Excluding the prototype, only 5 Royales were made between 1926 and 32. One of which broke the world record by changing hands at US$9.8 million in 1987, which was only eclipsed by Ferrari 250GTO later.

Bugatti EB110 was engineered by Paolo Stanzani, who created the most exotic supercar of the 70s and early 80s, Lamborghini Countach. In many aspects, Bugatti EB110 was very similar to Countach, for example, both cars had an over-square V12, a gearbox which located in front of the mid-mounted engine, short front end and pop-up doors. Its wedge-shape appearance also looked alike Countach, since it was also styled by Marcello
Gandini.

Stanzani might not be the most ingenious engineer in automotive industry, but he has undoubtedly the most exotic ideas. Who else would dare to make the cylinder so over-square ( 81 mm bore against 56.6 mm stroke) nowadays? Who would dare to employ 12 cylinders to serve only 3499 c.c.? Who would dare to install 4 turbochargers in one engine? And who would add 5 valves per cylinder, self-made six-speed transmission and 4-wheel drive to the already complex supercar?

Some of his ideas worked perfectly. The overall compact dimensions combined with the 4-wheel drive made it a very nimble car in real world. No matter in the wet or in tight bends, EB110 always gave you full confidence to engage the throttle. Grip and balance were first rate. Handling was mostly neutral and with a degree of oversteer when provoked, but correction was easy to be made.
 

EB110 Super Sport

Nevertheless, EB110 was a very well-polished product. It was built in fine quality, with sufficient cabin room and luxury equipment (in GT version, of course). In terms of road behaviour, it provided remarkable handling, and most important, the nimbleness that was exceptional among its rivals. Despite of less urgent acceleration, it was recorded a top speed of 212mph in Italy's Nardo test track, thus it was called "the fastest car in the world" accompany with Jaguar XJ220 until the arrival of McLaren F1.
 

 
Bugatti EB110 was born in the supercar-boom period, that is, in the early 90s. Besides the traditional players like Lamborghini Diablo, Ferrari 512TR and F40, there were several new rivals emerged at that time, that is, Jaguar XJ220, Cizeta V16T, McLaren F1 and Yamaha OX99-11. This situation like exactly the gold-rush. Too many competitors but too few millionaires could afford them. Worst of all, economic recession in Europe and Japan further narrowed the market, as a result, all of these new cars lost money:
 

•      Jaguar XJ220 - Some stocks still failed to find customers 2 years after production ceased.
•      Cizeta V16T - 20 cars were sold.
•      Yamaha OX99-11 - killed after failed to find a single customer.
•      McLaren F1 - produced a total of 100 cars in 3 years, and every car lost money.
•      On the contrary, Diablo and 512TR still managed to survive due to their much lower price tag.