BUGATTI EB110 SUPERSPORT Le Mans 1994

Le Mans 1994
BUGATTI EB110 SUPERSPORT
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HISTORIC PROFILE
A Bugatti Supercar
With a carbon fiber body executed with
scientific precision—coupled with a
3.5-liter, 60-valve V12 engine—the EB110
Supersport Le Mans can go from 0 to 60
mph in 2.94 seconds.
The late twentieth century saw the advent
of a new kind of supercar: extremely
powerful, fast, exotic, and experimental
vehicles designed for an elite market of
car connoisseurs.
In an era of supercars that included
Lamborghini, Lotus, Maserati, and Ferrari,
Italian
entrepreneur
Romano
Artioli
resurrected the Bugatti marque as Bugatti
Automobili SpA, setting a new standard for
speed, power, and aesthetics. A new
design center and factory were built in
Campogalliano, Italy, a region that was
also
home
to
several
other
high-performance car manufacturers.
The ultimate supercar, the EB110 SS was
sculpted by engineers, designers, and
stylists rather than fabricated as a
machine. Artioli assembled a pantheon of
supercar designers, and engineer Paolo
Stanzani and car stylist Marcello Gandini,
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HISTORIC PROFILE
who worked together to design the
Lamborghini Countach, were selected to
craft the EB110. Architect Giampaolo
Benedini, who wanted a body style that
was representative of the old marque,
oversaw the final styling of the car.
The EB110 SS in the Mullin collection is one
of three Le Mans versions that were
prepared for the 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans
race. It was retooled with an upgraded
engine for race use, and it is significantly
lighter and more aerodynamic, with
bodywork made of aluminum, carbon
and Kevlar fiber.
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OWNER HISTORY
The Japanese collector Yoshiyuki Hayashi
once owned this EB110 SS Le Mans, as did
former racecar driver Bruce Canepa.
Peter Mullin acquired the car from Bruce
Canepa in 2008 to round out his collection
of the Bugatti marque. Because it is in the
United States strictly for display purposes, it
has no title documents, which cannot be
obtained
without
meeting
certain
highway safety and EPA requirements.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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PROFILE
Coachbuilder
Chassis number
Profile type
Body type
Number made
Production span
Acceleration
Top Speed
Factory
ZA9BB02E0RCD39022
Sport
Supersport
139 EB110s, 3 EB110 SS Le Mans
1991–1995
0
232
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BODY | CHASSIS
Body
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Chassis features
Aluminum and carbon/Kevlar fiber,
mechanically fixed and bonded to
the carbon chassis, integral roll
cage, 2-door, 2 places
Carbon fiber composite
manufactured by
Aerospatiale/Bugatti
Front brakes type
Ventilated
Rear brakes type
Ventilated
Front suspension type
Double wishbone, pull-rod operated
shock absorbers
Rear suspension type
Double wishbone, twin gas-pressure
shock absorbers
Length
14' 5"
Height (Ground line to highest roof)
3' 9"
Width
6' 4"
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ENGINE
Engine number
Number of cylinders
12
Engine construction
Aluminum
Engine position
Displacement
Distribution
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
0123
Longitudinally mounted mid-engine
3498
4 turbochargers; double-overhead
camshaft
Fuel feed system
Bugatti multipoint fuel injection
BHP at 8250 RPM
612
Transmission
Gearbox
4-wheel drive, 7-speed transmission
Manual
Number of gears
6
Overdrive
0
8
© Mullin Automotive Museum
All photographs courtesy of Michael Furman