Bugatti boss's Chiron stolen: Porsche chase ends in Austria

A Chiron worth tens of millions of crowns was stolen from the Zagreb technology campus of Bugatti chief Mate Rimac, and the owner set off in pursuit in a Porsche 911. Croatian police detained the thief in Austria.

Rimac had left the car in the parking lot with the keys inside. A thirty-year-old Croatian took advantage: he got into the car and drove toward Slovenia. Rimac went after him, contacting the police at the same time and passing them the tracker data from the stolen Bugatti.

“I'm so proud of Croatia's security that I always leave the keys in my cars, including the Chiron and the Nevera,” Rimac wrote on Instagram. He says he has done so for years without incident, but now he won't anymore: “Don't tempt fate.” He also left the keys for employees so they could move a car if needed.

Rimac met the thief at the police station. The man explained that he had come to the company to apply for a job, but on seeing the keys decided to take a joyride. Rimac will not file a complaint, but warned that because of the car's high value the thief will not escape criminal prosecution. He even offered to give the thief a lift home, but the police would not allow it.

Around Prague, based on reporting by novinky.cz