, no one can really compete with European carmakers. While rivals Ferrari and Lamborghini get most of the attention, there are at least a dozen other European-based supercar manufacturers.

One notable example is the French-based Bugatti brand. Bugattis have long been associated with building some of the best hypercars, and their Centodieci deserves a close look.

History of the Bugatti Centodieci

If you think "Bugatti" sounds more Italian than French, you would be correct. While the company is headquartered in Molsheim, France, it is named after the famed Italian-born automotive engineer Ettore Bugatti. Mr. Bugatti was born in Milan, but he would later move to France and become one of the nation's most innovative car engineers.

Today, the company is a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group and exclusively makes hypercars. To celebrate the 110th birthday of Mr. Bugatti, the car company decided it was time to design a special vehicle for the occasion. From this concept, the "Centodieci" was born, which translates to "110" in Italian.

Like all Bugatti's, the Centodieci carries an insanely powerful engine. Under the hood is an 8.0 L quad-turbocharged W16 which can produce 1,578 hp. In addition to having such an incredibly powerful engine, the engineers at Bugatti had some more unique testing in mind for the Centodieci.

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What were the special tests for the Bugatti Centodieci?

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While most Bugattis are tested for racetrack performance, the company's designers want to quality check something new. Would the vehicle still work if stored at really cold temperatures?

To test this, the engineers locked the Bugatti Centodieci for two days at -4 degrees Fahrenheit / -20 Celsius, as documented by

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. After the long chill, the Bugatti Centodieci was subject to varying tests.

While the engineers weren't expecting to encounter too many problems, they were concerned if the automatic windows would still work. Specifically, there was a concern that the window's excessive force regulator might malfunction, which could cause injury to misplaced fingers.

Using apples instead of human fingers, the engineers conducted hundreds of tests on the frozen Bugatti Centodieci. The results showed that the excessive force regulator still works after being frozen, meaning all of your fingers will be safe if left on the window track.

After the results of the freeze test, Bugatti has since initiated the final testing phases before production will begin on the Centodieci.

Buying one of these speed demons

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While the Bugatti Centodieci won't injure your fingers, it may decimate your bank account. It is expected the cost of this hypercar will be in the $9-$10 million range. If that price doesn't scare you, you'll still need to have friends in high places to buy Bugatti Centodieci.

It is expected that only 9 will be produced, and rumor has it that Cristiano Ronaldo has already preordered one. If you got money to burn and are an international sports star, then you might be able to buy one of the remaining eight Bugatti Centodiecis.

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