10 Best Bugatti Models of All Time
If you ever wondered which might be the best Bugatti cars ever made, we’re here to give you a hint.
We made a list with the most iconic models manufactured by the French car manufacturer of high-performance automobiles you all know.
I’m sure that not everybody will agree with all the models on the list, by I would like to invite you to make your own 10 favourtie Bugatti models and leave it in our comment section.
Automobiles Ettore Bugatti was founded in 1909 and their cars were known for their design beauty, and for their many race victories.
So let’s see which are the 10 Best Bugatti Models of All Time we prepared for you!
10. Bugatti Type 57
And we would like to start this list with one amazing model, the Bugatti Type 57.
Built from 1934 through 1940, the Type 57 was an entirely new design by Jean Bugatti, son of founder Ettore Bugatti.
The original Bugatti Type 57 model was a touring car model equipped with a 3.3 L engine from the Type 59 Grand Prix models, able to develop 135 hp and hit a top speed of 153 km/h (95mph).
There were two basic variants of the Type 57 car, the original Type 57 model, and the lowered Type 57S.
It is stated that a rediscovered Bugatti Type 57 model was sold at an auction on 7 February 2009 at a motor show in Paris, for €3.400,000.
9. Bugatti Type 49
The Bugatti Type 49 was built between 1930 and 1934, and in only 470 units.
But this model quickly earned a reputation as reliable touring car famed for its engine flexibility, supple ride, satisfying performance and rugged build quality.
The Bugatti Type 49 was similar to the earlier Type 44, and was the last of the early 8-cylinder Bugatti line which began with the Type 30.
Weighting approximately 1200 kilograms and equipped with an 8-cylinder in-line engine with 3 valve/cylinder and overhead camshaft, this beauty had an output of 85 hp.
8. Bugatti Type 51
The Bugatti Type 51 was the premier racing car for the 1930s and the successor of the famous Type 35.
The car had an engine with a twin overhead cam evolution of the supercharged 2.3 L that developed 160 hp.
Bugatti Type 51 was produced along with the Type 51 A in almost 40 units, and that’s because unlike the dominant Type 35s of the prior decade, this model was unable to compete with the government-supported German and Italian offerings.
With its obvious external differences like the the supercharger blow-off outlet, the twin fuel caps behind the driver or the one piece cast wheels, the Type 51 is visually very similar to the Type 35.
7. Bugatti Type 46
The Bugatti Type 46 was first launched at the 1929 Paris Motor Show and production began in the same year.
Like the Type 50, this model was a large enclosed touring car, and along with the Bugatti Type 50B racing version were all produced in the 1930s.
The Type 56 came equipped with a 5.4 L straight-8 engine with 3 valves per cylinder, and was driven by a single overhead camshaft, and developed a power reported at 140 hp.
Because of their styling and relative ubiquity and numbers, the Bugatti Type 46 models sometimes received the appellation of being a Molsheim Buick.
6. Bugatti Type 101
The Type 101 manufactured by Bugatti was built in 1951 and 1952, and a later one in 1965.
This model was developed from the pre-war Type 57 in order to restart the production after World War II and the deaths of Ettore Bugatti and his son Jean.
In total seven chassis were built, and were bodied by four different coachbuilders, Guilloré, Antem, Ghia and Gangloff.
The car was powered by a 3.3 L straight-8 engine from the Type 57, and had a 4-speed manual transmission.
The last Type 101 model from Bugatti was built in 1965 by Ghia and was designed by Virgil Exner.
The car was exhibited at the Turin Motor Show in an attempt to revive the marque, but because financing could not be arranged, the production plans were scrapped.
5. Bugatti Royale
The Bugatti Royale which is also known as the Type 41 is a large luxury car that was manufactured between the years 1927 and 1933.
With an overall length of 6.4 m (21 ft), and weighting 3175 kg (7000 lb), the Bugatti Royale uses a 12.7 L straight-8 engine which developed 300 hp.
With only 6 units built, and taking into consideration its dimensions, made the Bugatti Royale one of the largest cars in the world.
The initial plan of Ettore Bugatti was to build twenty five units and sell them to royalty, but not even the European royalty were not buying such things during the Great Depression, and Bugatti was able to sell only three models of the six made.
4. Bugatti Type 57S Atalante number 57502
Built in 1937 by the French manufacturer, the Type 57S Atalante number 57502 is a rare French sports coupe.
The car with chassis number 57502, was discovered, or better yet rediscovered in 2008, in a private owner’s garage in Gosforth, Newcastle, where it was stored for 48 years.
Originally owned by the 5th Earl Howe in 1937 for eight years, the car was passed to three intermediate owners before being bought in 1955 by Harold Carr.
And after he drove it for a few years, the Bugatti Type 57S Atalante number 57502 was locked in his garage, where it was discovered by his family, after his death.
3. Bugatti EB110
Here we are almost at the en of our list, and on number three we would like to present to you the Bugatti EB110!
Unveiled on September 15, 1991 in front of the Grande Arche at La Défense in Paris, and in Versailles, in exactly 110 years after Ettore Bugatti’s birth, the Bugatti EB110 is a mid-engine sports car.
Equipped with a 3.5 L 60-valve, quad-turbo V12 engine, a six-speed gearbox and four-wheel drive, the Bugatti EB110 is capable of 553 hp and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 4.2 seconds reaching a top speed of 213 mph (343 km/h).
Even the Formula One driver Michael Schumacher purchased one model in a banana-yellow colour, offering the company a great deal of publicity.
2. Bugatti Type 32
Also known as Tank de Tours, or just simply “The Tank”, the Bugatti Type 32 was a streamlined racing car built in 1923.
Four units were made, and each was equipped with a 2.0 L straight-8 engine with a power of 90 hp.
The Bugatti Type 32 finished third in the ACF Grand Prix that year, and was the first Bugatti to be fitted with roller-bearing big ends in order to improve the bottom-end reliability.
Although you can find this model on lists like “ugliest cars”, the Bugatti Type 32, remains a piece of history for the French manufacturer Bugatti.
1. Bugatti Veyron
And here we are at the end of our 10 Best Bugatti Models of All Time list, and we’re closing it in style with the well known Bugatti Veyron.
Designed and developed by the Volkswagen Group and manufactured in Molsheim, France, the Bugatti Veyron is a mid-engined supercar that is able to reach a top speed of 407.12 km/h (252.97 mph).
The Veyron was even named the “Car of the Decade” by the famous television show “Top Gear”, and even won their “Best Car Driven All Year” award back in 2005.
Equipped with a 8.0 L (488 cu in) W16 quad-turbocharged engine with a 7-speed DSG sequential transmission, and with a power output of 1200 hp, the Bugatti Veyron can accelerate from 0–100 km/h (0.0–62.1 mph) in just 2.46 seconds.
