Colour us every single shade of surprised that this list is a bit heavy on the Bugattis. And the Centodieci (One hundred and ten) is certainly punching on the pricier side, even among this list. Nine million pounds? That’s enough to buy the neighbourhood we grew up in. But that, we assume, is why we’re writing about the Centodieci and not driving it. Or looking at it sitting idly in a garage while we bathe in a hot tub full of Dom Perignon. Yep, fine, another pound in the jar.
So what does the Centodieci do, apart from relieve £9m from a plutocrat’s offshore bank account? Well, it references the EB110, a Bugatti made back in the 1990s… by a completely different company. Ah.
Well, it was still Bugatti; it’s just that the men writing the cheques were Italian instead of German. And fair’s fair – it was much more like the Bugatti we know today than the Bugatti from when everyone had moustaches. And polio.
The EB110 had four-wheel-drive, a quad-turbocharged engine with many cylinders and more power than your average solar farm. So far, so modern Bugatti. But it was, as you might expect, a lot more Italian – including involvement from Marcello Gandini, Paolo Stanzani, Nicola Materazzi and Mauro Forghieri. If your attention isn’t immediately piqued by those names, try a quick swan around on Wikipedia. There you go. All on board now.
The modern 110 finally gives the long-overlooked EB110 its moment in the sun, unspoiled by the recession that caused the 1990s Bugatti revival to crash and burn – and eventually fall into the hands of Volkswagen. Also, at nine million pounds, it also hints that the super rich have found a way to be recession-proof. And there goes that opportunity for a lovely bit of schadenfreude.
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