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Bugatti thrills customer with $10m Centodieci delivered four years after

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4 years ago

June 30, 2022

One of Bugatti’s rarest pieces of automotive excellence has finally come to fruition. It is Bugatti Centodieci.

The anticipation period, four years, is finally over for a great enthusiast and user who just received the Bugatti Centodieci, a specially built car.

It has been almost four years since Bugatti first unveiled the $8.9 million Centodieci, and now the first has been delivered.

Just 10 examples are planned to be built, with the first customer example shown recently at Bugatti’s plant in Molsheim, France.

The Centodieci was unveiled in 2019 in celebration of the EB110 . Centodieci is Italian for “110” and the car is simply the latest in a growing line of modern coach-built specials based on the Bugatti Chiron, which started with the Divo in 2018.

Bugatti says the Centodieci was inspired by the design of the legendary EB110, the super sport car launched in 1991, the 110th birthday of Ettore Bugatti.

Why four years

Bugatti explains that it had to put its custom-built cars through the same rigorous testing and evaluation programme as its regular production cars. That means 186,000 miles of high-speed testing.

“That’s a pretty crazy thing to do for a 10 car run, but when you’re paying $10 million for a car, you expect it to be perfect,” the supercar manufacturer says.

The car is said to have undergone extreme testing over 50,000km on road and track, aerodynamically fine-tuned in the wind tunnel, and tested from -20C to the simmering +45C sun of Arizona

The first example of Centodieci was built in Bugatti Blue, the characteristic colour of the brand and of the EB110.

A contemporary version of the EB110’s exterior and interior blends with the latest technology and Bugatti know-how to sculpt the Centodieci.

Bugatti says, “Since the introduction of the Centodieci in Bugatti’s 110th anniversary year of 2019, all 10 Centodiecis were immediately accounted for, and EB110’s began to sell for amazing numbers at auction, most recently for over $2 million by RM Sotheby’s at Amelia Island. Now that we’ve seen what this well-deserved hype has led to, it’s time for the era of the Bugatti Centodieci to begin.”

The interior draws inspiration from its prestigious forebear, but reinvigorated for the modern era of coachbuilt hyper sports cars.

The quilted chessboard-like pattern found on the seats, roof liner, door panels, center console and floor mats was first established in the EB110 but elevated here with a bespoke application.

Despite the many curves and joins, the pattern seamlessly lines up across areas of the interior. The process of creating the Centodieci interior takes around 16 weeks to complete, including one-day dedicated solely to meticulously examining the seats.

Featuring the iconic 8.0-litre W16 engine producing 1,600PS, the Centodieci accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.4 seconds to a top speed of 380 km/h.

Bugatti’s chassis engineers worked extensively to perfect the hyper sports car’s handling to produce a unique dynamic Bugatti experience behind the wheel.

President of Bugatti Automobiles, Christophe Piocheon, says, “We at Bugatti in Molsheim are proud to have completed and delivered the very first Centodieci – Bugatti’s latest few-off model.

“The Centodieci builds upon Ettore Bugatti’s successful 110-year lineage of exceptional design and performance, while reviving the memory of the brand’s recent history. The EB110, built by Romano Artioli in Italy, was a critical path to the re-establishment of Bugatti in 1998.

“After two years of relentless development, we have refined the Centodieci to the standard our customers expect of all Bugatti models. Our designers and engineers pour the very same passion and desire for perfection into the marque’s few-off models as they do for Bugatti’s series production units.”

The car is decked out in a colour called EB110 Blue, a variation of the blue that served as a hero colour for the original EB110 and was even used to line the Italian factory where the EB110 was built.

The blue, in combination with the silver wheels, is the same configuration on an EB110 already in the collection of this Centodieci’s owner.

The interior design of the Centodieci is also inspired by the EB110, specifically the Super Sport version. Callbacks include a chessboard upholstery pattern and an embossed “EB” logo in the headrests. The process of creating the Centodieci interior takes around 16 weeks to complete, including one whole day just for the seats.

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Jetour Unleashes F700 Hybrid Pickup as Abuja Experience Begins Tuesday

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September 19, 2026

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Jetour Unleashes F700 Hybrid Pickup as Abuja Experience Begins Tuesday

Jetour is taking its premium pickup game to Abuja as the automaker prepares to showcase the powerful F700 hybrid pickup at the Jetour Experience Abuja, bringing a blend of electrified performance, luxury and rugged off-road capability to the Federal Capital Territory.

The three-day event, scheduled for September 22 to 24 at Maha Event Centre, Area 8, Garki, comes on the heels of strong reception in Lagos and is expected to draw commercial fleet operators, corporate buyers and luxury pickup enthusiasts keen to experience Jetour’s latest hybrid workhorse.

Following high-impact reception in Lagos, the Abuja activation, which holds at Maha Event Centre, Area 8, Garki, answers massive demand from commercial fleet leaders, corporate buyers, and luxury truck enthusiasts eager for an electrified workhorse built without compromise.

Jetour’s rapid ascendancy as Nigeria’s Fastest Growing Auto Brand and Auto Brand of the Year is backed by nationwide after-sales infrastructure, certified technicians, and genuine parts availability through its authorized dealer network including Elizade Nigeria Limited, New Era AutoVehicle Services, Germaine Auto Centre, Kojo Motors, Mandilas Autos, R.T. Briscoe and
Tab Autos.

The Ultimate Hybrid Powerhouse
Engineered on the heavy-duty platform of Jetour’s G700 luxury SUV, the double-cab F700 redefines utility.

Jetour Unleashes F700 Hybrid Pickup as Abuja Experience Begins Tuesday

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26th Abuja Motor Fair: NADDC, BKG Set November 10 Date for Auto Industry Show

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September 18, 2026

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26th Abuja Motor Fair: NADDC, BGK Set November 10 Date for Auto Industry Showcase

The National Automotive Design and Development Council and BKG Exhibitions Ltd have unveiled plans for the 26th Abuja International Motor Fair, scheduled to hold from November 10 to 13, 2026, at Eagle Square, Abuja.

The four-day event is expected to bring together major players across the automotive value chain, such as vehicle manufacturers and assemblers, component producers, financial institutions, technology firms, transport operators, logistics companies, development partners, investors and government agencies.

A three-day conference will also feature prominently at the fair, with the theme, “Driving Nigeria’s Automotive Transformation: Policy, Production, and Prosperity.”

A statement on Friday by BKG Exhibitions said the conference would examine key issues shaping the development of Nigeria’s automotive industry, with speakers drawn from various sectors of the industry and related fields.

Chairman of the Organising Committee and Managing Director of BKG Exhibitions, Mr Ifeanyi Agwu, said the conference would feature a keynote address by the Director-General of NADDC, Otunba Joseph Osanipin, alongside presentations and speeches by leading stakeholders in the automotive and transport sectors.

26th Abuja Motor Fair: NADDC, BGK Set November 10 Date for Auto Industry Showcase

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Replace Fuel Subsidy With Vehicle Credit to Drive Mobility, Jobs,LCCI, Ilekuba tell FG

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September 18, 2026

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L-R:Tanko Kyumnom Principal Information Officer, representing the DG, NADDC; Cosmas Maduka Jnr, Executive Director, Special Duties & Aftersales at Coscharis Motors; Otuyemi Olatunde Head, Technical Risk Management at Leadway Assurance; Dr Femi Eghuaikhide, Chairman LCCI Auto Sectoral Group and Deputy Managing Director, R.T. Briscoe Nigeria Plc; Engr. Opeyemi Aminu, Vice President, LCCI; Mmesoma Christabel llekuba, CFO & Head, Accounts & Strategy, CedricMasters Group, Kunle Jaiyesimi, Deputy Managing Director, CFAO Mobility, Victor Oguamalam, MD, Globe Motors and Abiona Babarinde, GM, Corporate Communications & Marketing, Coscharis Motors during the LCCI Auto Sectoral Group Symposium on Thursday, September 17, 2026 in Lagos.

Replace Fuel Subsidy With Vehicle Credit to Drive Mobility, Jobs,LCCI, Ilekuba tell FG

Nigeria’s automotive stakeholders have called for an urgent shift from fuel subsidy to affordable vehicle financing, saying the new model could make vehicle ownership accessible to more Nigerians while driving local production, creating jobs and reducing dependence on imported automobiles.

The call was made on Thursday at the LCCI/National Automotive Design and Development Council Automobile Symposium, themed, “From Subsidy to Credit: Can Vehicle Financing Replace Fuel Subsidy as Nigeria’s Mobility Equalizer?”

Chairman of the LCCI Auto and Allied Sector Group, Dr Femi Eguaikhide, said affordable vehicle credit could restore access to mobility, improve productivity and create a stronger market for Nigeria’s automotive industry.

He said fuel subsidy had for decades effectively functioned as Nigeria’s mobility policy by helping to keep transportation relatively affordable for millions of Nigerians, including commercial drivers, teachers and small-business operators.

However, following its removal in May 2023, Eguaikhide said mobility costs had risen sharply, resulting in higher transport fares and increased prices of goods and services, with knock-on effects on productivity.

“Subsidy made fuel cheap, but cars remained expensive. So only the rich owned productive assets,” he said, arguing that vehicle credit could enable more Nigerians to acquire income-generating vehicles and repay loans from the proceeds.

Eguaikhide called for affordable, preferably single-digit interest rates and longer-tenor lease-to-own schemes for commercial operators using buses, tricycles and motorcycles.

“Can we create a ₦50,000/month plan for a keke driver?” he asked, urging financial institutions to develop financing products around borrowers’ earning capacity rather than conventional lending models.

He also advocated the use of vehicle telematics, tracking systems and cash-flow data to develop “mobility credit scores” that could help lenders assess the repayment capacity of commercial transport operators.

But Eguaikhide warned that vehicle financing must not become a fresh channel for importing used vehicles.

“If we use credit to import more Tokunbo, we’ve solved nothing,” he said, advocating financing for CNG conversions, locally assembled electric and hybrid vehicles, as well as mass-transit buses.

He summed up the proposed policy shift: “Subsidy gave us consumption. Credit can give us production.”

In a special address, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cedric Masters Group, Chief (Sir) Anselm Ilekuba, also canvassed a fundamental shift towards vehicle financing, stressing that such a policy must simultaneously promote Nigeria’s automotive industrialisation.

Ilekuba, who was represented at the event by his Chief Finance Officer and Head of Accounts and Strategy, Christabel Mmesoma Ilekuba, decried the impact of high financing costs, short repayment periods and pressure on household incomes on vehicle ownership, despite strong demand for automobiles.

He urged the Federal Government to seriously consider the proposed National Automotive Bank being championed by NADDC, describing it as a specialised financing institution that could support consumers, vehicle assemblers and component manufacturers.

Ilekuba proposed longer-tenor financing for qualifying locally assembled vehicles, alongside industrial credit for manufacturers and funding for machinery, technology, certification and capacity expansion by component producers.

He also called for stronger localisation of automotive components, citing the proposed National Automotive Components Parts Gateway being developed by ALCMAN with Chinese partners.

According to him, the Automotive Bank and Components Gateway could create a cycle in which increased vehicle purchases stimulate local assembly, boost demand for locally produced components, expand factories and generate jobs, while reducing Nigeria’s exposure to foreign-exchange pressures.

Ilekuba said the success of vehicle financing should therefore not be measured merely by the number of loans disbursed, but also by growth in local vehicle assembly, component production, factory expansion, employment and foreign exchange conserved or earned.

“The old subsidy helped Nigerians consume mobility. The new approach should help Nigerians own mobility—and help Nigeria produce it,” he said.