De Dietrich-Bugatti

Lorraine-Dietrich branded Bugatti Type 3

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.

Type 2

Bugatti Type 2
Ettore Bugatti on the Type 2 in 1902
Overview
Manufacturer	Lorraine-Dietrich
Production	1900-1903
Assembly	Milan
Designer	Ettore Bugatti
Powertrain
Engine	See Table
Chronology
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.

Type 3, 4, and 5

Bugatti Type 3 Bugatti Type 4 Bugatti Type 5
Overview
Manufacturer	Lorraine-Dietrich
Also called	De Dietrich-Bugatti De Dietrich 24/28 CV (Type 3) De Dietrich 30/35 CV (Type 4) De Dietrich 50/60 CV (Type 5)
Production	1901-1904
Assembly	Niederbronn-les-Bains
Designer	Ettore Bugatti
Powertrain
Engine	See Table

Types 3,4, and 5 were Bugatti's initial works for De Dietrich. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

• Type 3, 4, and 5
• 
  Ettore Bugatti his De Dietrich-Bugatti Type 3 (1902).
• 
  1905 Bugatti Type 5 replica
• 
  The original Type 5, taken before the 1903 Paris–Madrid race

Type 6 and 7

Bugatti Type 6 Bugatti Type 7
Overview
Manufacturer	Mathis
Also called	Mathis Hermes Simplex Hermes Bugatti Hermes
Production	1904-1907
Assembly	Illkirch-Graffenstaden
Designer	Ettore Bugatti
Powertrain
Engine	See Table
Chronology
Successor	Bugatti Type 8

Types 6 and 7 were also designed by Bugatti while with De Dietrich through 1904. Approximately 100 Types 2-7 were produced from 1902 through 1904. ^[2]

Specifications

Type	Engine Type	Transmission	Displacement	Horsepower	Horsepower RPM	Torque	Torque RPM	Weight	Length	Width	Height	Wheelbase
Type 2 [12]	Inline 4 Ohv	4-Speed Manual	3,054 cc (186.4 cu in; 3.1 L)	12 hp (8.9 kW)	2,500	30 N⋅m (22.1 lb⋅ft)	2,200	650 kg (1,433.0 lb)	3,670 mm (144.5 in)	1,430 mm (56.3 in)	1,560 mm (61.4 in)	2,000 mm (78.7 in)
Type 3 De Dietrich 24/28 CV [13]			5,038 cc (307.4 cu in; 5.0 L)	20 hp (14.9 kW)	3,200	61.5 N⋅m (45.4 lb⋅ft)	1,800	1,000 kg (2,204.6 lb)	4,080 mm (160.6 in)	1,500 mm (59.1 in)	1,521 mm (59.9 in) (Without Phaeton) 1,780 mm (70.1 in) (With Phaeton)	2,250 mm (88.6 in)
Type 4 De Dietrich 30/35 CV [14]			7,740 cc (472.3 cu in; 7.7 L)	35 hp (26.1 kW)		88 N⋅m (64.9 lb⋅ft)	2,000	1,100 kg (2,425.1 lb)	4,304 mm (169.4 in)		1,588 mm (62.5 in) (Without Phaeton) 1,886 mm (74.3 in) (With Phaeton)
Type 5 De Dietrich 50/60 CV [15]		3-Speed Manual	12,868 cc (785.3 cu in; 12.9 L)	60 hp (44.7 kW)	3,000	155 N⋅m (114.3 lb⋅ft)	1,800	1,000 kg (2,204.6 lb)	4,369 mm (172.0 in)		1,340 mm (52.8 in)
Type 6 50/65 PS [16]		4-Speed Manual	7,430 cc (453.4 cu in; 7.4 L)	50 hp (37.3 kW)	3,700	88 N⋅m (64.9 lb⋅ft)	2,000	1,100 kg (2,425.1 lb)	4,150 mm (163.4 in)	1,540 mm (60.6 in)	1,340 mm (52.8 in)	2,930 mm (115.4 in)
Type 6 60/75 PS [17]			7,430 cc (453.4 cu in; 7.4 L)	60 hp (44.7 kW)		102 N⋅m (75.2 lb⋅ft)
Type 7 60/90 PS [18]			8,986 cc (548.4 cu in; 9.0 L)			125 N⋅m (92.2 lb⋅ft)			4,365 mm (171.9 in)	1,625 mm (64.0 in)
Type 7 90/115 PS [19]			12,058 cc (735.8 cu in; 12.1 L)	90 hp (67.1 kW)		156 N⋅m (115.1 lb⋅ft)

See also

• Bugatti

References

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