Few cars generate such positive reviews like the Bugatti Veyron. And even fewer are popular with both the public, media, and industry experts. Generally speaking, there is little consensus on what horsepower, technology, chassis, safety features make a car the best in the industry. Most people have their own views and ideas. For example, some prefer a monocoque chassis, while others like to point out that the driveshaft repair can get costly. Similarly, some drivers believe automatic emergency braking is the best safety feature, while others are arguing in favor of blind spot monitoring. Basically, it is difficult to establish what precise qualities, traits, and features make a car great because each driver has their views and preferences. That is why sports cars like Bugatti Veyron are even more impressive because most people seem to agree that they are simply wonderful machines with a universal appeal.

BBC’s Top Gear, a program notorious for criticism and tough reviews, even named the Veyron, the 2000s Car of the Decade. Meanwhile, the standard Veyron took home the award of Top Gear's Best Car Driven All Year award in 2005. In 2011, Top Gear again named the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport as its Car of the Year. And in 2013, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse won Robb Report’s Car of the Year. It goes without saying that the praise for this mid-engine sports car didn’t end with these awards, as even today, people are raving about this car. It is not unexpected that some of the most renowned athletes have purchased this sports car for their private collection, given that soccer players have an affinity for fast cars.

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Bodyguard Crashed Ronaldo's Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse

Black Bugatti Veyron
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This won’t come as a surprise, but Cristiano Ronaldo has a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse in his collection. And thanks to this vehicle, Ronaldo can brag that he secured the membership to a very select group of athletes who only own the finest and rarest automobiles. And if this isn’t impressive enough, Ronaldo’s Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is one of the 95 units existing in the world and comes equipped with an 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 engine that generates 1,199 hp and 1,106 lb-ft of torque. Bugatti paired the engine with a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.

Equally important, this fantastic car can reach the top speed of 254 miles per hour, which makes it the world’s fastest production roadster. This incredible hypercar, which costs over $2 million, is the vehicle of every gearhead's dreams. And we would like to think that anyone who owns it would handle it with the proper respect and care, but it appears that Ronaldo is the exception to the norm, although he wasn't directly at fault.

Last January, the media reported that one of Ronaldo’s bodyguards crashed his hypercar into a wall in Majorca, Spain. Drive Spark claims that when the Bugatti collided with a wall at the side of the road, Ronaldo, and his family were traveling in the same convoy. The bodyguard, who was the only one in the vehicle at the time of the collision, hopped into another vehicle in the convoy, and continued on to his destination. Images shared on social media sites showed scratches on the front bumper and splitter region of the Veyron, and additional damage on the passenger side of the vehicle.

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These Soccer Players Love Their Bugatti Veyrons

Luckily, there are other soccer players who treat their hypercars with far more respect and care than Ronaldo. Karim Benzema is also the proud owner of a Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang and a Bugatti Chiron. The French striker loves to introduce his precious vehicles on his YouTube channel, and according to Marca, the Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang is his dearest car, despite owning other incredible vehicles. Benzema’s hypercar is one of the five units ever built, and it comes with an astonishing price tag of $1,450,456. According to Benzema, the price of the vehicle has increased recently because only two units are still available in the global market. Benzema’s vehicle has a two-tone body in silver and black carbon fiber.

Lassana Diarra is another soccer player who owns a Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir. According to Bugatti, they have “experimented with darker shades and tonalities,” for this model. Meanwhile, FC Barcelona legend and one of the best midfielders of all time, Andrés Iniesta also purchased a Bugatti Veyron for his personal collection. Paparazzi have captured the professional soccer player on various occasions driving a blue Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport. Considering that his estimated net worth is over $120 million, who can blame the Spanish athlete for spending big bucks on spectacular supercars?

Sources: Luxurious Magazine, Robb Report, Autoevolution, Marca, Instagram, 21 Motoring, and Bugatti.