1926 Bugatti 40
Power -50.s.
4 cyl. - 1496 cc
12 valve
4 speed
Weight - 900 kg
Maximum speed - 130 km / h
In the period between 1926 and 1930. produced 830 chassis of the car and about 40 copies with bodywork "grand sport" type 40A. Model 40A engine was a 1.6 liter (1627 cc/99 in ³). 40As all types were built in 1930.
In 1929, Frederico LOISEAU, on the car Bugatti 40, makes a kind of feat: he drives 14,500 miles along the route Paris - Côte d'Ivoire - Paris, across the Sahara, for 33 days.