Bugatti was a very different company than today when
it launched the EB110 back in 1991 but it still aimed to push the boundaries
with its shockingly fast for the period supercar. The Bugatti EB110 combined the
absolute best for its period in terms of technology and design; it’s based on a
carbon-fiber monocoque chassis, it had active aero and featured a quad-turbo
3.5-liter V12 engine driving all four wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox
after all.
The ultimate incarnation of the EB110 was none other
than the very rare Super Sport, or Sport Stradale as it was originally called.
Bugatti added larger injectors to the V12, a new ECU and a new, less
restrictive exhaust system. The result is 603 hp, up from the standard GT’s
553 hp, and 650 Nm of torque.
The added grunt of the quad-turbo engine was
combined by a number of weight-saving measures, with the final EB110 SS being
lighter by 150 kg compared to the GT, thanks to various body panels
being made out of carbon fiber, magnesioum alloy wheels, a fixed rear wing and
a simplified interior.
Bugatti claimed a 0-100 km/h in just 3.26
seconds and a top speed of 355 km/h for the EB110 SS, making it the
fastest production vehicle in the world in 1995. Of course we all know that
McLaren took that title eventually with the F1 by achieving 386 km/h.
Chassis 39040 is considered to be the last EB110
built by Bugatti in 1995, before the company went bankrupt. The car is finished
in Grigio Chiaro Met over a two-tone interior and has been in the hands of a
private Italian owner since 2003.
Bugatti’s last EB110 SS is currently offered for
sale by Girardo & Co with a “Price Upon Application” note. You know what
they say: If you have to ask, you probably can’t afford it.
