Ronaldo owns la voiture noire?

RUMOUR has it that football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has just bought the world’s most expensive car, which is Bugatti’s one-off La Voiture Noire.

Although Bugatti has refused to disclose who bought the €11 million, before tax, (R177m) hypercar, Spanish sports publication Marca named the Juventus star as the car’s lucky buyer. TMZ disputed the claim.

The bespoke Bugatti takes its inspiration from the Type 57 SC Atlantic of the 1930s, but the

French hypercar specialist insists that this is more than just a modern interpretation thereof.

Bugatti describes it as a tailormade creation, only comparable with the haute couture of exclusive Paris fashion designers.

“Every single component has been hand-crafted and the carbon fibre body has a deep black gloss only interrupted by the ultra-fine fibre structure. This is a material that has been handled perfectly,” says designer Etienne Salomé.

“We worked long and hard on this design until there was nothing that we could improve. For us, the coupé represents the perfect form with a perfect finish.”

The La Voiture Noire is powered by the same 8-litre, 16-cylinder engine as the Bugatti Chiron and Divo, which produces 1 103kw and 1 600Nm.

No performance figures have been released but it should offer similar performance to the aforementioned Chiron, which can charge from 0-100km/h in 2.5 seconds, according to claims, and reach 420km/h.

| IOL Motoring