Bugatti Reviews

Automobile designer and manufacturer Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti was born on September 15, 1881 in Brescia, Italy, into a notably artistic family that had its roots in Milan. He was the elder son of Carlo Bugatti (1856-1940), an important Art Nouveau furniture and jewelry designer, and his wife, Teresa Lorioli. His younger brother was a renowned animal sculptor, Rembrandt Bugatti (1884-1916). His aunt, Luigia Bugatti, was the wife of the painter Giovanni Segantini. And his paternal grandfather, Giovanni Luigi Bugatti, was an architect and sculptor. In 1987 the Bugatti name was sold to Romano Artioli, an Italian entrepreneur who created Bugatti Automobili SpA to manufacture a new line of super cars called the Bugatti EB110. Still later, the Bugatti name was sold to the Volkswagen Group, which is currently developing the Veyron supercar. Today Bugatti cars are amongst the most sought after in the world by collectors, fetching prices as high as US$10 million.