Cristiano Ronaldo is rumoured to be the new owner of the one-off Bugatti La Voiture Noire – reportedly the most expensive car ever built.
Reports suggest Ronaldo has spent €11million (£9.49million) on the unique Bugatti which was first presented to the world at the Geneva Motor Show 2019.
The French luxury company built only one of the prototype supercar and it is a tribute to the 110th anniversary of the founding of the company.
Bugatti unveiled La Voiture Noire, a one-off super car touted as the world’s most expensive at £9.5million, at a show back in March. It has now reportedly been bought by Cristiano Ronaldo
The 260mph car is styled after the legendary Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic, only four of which were ever made, and is kitted out with the company’s 8.0-litre turbocharged W16 engine
Initial reports suggested that the car had been bought by former Volkswagen Group chairman Ferdinand Piech, but now Spanish newspapers report that the actual buyer was the legendary footballer
The one-off La Voiture Noire (right) is pictured alongside the vehicle on which it was based, the Type 57 SC Atlantic (left)
Ronaldo is known to have a taste for expensive cars, pictured here sitting in what appears to be a Rolls Royce Phantom
The car is a modern interpretation of the mythical and legendary Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic, four of which were built between 1936 and 1938.
The car is powered by an 8.0-litre turbocharged W16 engine and can reach 260mph.
Bugatti have confirmed the one-off model now has an owner, but have refused to officially identify them.
Spanish sports paper Marca reports that the new owner is the legendary footballer, despite previous claims that it was bought by Ferdinand Piech, former chairman of the Volkswagen Group.
The owner will not be able to drive the car until 2021 as the company still needs to finalise some small details on the prototype, according to reports.
Ronaldo has a fleet of luxury cars which reportedly include a Mercedes C Class Sport Coupe, a Rolls-Royce Phantom, a Ujn Ferrari 599 GTO, a Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, an Aston Martin DB9, a McLaren MP4 12C and a Bentley Continental GTC Speed.
Ronaldo is known to own at least one other Bugatti, the £1.7million Veyron, which he bought in 2016. The car was also the most expensive of its day when released in 2005
Ronaldo uploaded this shot of his Veyron to Instagram, showing it has his initials plus shirt number engraved on the side
Ronaldo standing in the driveway of his home alongside a Lamborghini Aventador, just one of the cars in his collection
Ronaldo poses alongside his Ferrari F12 Tour De France, another rare model which the footballer owns
