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Bugatti EB 118
Overview
Manufacturer	Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
Production	1998
Designer	Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign
Body and chassis
Class	Concept car
Body style	2-door coupé
Layout	Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
Related	Bugatti EB 218 Lamborghini Diablo
Powertrain
Engine	6,250 cubic centimetres (381 cu in) W18
Power output	555 brake horsepower (414 kW) @ 6800 RPM 479 pound force-feet (649 N⋅m) @ 4000 rpm
Transmission	5-speed automatic
Dimensions
Length	198.8 in (5,050 mm)
Width	78.3 in (1,989 mm)
Height	55.9 in (1,420 mm)
Curb weight	2,177 kilograms (4,799 lb)

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. 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

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.

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.

References

1. Russell R. Esposito (2000). The Golden Milestone: Over 2500 Years of Italian Contributions to Civilization. New York Learning Library. p. 469. ISBN 9780967143613.
2. "EB 118". italdesign.it. Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2012-07-28.

External links

• Bugatti homepage
• External picture; bugattipage.com
• Motor1.com. Bugatti ID 90 And EB 112, EB 118, EB 218: Concept We Forgot

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