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The Bugatti EB 112 Sedan That Never Made It To Production Turns 30 Years
The Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed Bugatti EB 112 sedan that never made it to production turns 30 this year.
Bugatti EB 112 concept 4-door fastback saloon made its debut in March 1993, at the Geneva Motor Show.
Retro-styled EB 112 never made it to production after Bugatti went bankrupt two years after the unveiling in 1995.
Just three prototypes were ever built, including one finished in Red, which returned to now VW Group-owned Italdesign.
French Hypercar maker Bugatti is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed Bugatti EB 112 concept 4-door fastback saloon which made its debut in March 1993, at the Geneva Motor Show.
EB 112 was revealed when Bugatti was still run by Romano Artioli, who had earlier revived the brand by presenting the groundbreaking Bugatti EB110 on the 15th of September 1991, a day that coincides with Ettore Bugatti’s 100th birthday.
Speaking on the EB112, Giorgetto Giuliaro of Italdesign, who also turned 85 this week, said :
“The Bugatti EB112 boasted a number of nostalgic styling features referencing the famous models of the legendary French brand from the late Thirties but presented in a car with innovative mechanicals,” said Giugiaro.
“The EB112, in many respects, was a dream car and a forerunner to what we today know as high-performance fastback models. It flawlessly combined design with technological and engineering features that were majorly ahead of its time.”
The retro-styled four-door EB 112 was a full-size saloon version of the EB 110 sports car. But the EB 112 never made it to production after Bugatti Automobili S.p.A. went bankrupt two years after the unveiling in 1995.
Just three prototypes were ever built, with each EB 112 powered by a Volkswagen-designed 6.0-liter V-12 making 450 hp — enough to push this luxury sedan from 0-62 mph in a claimed 4.3 seconds, and a claimed top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).
Two of the three Bugatti EB 112 prototypes were completed in 1998, including one finished in Black exterior colour, and other the original Concept finished in Red, which returned to now VW Group-owned Italdesign.
