Bugatti Type 18

The Bugatti Type 18, also called the Garros, is an automobile produced from 1912 through 1914.. The Bugatti Type 18 was one of the first models produced entirely by the French manufacturer and featured most of Ettore Bugatti’s design lines from the 1900s.



Produced shortly after the start of the company, the design was something of a relic. It had much in common with the cars Ettore Bugatti had designed for Deutz Gasmotoren Fabrik but with the radiator of the Bugatti Type 13. Only 6 or 7 examples were built.



Bugatti Type 18 Technical Data:
Year of manufacture: 1908, 1912–14
Units built: 7 Units
Engine: 4-cylinder in-line engine, 3 valve/cylinder
Cubic capacity/bore [cm³/mm: 5026/100 x 160
Compressor: no
Carburetor: Zenith
Power [HP at revolutions/min]: 90
Forward gears: 4
Drive: chain drive
Front wheel suspension: live axle, doppelte semi-elliptical springs
Back wheel suspension: live axle quarter-elliptical springs
Brakes: cable drum brakes
Wheelbase [meters]: 2.54 meters
Wheel track [meters]: 1.25 meters
Tire size: 880 x 120
Weight [kilograms]: approx. 1250