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The Bugatti EB110 Supersport called 'proto 012' is not a simple Supersport prototype. In fact, the car is probably already listed in this registry, but there have been so many modifications, starting with its chassis number, that it is currently impossible to be certain of the original car. It's probably one of the EB110 Supersport prototypes, perhaps the S5 prototype, unlikely the S8 prototype. In any case, the car was renumbered with a chassis number used on the GT012 prototype, generated during Swiss approval procedure. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but it shows just how much was possible about homologation at the time. |
| The car was purchased by the Monaco Racing Team, which used it to develop a very sharp and very well-balanced EB110. Later, the Monaco Racing Team was approached by emissaries from Volkswagen, seeking a vehicle that could be used as a development mule for the future Bugatti Veyron. The 'proto 012' was then equipped with the most efficient parts available (engine, optics, Le Mans version exhaust...) to be sold. The vehicle will be used for many years by the Volkswagen Group, even long after the Veyron goes on sale, as a benchmark vehicule for the VAG Group's sports cars. Proto 012 will then be sold to a private customer. |
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