‘Pour l’éternité’ – Bugatti Newsroom |url=https://newsroom.bugatti.com/en/press-releases/the-bugatti-tourbillon-an-automotive-icon-pour-leternite |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=newsroom.bugatti.com |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Cité de l'Automobile|Musée National de l'Automobile de Mulhouse]], home of the Schlumpf Collection of Bugatti cars

==References==
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*{{cite conference |url=http://www.aisastoryauto.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/aisa100_lowres.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.aisastoryauto.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/aisa100_lowres.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title="Un progetto nello spirito Bugatti"; "Quasi un sacrilegio" |conference=Bugatti in Italia; [[Schio]], [[Milan]], 12 November 2011 |first1=Giampaolo |last1=Benedini |first2=Romano |last2=Artioli |author-link2=Romano Artioli |work=Associazione Italiana per la storia dell'automobile, conference 100 |publisher=AISA |language=it |ref={{sfnref|AISA|2011}}}}
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.Bugatti.com Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080412172359/http://www.octagonfox.com/biblio.html Bugatti bibliography]
* [http://www.bugatti-trust.co.uk The Bugatti Trust]
* [http://www.les24heures.fr/index.php/1937/129-1937-voitures/483-1937-1-2-bugatti-t57g Bugatti at LeMans]

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