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| Bugatti EB 218 | |
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 Bugatti EB 218 at the 1998IAA | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. |
| Production | 1999 |
| Designer | Giorgetto Giugiaro atItaldesign |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | concept car |
| Body style | 4-doorsaloon |
| Layout | Front-engine, all-wheel-drive |
| Related | |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6,250 cubic centimetres (381 cu in), 72 ValveW18 |
| Power output | 555 brake horsepower (414 kW) @ 6800 RPM 479 pound force-feet (649 N⋅m) @ 4000 rpm |
| Transmission | 5-Speedautomatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 3,000 mm (118.1 in) |
| Length | 5,349 mm (210.6 in) |
| Width | 1,989 mm (78.3 in) |
| Height | 1,455 mm (57.3 in) |
| Curb weight | 2,176.78 kg (4,799 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Bugatti EB 112 |
| Successor | Bugatti 16C Galibier |
TheBugatti EB 218saloon is the second concept car presented by Bugatti under the ownership of theVolkswagen Auto Group. The EB 218 was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, who also designed theEB 112, the car's predecessor and theEB 118, the car's 2-door variant.[1] The EB 218 can be considered as an update of the EB 112, a concept saloon introduced byBugatti Automobili SpA in 1993. The EB 218 features Volkswagen's unconventionalW18 engine andpermanent four-wheel drive borrowed from theLamborghini Diablo VT.
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Bugatti commissionedGiorgetto Giugiaro ofItaldesign to update theEB 112 concept that he designed forBugatti Automobili SpA in 1993. The EB218's wheelbase measures 3 m (118.1 in) and it has a total length of 5,385 mm (212.0 in). This makes the EB 218 longer than the EB 112 by 315 mm (12.4 in). The most notable visual differences between the EB 218 and the EB 112 is a redesigned hood, bumpers and lights. The overall design is far less controversial[citation needed] than the EB 112's "Droopyhatchback-saloon" design and has a much more of a typical saloon shape rather than the EB 112'shatchback shape. The interior design is very simple yet extremely luxurious, with beige leather seats and a large wooden dashboard which manages to keep all the instruments and vents "composed". The EB 218 draws inspiration from the classicType 101 Guillore.
Bugatti introduced the EB 218 at the1999 Geneva Motor Show,[2] one year after its2-door counterpart was introduced at the 1998Paris Auto Show.
The EB 218 uses the sameW18 engine and permanentfour wheel drive powertrain that debuted in the 1998EB 118. The same technology was used in the 199918/3 Chiron concept car.
Power comes from aVolkswagen-designed, 563 PS (414 kW; 555 hp) and 479 lb⋅ft (649 N⋅m),W18 engine. This engine design was extremely unconventional due to the unusual firing order of the engine. The EB 218 W18 engine is composed of three banks of six cylinders with a sixty degree offset between each cylinder bank. In contrast, theW16 engine in Bugatti's (Under Volkswagen ownership) first production car, the 2005Veyron EB 16.4 features two banks of 8 cylinders, it is basically twoW8 engines. The Volkswagen W16 engine is not the same asW engines from the pre war cars or the W18. The Volkswagen W16/W12/W8 engines are actually two banks ofVR engines. In the case of the later Veyron they took theW12 from Bentley, which is two timesVR6, chopped of 4 cylinders to make aW8 and then doubled that. Note that the W18 was actually a "real" W engine with 3 banks of 6 cylinders. The EB 218 has the permanent all-wheel drive taken from theLamborghini Diablo VT sports car.
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