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Bugatti EB 118 Concept 1998 1
Bugatti EB 118
Bugatti
aka Type aka here, not up there
Introduction 1998
Class Concept Car
Body Style Coupe
Length 198.8 in (5,050 mm)
Width 78.3 in (1,989 mm)
Height 55.9 in (1,420 mm)
Wheelbase wheelbase - type here
Weight Weight - you get the point
Transmission 5-speed automatic
Engine 6.3 L W18
Battery {{{Battery}}}
Electric motor {{{Electric motor}}}
Power N/A hp @ N/A rpm
N/A lb-ft of torque @ N/A rpm
Similar Bugatti EB 218
Lamborghini Diablo
Designer Giorgetto Giugiaro

The Bugatti EB 118 is the first concept car developed by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. The 2-door coupé was presented at the 1998 Paris Motor Show.[1] Bugatti commissioned the design of the EB 118 from Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign. The EB 118 is powered by a W18 engine and has permanent four wheel drive.

Design[]

Paris - Retromobile 2012 - Bugatti type 57SC Atlantic - 1936 - 001

The Bugatti 57SC Atlantic, which inspired the design of the EB 118.

The design of the car is intended to echo the 1931 Type 50 and the 57SC Atlantic. The EB 118 has a longitudinal rib that echoes the Atlantic's longitudinal body seam.[2]

Debut[]

Bugatti introduced the EB 118 at the 1998 Paris Auto Show. After its Paris debut, Bugatti displayed the EB 118 along with its four-door counterpart the EB 218 at the Geneva Auto Show and the Tokyo Motor Show in 1999. The design was already production ready, but Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. decided that they wanted to focus on a sports car based on the 18/3 Chiron concept car introduced in 1999, so that the EB 118 stayed a concept car and never made it into production.

Powertrain[]

Power comes from a Volkswagen-designed W18 engine which produces 555 hp (414 kW; 563 PS) and 479 lb·ft (649 N·m) of torque. The EB 118 W18 engine has of three banks of six cylinders with a sixty degree offset between each cylinder bank. The EB 118 also features permanent four wheel drive taken from the Lamborghini Diablo VT.

This same powertrain was later used in both the 1999 EB 218 and 1999 18/3 Chiron cars.

Photos[]

References[]

  1. Russell R. Esposito (2000). The Golden Milestone: Over 2500 Years of Italian Contributions to Civilization. pp. 469. 
  2. "EB 118". italdesign.it. Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. http://www.italdesign.it/project/bugatti-eb-118-eng. 

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