At just 37, Mate Rimac, the maverick behind Rimac Automobili, is gunning for total control of Bugatti Rimac, aiming to snap up Porsche’s leftover 45% slice of the joint venture. If this plays out, the Croatian whiz kid will have the keys to one of France’s most storied auto dynasties—talk about a power move in the hypercar game.
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Back in 2021, Rimac shook hands with Porsche in a high-stakes mashup: his cutting-edge EV genius meets Bugatti’s century-old, gas-guzzling glory. The deal left Rimac Group holding 55%, but Porsche kept a finger in the pie. Now? The young CEO’s reportedly throwing down around $1.1 billion to buy them out entirely, backed by deep-pocketed investors itching to bankroll his next play. No more corporate red tape—just Rimac calling the shots on where these iconic brands speed next.
For Porsche, cashing out might be a smart hedge. The EV craze isn’t exactly white-hot anymore, and headaches in China and the U.S. aren’t helping. But for Rimac, this is the ultimate flex. Picture it: a garage tinkerer in 2009, now potentially steering both the Nevera’s jaw-dropping 2,000-horsepower electric beast and Bugatti’s hybrid Chiron successor. Blending Bugatti’s old-world prestige with Rimac’s tech-savvy wizardry? That’s how you rewrite the rulebook.
Deal talks are still cooking, but insiders whisper something could be sealed by 2026. Whenever it drops, one thing’s clear—the hypercar world won’t look the same.
Shawn Henry