Bugatti EB 110

Wikipedia, quoted.

The Bugatti EB 110 was unveiled on 15 September 1991, at both Versailles and in front of the Grande Arche de la Défense, near Paris, exactly 110 years after Ettore Bugatti's birth.

In 1992, a lighter and more powerful model with 600 PS (440 kW; 590 hp)^[1]called the EB 110 SS ("Super Sport") was introduced. The Super Sport could attain a top speed of 216 mph (348 km/h) and could accelerate from 0–62 mph (0–100 km/h) in 3.2 seconds. Early in 1994, Formula One driver Michael Schumacher purchased a yellow EB 110 SS, giving the company a great deal of publicity.^[2] Schumacher retained the car until 2003.

Derek Hill, son of American Formula One champion Phil Hill, was one of three drivers on a team that competed with an EB 110 in the United States at the 1996 24 Hours of Daytona.

Hard times hit the company in 1995 and as a result of chairman Artioli's over-ambitious purchase of Lotus in addition to the company's quest to develop the EB112 four door car, the company was bankrupt. Dauer Racing GmbH of Nuremberg, Germany, bought the semi-finished EB 110 cars in the assembly plant plus the parts inventory through the bankruptcy trustee. The remaining chassis and a version of the engine were later developed by B Engineering into their 

The car has a 60-valve, quad-turbocharged V12 engine fed through 12 individual throttle bodies, powering all four wheels through a six-speed manual transmission. The 3,499 cc (3.5 L) engine has a bore x stroke of 81 mm × 56.6 mm (3.19 in × 2.23 in), capable of 560 PS (552 bhp; 412 kW) at 8,000 rpm, while the premium Super Sport version has a maximum power output of 600 PS (592 bhp; 441 kW) at 8,250 rpm and 637 N⋅m; 470 lbf⋅ft (65 kg⋅m) at 4,000 rpm of torque. Acceleration from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) takes 3.2 seconds. The GT has a top speed of 213 mph (343 km/h) while the Super Sport version tops out at 217 mph (349 km/h).^[3] [4]

The car uses a double wishbone suspension, with the chassis built by Aérospatiale, an aircraft company, and made from carbon fibre. Equipped with Gandini's trademark scissor doors, it has a glass engine cover that provides a view of the V12 engine. The GT is equipped with a speed-sensitive electronic rear wing that can be raised at the flick of a switch, while the Super Sport has a fixed rear wing.