Not Your Typical Bugatti
Enthusiasts familiar with Bugatti’s history may already know the EB110, the two-door sports car that preceded the famed Veyron. Less well known, however, is the EB112, a four-door sedan derived from the EB110. Financial troubles in the 1990s kept Bugatti from bringing it to full production. On the plus side, the three completed examples became ultra-rare collector cars, and one is now headed to auction at RM Sotheby’s.
Unlike the EB110, which was focused primarily on performance and motorsport, the EB112 was conceived as a more luxurious, limousine-type alternative, echoing classic Bugatti models such as the Type 41 Royale. It was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the same stylist behind some of the most iconic cars of all time, including the DMC DeLorean, made famous by the Back to the Future films.
Bugatti originally built just three EB112s in the period: one drivable prototype and two styling models. After the automaker filed for bankruptcy, Monegasque businessman Gildo Pallanca Pastor acquired company assets and enabled two additional running examples to be completed, the last of which is the car now being offered for sale.
Second Life for the EB112
Pastor acquired the assets to source parts for his EB110, which he was campaigning in motorsport and needed to maintain. As part of the deal, he also received an incomplete EB112 chassis and components, which were later finished into fully running examples in the late 1990s.
Underpinned by a carbon-fiber chassis, the EB112 is powered by a 6.0-liter naturally aspirated V12 mounted behind the front axle. It was derived from the EB110’s 3.5-liter V12, which used turbocharging and was mounted at the rear, giving that model a more overtly performance-focused layout. Output dropped from 600 horsepower to 460 horsepower, but the four-door iteration was still said to be capable of sprinting from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) in 4.3 seconds and reaching a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).
The drivetrain consists of a six-speed manual transmission and an all-wheel-drive (AWD) system.
A Grand Tourer at Heart
The vehicle also features a more prominent Bugatti “horseshoe” grille, rear seats with a fold-down armrest, door panels trimmed with metal accents in a Perlée finish, and an umbrella that features a scaled-down version of Italian sculptor Rembrandt Bugatti’s signature elephant figure.
RM Sotheby’s has listed this 1999 Bugatti EB112, which shows just 388 km (241 miles) on the odometer, with an estimated value of $1,750,000 to $2,300,000. Sure, the EB112 is neither an EB110 nor a Veyron, but its four-door layout and the fact that only three were built should make people stop and wonder what they’re looking at, while also appealing to collectors for its rarity and unique place in the automaker’s history.
The car is set to be auctioned at the Monaco Auction 2026 on April 25. The buyer would become the third owner, following Pastor and the current owner, who acquired the car in 2015.
