Bugatti – DMD80

Vehicle Overview

In 1989, Bugatti sended the chassis drawings for the future EB110 to 4 Italian design firms : Paolo Martin, Giorgetto Giugiaro’s Italdesign, Bertone and Marcello Gandini. Eng. Paolo Stanzani gave them some guidelines : compact dimensions (4.10 m), lengthwise and compact engine (due to the integration of the 6 gearbox at the parallel of the block engine). Stanzani conceived several aerodynamic techniques to provide considerable grip to the car : the air stream passes under the front of the car, used for the radiators cooling, and then extracted with a large rear diffuser. This is Gandini’s first concept proposal for the Bugatti EB110. Artioli was not happy with this proposal saying that it looked like another Lamborghini. So it was used as basis for the final design of the EB110 being modified by Giampaolo Benedini.