The Bugatti EB110 Was A Quad-Turbo, V-12 Greek Tragedy — Revelations with Jason Cammisa

This is the History of the Bugatti EB110 — the perfect 1990s supercar. It had a carbon tub, four-wheel drive, Gandini styling, Billionaire Doors, and a mid-mounted bespoke V-12 with four turbos. And yet it all ended in tears. What happened?

** Special Thanks to The Petersen Automotive Museum for providing this EB110 GT

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Bugatti, the company, was dead for decades before it was resurrected in the late 1980s to produce the world's best supercar. And the world's most incredible factory.

Having moved the company from Molsheim, France, to Campogalliano, Italy, owner Romano Artioli had access to the dream team of Italian engineers responsible for the hottest Ferrari and Lamborghini supercars.

[racermigs]

When those turbos kicked in, it looked legitimately terrifying.

[acerimmer]

That 5k RPM blast is hilarious! The shaky cam really sells the shock value.

[tingsfromyaad]

So is Yamaha just casually involved in all the greatest automotive stories

[GBOtech-ukraine]

I had a conversation with Mr.Artioli, his wife and Elisa in 2020, where he told his story and presented his book and named the adversaries . The story was interesting and frustrating at the same time, because he and his family still felt bad . This was Artioli’s dream since he was young and he did it a charming way . A lot of ideas and approaches : quad turbo, full wheel drive, active wing, branded accessories and lots of more . He was able to create from zero (resurrect) a company with great legacy, created a team of talented individuals to create a vehicle that would compete in the premier league between the top speed and well known manufacturers and car models .

[curiousjv]

You know it's a solid day when a V12, Bugatti, and Mr. Cammisa are all in the same video. That's Revelations for you!

[NikMoline]

I probably replayed the final minute of this episode at least 6 times, listening to the intensity of that turbo spool is incredible.

[BitOG]

I'm glad this car is getting some spotlight. I feel like nobody knew Bugatti existed before the Veyron. I had an EB110 model car and loved it. Still my dream car.

[thomasxl]

When I was a little kid, I had this tiny little paperback book called Supercars that for in the beginning of my automobile obsession. It had a lot of weird stuff in it- the Panther Solo, the Lister Storm, the Venturi Atlantique, but the EB 110 literally left off the page for me. I just thought it was the coolest thing in the world. 25 years later, I still do.

[ryankyser]

The best show on YouTube. I would listen to Jason recite the encyclopedia.

[tunnelvisionday]

All jokes aside.. This is my favorite series on YouTube.. The content.. Camissa... The writing.. Hagerty has struck the perfect balance. And I get so excited when I see a new episode pop up in my feed... Such great story telling about the EB 110!!!

[OnTrackDetailing]

Every single time a new Revelations comes out I stop doing what I'm doing and watch it - It's genuinely the best produced and presented YouTube series, Jason deserves a raise and I wish every single channel was as well edited as this one

[deansiracusa]

Thank you so much for the drive at the end with no voiceover. Great to be able to hear the sound of that rare and unusual engine! And, a great video overall, as usual!

[josefkasperkevic]

The friend of mine, back then as one of two journalist from our country, was present at that ceremonial launch in Paris. I love to hear the story almost every time while visiting him. He also still keeps that showed bottle of wine, that was served at the gala-dinner, as a souvenir. What a moment to become part of it had to be back then...

[adriano.lorencini]

I never get tired of being impressed by this channel's production and the narration from this guy, this is by far the best car show on all of YouTube.

[OOJAMS]

Jason’s theatre style of presenting, combined with exceptional knowledge in general, makes every REVelations & other videos he presents worthy of an Emmy ❤👏🇿🇦

[andrewb]

When I was a kid in the 90s I was in Casino Square in Monaco and a yellow one of these was parked on the street next to a red Dodge Viper. Even as a kid I knew what I was looking at and was blown away by this rare car. It was like a scene from Need for Speed. I still remember the owner must have driven it in the night before because the front was covered in bugs. I was really into photography at the time and still have the 35mm photos I took in an envelope.

[justinyates]

When you combine a car guy with a theatre kid...you get Jason Cammisa, and THATS WHY HES THE BEST!

[Petrospect]

The noise is something else; it's a mix of wind turbine and SCREAMING V12. I've never heard anything like this before where the lows are so muffled but the highs are so vocal.
Kind of a good synopsis of the entire situation, ngl. Reminds me that Jay Leno owns a Bugatti V12 after the company went bust he never put into anything.

[MidniteLiquid]

OMG! 17:32 onwards is pure goosebumps! It sounds so, so, good!!! Replayed that last bit dozens of times. The drivetrain is a mechanical symphony!!

[HeresTheGenZFlorentineFolks.]

BUGATTI: An Italian man founded his company in Germany, then the land became part of France. This is the most European company ever...