De Dietrich Bugatti refers colloquially to a number of early automobile designs by Ettore Bugatti, known as the Types 2 through 7. Importantly, the vehicle known as the Type 2 of 1901 was designed by Bugatti before he joined the automobile manufacturer Lorraine-Dietrich in Niederbronn, Alsace, Germany following its successful reception. Types 3-7 were produced for De Dietrich between 1902 and 1904.
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 Ettore Bugatti on the Type 2 in 1902 | |
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| Manufacturer | Lorraine-Dietrich |
| Production | 1900-1903 |
| Assembly | Milan |
| Designer | Ettore Bugatti |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3,053 cubic centimetres (186.3 cu in; 3.053 L) Inline 4 |
| Power output | 12 brake horsepower (12 PS; 8.9 kW) / 30 newton-metres (22 lbf⋅ft) |
| Transmission | 4-Speed manual |
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| Wheelbase | 1,800 millimetres (71 in) |
| Curb weight | 650 kilograms (1,430 lb) |
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| Predecessor | Bugatti Type 1 |
The Type 2 was a prototype automobile designed and built by Ettore Bugatti in 1901 with financial support from a Count Gulinelli. It won an award at the Milan Trade Fair that year, [1] and gained the notice of Baron Adrien de Turckheim, managing director of the Lorraine-Dietrich automobile factory in Niederbronn in the then-German Alsace.
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| Manufacturer | Lorraine-Dietrich |
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| Production | 1901-1904 |
| Assembly | Niederbronn-les-Bains |
| Designer | Ettore Bugatti |
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| Transmission | 4-speed (Type 3 and 4) 3-speed (Type 5) |
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| Curb weight | 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) |
Types 3,4, and 5 were Bugatti's initial works for De Dietrich. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
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| Manufacturer | Mathis |
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| Production | 1904-1907 |
| Assembly | Illkirch-Graffenstaden |
| Designer | Ettore Bugatti |
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| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,930 millimetres (115 in) |
| Length | 4,150 millimetres (163 in) |
| Width | 1,540 millimetres (61 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,100 kilograms (2,400 lb) |
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| Successor | Bugatti Type 8 |
Types 6 and7 were also designed by Bugatti while with De Dietrich through 1904. Approximately 100 Types 2-7 were produced from 1902 through 1904. [2]
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