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Bugatti Pits EB110 vs. Veyron and Chiron Just for Kicks

One of the advantages of being a niche car manufacturer is that you can always find a link between the models you produce. For fun, you can also pit your models against one another, to see what happens. And this exactly what Bugatti did on the last day of July.
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In the auto world, there are probably few cars that are as scarce as Bugatti. In its 110 year history, the brand built somewhere between 20 and 30 distinct models, making them extremely rare.

After being taken over by Volkswagen, Bugatti produced only two models: the Veyron, whose production ceased in 2015, and the Chiron, which is about halfway through its allotted production run. But before both, while Italian entrepreneur Romano Artioli owned the brand, there was the EB110.

Trying to put things into perspective, the carmaker decided to compare these three cars to see how they stack up against one another.

The EB110, built in 1991 without being based on an existing model, was powered by a 3.5-liter V12 engine that spat out from 560 hp to 611 hp. The acceleration time was rated at 3.3 seconds, and the top speed at 351 kph (218 mph). Only 128 units of it were produced, making it one of the most exclusive cars ever.

The Veyron, introduced in 2005, was powered by an engine more than double the size, an 8.0-liter monster in W16 configuration. The engine developed 1001 hp and gave the model an acceleration time of 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 407 kph (253 mph). 450 Veyrons were ever built.

At the top of the food chain, the Chiron was launched in 2016, with a modified version of the same engine used in the Veyron. In the new configuration, the car develops a heart-stopping 1,500 hp, reaches 62 mph in 2.4 seconds and doesn’t stop accelerating until it reaches 420 kph (261 mph). 200 of a projected 500 units have so far been made.

Regardless of their differences, all three cars do share some traits: they are all all-wheel-drive, use a carbon monocoque and each makes use of four turbochargers.

You can read the entire comparison between the three cars in the document attached below.
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About the author: Daniel Patrascu
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Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry. He also enjoys talking about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
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