Confirmed: Cristiano Ronaldo has bought himself a Bugatti Centodieci, which is already
the most expensive, wild, powerful, exuberant and exclusive Bugatti of the modern era
(except for the La Voiture Noire, which is a one-off).
And although he has not yet
shown it publicly on Instagram (let's face it, the Portuguese star does enjoy showing
off his cars), perhaps he is waiting for his return from the World Cup in Qatar with a
handful of goals under his arm and a photo of him lifting the World Cup in everyone's
memory to imply that he has earned it.
Cristiano's new toy has cost him eight million
euros without taking into account the taxes he will have been made to pay in his
country. A barbarity no doubt, but the figure may be laughable to the player himself if
we take into account that he earns more than 40 million a year only thanks to the
products he promotes on his Instagram account, where he has 502 million
followers.
1,600 hp and 0 to 100 in 2.4 seconds
Bugatti.
The Centodieci is a hyper
sports car that uses the usual W16 8.0 block of the French brand, which on this
occasion has been tuned to provide a power of 1,600 hp, 100 more than in the Chiron.
The performance it achieves is that of a true 'combat fighter' on the asphalt: 2.4
seconds to go from 0 to 100, 6.1 to do 0 to 200 and 13.1 to reach 300 km/h from
standstill.
And if it continues, its momentum could take it up to 380 km/h...
electronically limited, because the engine is capable of much more.
And, what is no
less relevant for those who have money to burn: in order to preserve its value, only
ten of these cars have been built. They do not bear any numbering but the order of
manufacture is noted by the chassis number. Can you imagine which unit is Ronaldo's?
Why, the number 7 of course.
His interest was known
Bugatti
Actually the rumor that the
Portuguese star might have been interested in the car arose two years ago, but Bugatti
neither confirmed nor denied it. Discretion with multi-millionaire potential clients is
paramount, and in Ronaldo's case it is no different.
At MARCA Cars we also heard these
rumors, but we did not want to confirm the news until we had a clear proof. And that
proof has come with some
shared by Portuguese media outlet Maisfutebol days
before the start of the World Cup.
In the photos, the Bugatti Centodieci is seen
leaving the Portugal's national training complex, in the town of Oeiras, on the
outskirts of Lisbon. Who else could it be?
Caught in the middle of the night
In the
, taken in the middle of the night, the white Bugatti (a color that, perhaps
unintentionally, reminds us of Real Madrid) is seen leaving the facilities, apparently
accompanied by a Mercedes SUV that follows him a few meters away and in which his
bodyguards could be traveling.
Bugatti
It is true that there is no way to confirm that
it is Cristiano driving it, but it is also true that Bugatti is very selective when it
comes to choosing its customers and that no one from the Portuguese camp would have
been approved by Bugatti for this car (remember: there are only ten) except Ronaldo.
In
fact, the relationship between the footballer and the French brand goes back a long
way, since Cristiano already has a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse that he acquired
in 2024 and a Chiron that he bought a year later, both still as a Madrid
player.
Cristiano: his future up in the air
While waiting to see what Portugal is
capable of at the World Cup in Qatar (the Portuguese national team gets started
tomorrow against Ghana), Cristiano can look forward to enjoying the Centodieci...but
where will he be driving it?
With his club future up in the air, that is a big question
that remains to be answered.
