Having an uncle who runs Bugatti Rimac is already far from ordinary. When that uncle puts you behind the wheel of a Bugatti Tourbillon de 1,800 ch still in development, the memory becomes truly one for the books. And this ride arrives before even the first owners, all already on the waiting list.
That’s exactly the scene shown in a reel posted in early September on Mate Rimac‘s Instagram account. It shows his two nephews seated in the front of a camouflage-wrapped Tourbillon prototype. The drive unfolds calmly near Zagreb, Croatia. The entry price hovers around $4.5 million, or roughly €4 million. Initial deliveries are slated for 2026, well after this family neighborhood cruise. A simple moment today, which could taste very different twenty years from now.
Mate Rimac’s Nephews Aboard the 1,800-hp Bugatti Tourbillon
In the clip, the supercar remains cloaked in the camouflage typical of development mules. At the back, you can make out the Croatian plate ZG PP-1009, a registration reserved for test and demonstration cars. Inside, the two boys, about eight years old, are strapped into the front seats, just like in any family car. The driver isn’t a white-gloved chauffeur, but the boss himself in casual attire. “The role of the cool uncle becomes very real…” Mate Rimac writes in the Instagram caption accompanying the reel.
The moment lasts only a few seconds, a quick loop around the cul‑de‑sac. The kids loved the ride. For them, it’s probably just another moment spent with their uncle. In twenty years, they may stumble on books or photos devoted to this Bugatti. On that day, the memory will come back, and they’ll be able to say: “Wow, my uncle took me for a ride in that.”
A Prototype Tourbillon Worth $4.5 Million as a Daily
The car used for this neighborhood tour isn’t a nameless mule but a close-to-production Bugatti Tourbillon. Under the hood sits an 8.3-liter V16 naturally aspirated engine developed with Cosworth. It teams up with three electric motors and a around 25 kWh battery pack. The package delivers roughly 1,800 ch, enough to place the Tourbillon at the very top of the hypercar hierarchy.
Production will be limited to 250 units. Each car is priced around $4.5 million, about €4 million. No customer deliveries have taken place yet, with the first cars due in 2026. Mate Rimac uses it as a daily driver, to put it through real-world paces. The two Zagreb boys thus rode in this development hypercar before the 250 owners who are already waiting.
That long-term developer role suits the Croatian boss, who loves pushing his hypercars on open roads. His Bugatti Chiron, nicknamed “Cro-Bug,” and his Rimac Nevera are driven hard. They’ve racked up more than 150,000 miles, over 240,000 kilometers. Far from the glitz of Monaco or Beverly Hills, he also stops in nondescript parking lots. He’s even been photographed grabbing a burger on the outskirts of Zagreb, with a Bugatti parked nearby. The Tourbillon follows that same logic. Bugatti presents it as a hypercar meant to stay desirable “for eternity,” but also to be driven daily. The boss takes his nephews along for a neighborhood spin in a prototype still registered with test plates “PP.” For these two kids, this could be the day when 1,800 hp finally starts to feel like everyday power.
