1993 Bugatti EB110 Supersport Prototype, which set a speed record, is for sale
A rare 1993 Bugatti EB110 Supersport prototype is for sale at Florida dealer Fort Lauderdale Collection South.
The car in question is chassis number 006, engine number 0026; the listing claims that engine 0026 is the one that set the speed record of 212.94 mph in 1992. It is not known if this engine was installed in chassis 006 at that time. It has only 2,108 miles on the odometer and is painted Grigio Metallic with a blue interior.
Before the Volkswagen Group bought the brand and introduced the Veyron and Chiron, Italian businessman Romano Artioli revived Bugatti in 1991 with the EB110 GT hypercar. The Bugatti had been dormant since 1952, but the new EB110 appeared in time for Ettore Bugatti's 110th birthday, powered by a 3.5-liter V12 quad turbo and featuring carbon fiber bodywork.
The EB110 Supersport increased output from 552 hp of the EB110 GT to 592 hp; of the 134 EB110s (including prototypes and two racing cars), only 39 were Supersports. The year after the 1992 speed record was set, the EB110 Supersport set a new speed record of 218 mph. The Supersport also set a 0-60 mph acceleration time of only 3.2 seconds, the fastest in the world at the time.
Altiori built a luxuriously designed factory in Campogliano, Italy, to build the EB110. The car initially attracted a lot of attention, with Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher owning a yellow supersport.
However, financial problems, including debts incurred by Altiori after its investment in Lotus, forced Bugatti into bankruptcy in 1995. Additional cars were then built by the German company Dauer using spare chassis, and additional surplus chassis were devoted to the SP-110 Edonis Fenice, which was unveiled in 2018.
Despite its commercial failure, the EB110 was an impressive car and an important part of Bugatti's history. Recently, Bugatti unveiled the Centodieci, a tribute to the EB110, with an interior that pays particular homage to the EB110 Super Sport. Production is limited to just 10 units, each priced at 8.9 million yen. The first Centodieci was completed earlier this year.
