Is Porsche About to Be Thrown Off the Bugatti Express?

Had someone, a mere decade ago, suggested that the scrappy hand of a Balkan start-up would one day claw its way toward Bugatti like a ravenous seal lunging for a fish, the resulting laughter would have been enough to make the neighbour’s Bentley reverse sulkily into the garage. And yet — here we are. Rimac, the Croatian electric wunderkind, no longer wants to merely share the pot; it wants Porsche out of the Bugatti kitchen entirely.

Over the weekend, word started swirling that Rimac had made Porsche a “small” offer — in the region of $1.1 billion. At present, Porsche holds a 45% stake in the Bugatti-Rimac venture. Rimac, however, wants the whole pie.

But let’s be honest — if Rimac plans to oust the Germans, they’ll need to rally a few deep-pocketed “rich uncle” types to the cause. This is not a solo act — it’s going to take a whole orchestra of investors to pull this off.

As for Rimac and Porsche? Silence. No confirmations, no denials. And as anyone in the industry knows, when two companies go quiet, it only means one thing: something seismic is happening behind closed doors.

Ironically, there were earlier whispers that Porsche had plans to buy out Rimac’s stake instead. But then, things got messy — electric car drama, price hikes, charging station chaos, and of course, a few errant tweets from Elon Musk to stir the pot. Now the narrative has flipped completely — Rimac wants the whole playground to itself.

But will Porsche really back down so easily? Especially now, with the launch of the new Bugatti Tourbillon looming — a name that sounds like champagne and a nuclear detonation rolled into one. The price? It starts at a breezy €3.8 million, but if you fancy a few extra baubles, just toss another million on top. Only 250 units will ever be made, and the first lucky owners are expected to receive theirs in 2026 — probably wrapped in velvet, delivered by someone wearing gloves.