Bugatti Centrodieci leaked ahead of Pebble Beach

Images of an ultra-limited Bugatti Centrodieci special-edition have surfaced overnight ahead of its unveiling at this weekend's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

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Inspired by the original Bugatti EB110 (Centrodieci is '110' in Italian) that was produced from 1991 to 1995, the Chiron-based hypercar borrows various design cues that pay tribute to the original mid-engines supercar, mimicking its front bumper, C-pillar portholes, rear spoiler and tail-lights.

Thought to preview the powertrain for the forthcoming Chiron Super Sport, the Centrodieci is said to deliver even more power than the standard Bugatti hypercar, with the EB110 homage rumoured to push out an additional 50bhp (37kW), bringing total output to an incredible 1140kW from its quad-turbo 8.0-litre W16.

Further tweaks to the seven-speed dual-clutch auto could see the 0-100km/h sprint of the Chiron Sport fall to below 2.5 seconds.

Just 10 will reportedly be built, with each Bugatti Centrodieci said to cost $US8.9 million ($A13.1m).

That sounds expensive but is practically a bargain beside the $26.8 million rumoured to have been paid for the one-off Bugatti La Voiture Noire.

Sold earlier this year to a mystery buyer, whose identity was widely reported to be none other than former VW Group chairman Ferdinand Piech, the one-off creation has been touted as a rolling advert for Bugatti's newly-formed coach-building business.

The original EB110, meanwhile, remains one of the most underrated supercars of all time.

Part-designed by the legendary supercar designer, Marcello Gandini, when it first went into production in 1991 the EB110 was nothing short of a technological tour de force that made even the Ferrari F40 and advanced Porsche 959 seem old-hat.

Based around a racecar-like carbon-fibre monocoque chassis, the EB110 featured both active aerodynamics and all-wheel drive.

Power was via a complex 60-valve quad-turbocharged 3.5-litre V12 produced an astonishing (for the time) 412kW, although this towering figure was further boosted later on to an even punchier 450kW for the EB110 Super Sport.

The lighter, more powerful variant came close to matching the seminal McLaren F1's towering performance as it was capable of matching its 3.2-second sprint to 100km/h but fell short with its 355km/h top speed.

Killed off in its prime, production of the EB110 ended in 1995 after Bugatti overstretched its finances and went bankrupt after purchasing Lotus.