Perhaps more so than any other vehicle manufacturer, the Bugatti brand was rooted in the world of art and design. In addition to the automobiles of Ettore and his son Jean, the Bugatti family…
Read MoreDespite a troubled gestation that saw half a decade elapse before the first production car was finally ready, the Bugatti Veyron went on to re-write the rulebook in terms of the performance, luxury and…
Read MoreFive years after Bugatti started production of their record-breaking Veyron, the Molsheim firm introduced a third variant to accompany the original fixed-head iteration and open-top Grand Sport.
Read MoreAmong the many Veyron special editions created by Bugatti, of particular note were a pair of spectacular Art Cars based on the Grand Sport platform. The Grand Sport was a targa-topped…
Read MoreAfter a long and technically challenging six year gestation, Bugatti finally started production of the Veyron in late 2005. The original plan for a normally-aspirated W18-engined machine was…
Read More16 months after the Volkswagen Audi Group (VAG) purchased the rights to Bugatti at the behest of their Chairman, Ferdinand Piech, prototypes for an extravagantly engineered super sports car began…
Read MoreIn 1993, Ferdinand Piech became Chairman of the Volkswagen Group. Volkswagen had already taken control of Audi in 1965 and SEAT in 1986. In 1994, soon after Piech’s arrival, the Volkswagen Group…
Read MoreRomano Artioli’s dream of a revived Bugatti brand ended in September 1995 when the firm closed its doors and filed for bankruptcy. Artioli had built a state-of-the-art factory in Campogalliano, eight…
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