“You may not have expected that I would drive this car, but I bought it because I really wanted it when I was nineteen years old,” says 37-year-old Bugatti-Copian in a video to his half million Instagram followers.
Volkswagen Golf R32 with famous VR6 engine
He is talking about his Volkswagen Golf. At first glance a fairly good model, certainly compared to the Bugatti Chiron With which Mate Rimac is also regularly out. Yet this is a very special Volkswagen; It concerns the desirable R32 variant of the fifth generation of Golf.
In this hot hatch, Volkswagen spooned the relatively large 3.2-liter VR6 engine. Bugatti CEO Rimac calls it an iconic engine. This power source is a combination between a V6 and a six-in-line. The ‘V’ stands for the corner in which the cylinder rows are standing and the ‘R’ stands for ReiheGerman for line. A VR6, so.
Bugatti CEO Mate Rimac fleet
“I enjoy this car enormously. He drives fantastic and has a great sound,” said the CEO of Bugatti. He even fantasizes about a restomod based on the R32. It is admirable that Rimac still enjoys older cars so much.
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Rimac is a petrolhead pur sang, which is also apparent from his other cars. He also has that way This BMW M5 of the E39 generation, a Porsche Carrera GT, BMW M3 of the E30 generation and of course a Bugatti Chiron and This almost 2,000 hp Rimac Nevera.