At the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance,
Bugatti wowed not only attendees, but the entire automotive community too by
unveiling the Centodieci (Italian for 110). We expected it wouldn’t be long
before rendering artists had their way with it, and we were right, with
Aksyonov Nikita giving it a shot at imagining it with its roof chopped off. And
it does make for an appealing project, even if it probably has zero chances of
ever making it into the real world. Apart from making it a roadster, the Centodieci has
also been rendered in blue and black instead of the white featured by the
actual car.
Made as a tribute to the EB110, which debuted in
1991 as a celebration of Ettore Bugatti’s 110th birthday, and forming part of
the company’s expansion plan, the Centodieci is a piece of art on wheels. It
costs a cool US$ 8.9 million (€ 8 million), but even if you can afford it, you’re
out of luck, as all 10 units were sold out even before its official unveiling.
The Centodieci is more
powerful than the Chiron and Divo. The 8.0-liter, quad turbocharged W16 has
been tuned to produce 1,600 PS at 7,000 rpm, 100 PS more than the other two Bugattis. It’s also 20 kg lighter than
its Chiron and does the 0-100 km/h, 0-200 km/h and 0-300
km/h in 2.4, 6.1 and 13.1 seconds, respectively. Bugatti is, right
now, not interested in top speed runs, so v-max has been electronically limited
at 380 km/h. We’re pretty sure it can go much faster than that, but
nearly 240 mph is good enough as it is anyway.
