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KSh1.3 billion: Cristiano Ronaldo buys world’s most expensive car ever

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Cristiano Ronaldo is rumoured to be the new owner of the one-off Bugatti La Voiture Noire, said to be the most expensive car ever built.

Reports suggest Ronaldo, who is thought to earn around KSh3.4 billion per year, has spent an eye-watering KSh1.3 billion 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 110th anniversary of the founding of the company.

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.

It is powered by an 8.0-litre turbocharged W16 engine and can reach 420 kph.

The car has six exhaust pipes and illuminated lettering.


Bugatti have confirmed the one-off model now has an owner and reports suggest everything points to it being Ronaldo.

But he 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.

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Milton Nyakundi is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience across broadcast, digital, and print media, who relocated to the United States in 2022 and is now the Senior International Correspondent for Kurunzi News based in Washington, DC, USA. He has previously worked with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), among other high-profile roles with Kenya's first privately-owned media outlet - Kenya Television Network. His experience also include prominent roles as Media Consultant for Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and StarTimes Kenya. His career spans high‑stakes political reporting covering legislative and constitutional issues, elections, governance, and accountability across Kenya, Africa, and global arenas. He also boasts extensive sports journalism experience, covering local and international sports events, including leagues, tournaments and sports governance. He is well-known for his investigative depth, editorial leadership, and evidence-driven journalism that guides his consistent delivery of public‑interest storytelling across platforms.

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