Mate Rimac drives an unlikely daily despite having access to the world's best hypercars but he does have his reason
Published on Mar 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Mar 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
Despite being in charge of both Rimac and Bugatti, Mate Rimac is a surprisingly humble guy when it comes to his car collection.
He obviously owns a couple of hypercars, but his daily drivers are simple.
They’re fun, fast, cheap and cheerful cars anyone can buy.
And the latest one is, ironically, part of the VW family in the same way his Bugatti is.
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Mate Rimac is clearly a proper car guy
Mate Rimac’s leadership style is revolutionary.
Most CEOs in the car world wear suits and ties and speak ‘corporate’ all the time.
Rimac is a lot more unfiltered, probably because his main company is a tech company more than a car company, and also because he’s younger than most of his peers.
Even the way he uses his Instagram makes him look like ‘one of us,’ just another car guy.
He’s not even 40 yet, and he’s been around for a while.
Rimac is also a fierce believer that all cars – including exclusive hypercars – must be driven, which is why he’s often spotted at the wheel of his seven-figure Bugatti or his Nevera.
And it’s also why he added a new icon to his collection after the BMW 5 Series.
For his newest daily driver, he still kept it ‘in the family’
Technically, both Bugatti and Rimac are part of the VW family.
It’s a complicated corporate arrangement, a house-of-mirrors kind of thing, but his latest daily driver is effectively part of VW Group.
The 38-year-old CEO is now using a Volkswagen Golf R32 as a daily driver.
Unveiled in 2003 for the Golf Mk4, the R32 was updated again a few years later for the Golf Mk5.
The name is a nod to the cubic capacity of the engine, which is a 3.2-liter VR6.
It’s capable of 247hp, and it gives the car a 0-60 time of 6.5 seconds, which was plenty fast 20 years ago.
The top speed is electronically limited to 155mph.
Today, you can find a Golf R32 for about $20,000-$30,000 – the same price as a new Toyota Corolla.
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After beginning his automotive writing career at DriveTribe, Alessandro has been with Supercar Blondie since the launch of the website in 2022. In fact, he penned the very first article published on supercarblondie.com. He’s covered subjects from cars to aircraft, watches, and luxury yachts - and even crypto. He can largely be found heading up the site’s new-supercar and SBX coverage and being the first to bring our readers the news that they’re hungry for.
