$2M Bugatti EB110 totaled
07-20-2009, 08:17 PM
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We have seen the Maclaren F1 catch fire, Lamborghini Gallardo catch fire, Ferrari 360 catch fire after crashing, now the Bugatti EB110 crash. all in the past month to month and a half. I still think we lost more celebrities than supercars this month.
There is now one less Bugatti EB110 on the road, after the model shown in the video here crashed in Moscow. The car, one of only 139 ever produced, looks to have crashed into a cement gutter and embankment on the side of the road during the 2009 Bavaria Moscow City Racing event held on city streets around the Kremlin.
Shuffle forward to the 25-second mark, and you will see the rear passenger wheel snap off and fly up into the air. The rear bumper looks to have been partially torn off from the impact, which also forced open one of the scissors-doors.
The EB110 was built to celebrate the 110th birthdate of Ettore Bugatti, and is the predecessor to the Veyron. The four-wheel drive car features a mid-engined 3.5-liter quad-turbo V12 that produces up to 542 horsepower. It has a 0-100 km/h time of 3.4 seconds, and a 343 km/h (213 mph) top speed. A year after its 1991 debut, Bugatti released a SuperSport model that shaved the 0-100 km/h time by 0.2 seconds, while increasing the top speed to 348 km/h (216 mph). The SS debuted at $350,000.
According to New Zealand newspaper The Times, the accident took place during the second supercar parade. Behind the wheel was a Russian man with a "supermodel girlfriend" sitting in the passenger seat. Both seemed to be undamaged physically, but the destruction of a $2 million car likely caused some emotional damage.
There is now one less Bugatti EB110 on the road, after the model shown in the video here crashed in Moscow. The car, one of only 139 ever produced, looks to have crashed into a cement gutter and embankment on the side of the road during the 2009 Bavaria Moscow City Racing event held on city streets around the Kremlin.
Shuffle forward to the 25-second mark, and you will see the rear passenger wheel snap off and fly up into the air. The rear bumper looks to have been partially torn off from the impact, which also forced open one of the scissors-doors.
The EB110 was built to celebrate the 110th birthdate of Ettore Bugatti, and is the predecessor to the Veyron. The four-wheel drive car features a mid-engined 3.5-liter quad-turbo V12 that produces up to 542 horsepower. It has a 0-100 km/h time of 3.4 seconds, and a 343 km/h (213 mph) top speed. A year after its 1991 debut, Bugatti released a SuperSport model that shaved the 0-100 km/h time by 0.2 seconds, while increasing the top speed to 348 km/h (216 mph). The SS debuted at $350,000.
According to New Zealand newspaper The Times, the accident took place during the second supercar parade. Behind the wheel was a Russian man with a "supermodel girlfriend" sitting in the passenger seat. Both seemed to be undamaged physically, but the destruction of a $2 million car likely caused some emotional damage.
07-20-2009, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by v_therussian' post='948489' date='Jul 21 2009, 12:54 AM
PS where's the damn video, Mr. Re-poster?!?! 
i guess i had it coming. i am usually the whistleblower on the reposts
07-20-2009, 08:59 PM
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and the video, i have no clue about. here is the link to the article
http://www.worldcarfans.com/109072020568/b...ing-event-video
http://www.worldcarfans.com/109072020568/b...ing-event-video
07-20-2009, 09:05 PM
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jalopnik has a pretty decent amount of vids and pics of the event. They also appropriately say that destroying an EB110 SS (yes, this was a SuperSport) should be punishable by death - I have to agree with that. Apparently, many people hypothesize that this car will never be restored, but I have a feeling it will be. At least, I hope it will be.
As for my calling you a reposter, I meant that you're reposting from other blogs - sorry, trouble veez lengveeege
As for my calling you a reposter, I meant that you're reposting from other blogs - sorry, trouble veez lengveeege
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Its pain to watch 
07-20-2009, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Speed_Force_E60' post='948535' date='Jul 21 2009, 01:39 AM
I feel sorry for the insurance company
) Trust me, the insurance co will not give up easily there. I feel sorry for the car, really.
07-20-2009, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by v_therussian' post='948544' date='Jul 21 2009, 01:47 AM
They don't exactly pay out just any ol' claim - especially for a 2mm Bugatti that was totalled in Moscow! Gimme a break! If there is a nation of insurance scammers, it is friggin' Russia! (I should know ) Trust me, the insurance co will not give up easily there. I feel sorry for the car, really.
) Trust me, the insurance co will not give up easily there. I feel sorry for the car, really.