Bugatti delivers first Centodieci in EB110 tribute colour

Bugatti is celebrating the first production unit of its limited-run Centodieci hypercar rolling off the Molsheim line, paying homage to a legend of the brand.

Announced in 2019 as a 10-build run celebrating the famous EB110, the Centodieci is based on Bugatti's Chiron, but with a bespoke, coachbuilt body taking inspiration from the hypercar of the 1990s.

As such, in addition to its front air intakes, which mimic those of the EB110, the first production example has been painted EB110 blue – reflecting not only the colour of its predecessor, but also the 'Fabbrica Blu' plant in Campogalliano, Italy, where the original was built.

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Step inside the cabin and the blue treatment continues, with a mix of blue shades adorning the seats, dashboard, steering wheel and just about every other surface in the cockpit.

Quilted leather seats feature a chessboard-like pattern, which extends to the roof liner, door panels, centre console and floormats – a process which took 16 weeks to complete.

As with the Chiron and the Veyron before it, the Centodieci is powered by a W16 engine, with the 8.0-litre, quad-turbo unit now producing 1176kW – good enough for a 2.4-second 0-100km/h sprint time and a top speed of 380km/h.

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“We at Bugatti in Molsheim are proud to have completed and delivered the very first Centodieci – Bugatti’s latest few-off model," said Bugatti president, Christophe Piochon.

"The Centodieci builds upon Ettore Bugatti’s successful 110-year lineage of exceptional design and performance, while reviving the memory of the brand’s recent history.

"The EB110, built by Romano Artioli in Italy, was a critical path to the re-establishment of Bugatti in 1998. After two years of relentless development, we have refined the Centodieci to the standard our customers expect of all Bugatti models.

"Our designers and engineers pour the very same passion and desire for perfection into the marque’s few-off models as they do for Bugatti’s series production units.”

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Earlier this year, a trio of EB110 GTs sold for over €1.8 million (AU$2.7m) each, with the most expensive prototype example auctioned for €2.1m (AU$3.1m) by RM Sotheby's.

When it launched in 2019, the Centodieci was given a list price of €8m (AU$12m), with all examples accounted for before the model was officially revealed.