Timati pays record 244M rubles for Bugatti customs
Rapper Timati purchased a rare Bugatti W16 Mistral for 500 million rubles and paid a record 244 million rubles in customs fees, with the car registered in Russia on August 28 after being imported from Europe via Kyrgyzstan.
Consensus
- Timati purchased a Bugatti W16 Mistral for approximately 500 million rubles.
- The car was imported from Europe through Kyrgyzstan.
- The customs clearance was completed on August 18.
- The vehicle received Russian registration on August 28.
- Timati paid 244 million rubles in fees for the import.
- The fee amounted to nearly half the car's value.
- The Bugatti W16 Mistral is a two-seater roadster with a 1600-horsepower W16 engine and a top speed of 454 km/h.
- Only 99 units of the model were produced, with production ending in July 2026.
- The car is considered a collector's item.
- Timati owns other high-end vehicles including a Lamborghini Veneno Roadster, Koenigsegg Regera, Ferrari F40, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Maybach, and Mercedes CL 600.
- This is the first new Bugatti registered in Russia since 2013.
Points of divergence
- Timati owed 88,5 thousand rubles in patent and other fees. — vesti
- Timati published photos from a vacation with his children and mentioned spending more time with them. — vm
- Documents confirming the customs clearance are available. — tg_bazabazon
- The customs fee is described as a 'record for Russia' and referred to as a 'customs duty'. — riamo
- Porsche completed the sale of Bugatti and Rimac, earning 1 billion euros. — vesti
- The 244 million ruble fee is specifically labeled as an 'utilization fee'. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Timati paid a record 244 million rubles for customs clearance of a Bugatti for half a billion — РИАМО
- 500 million for a car and 244 million to customs: Timati brought a Bugatti W16 Mistral to Russia — Вести
- Baza: Timati paid a record 244 million rubles in scrap fee for Bugatti — Вечерняя Москва
- Timati paid a record for Russia car utility fee of 244 million rubles. Rapper acquired legendary Bugatti W16 Mistral... — Baza
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