In a picture posted on his Instagram, Mayweather writes "My new 4.8 Million dollar car, the $4,800,000 Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita supercar. KOENIGSEGG is an ULTRA Boutique Automobile Manufacturer for the super rich. KOENIGSEGG made only 2 TREVITA'S for the World, and this is number 2 of 2. In addition it is the only USA Spec TREVITA Built in the World. The Origin of the car is Sweden. The word TREVITA means "3 Whites". It is beyond a Super Car, and is classified as a "Hyper Car". "
According to Stuff news, the American boxer could certainly afford the very expensive car, of course, so it wouldn't be a problem. Mayweather was the best paid sports celebrity of the year, earning $450 million after his fight with another boxing superstar, Manny Pacquiao, in a match called "the fight of the century."
Mayweather also previously purchased a $70 million Gulfstream V private jet and a group of luxury cars from many brands. The boxer was recently criticized by sports journalists for his history of domestic violence, which led to many of them being banned from covering his fight with Pacquiao last May.
Based on a statement by Koenigsegg, a Swedish luxury car manufacturer, the company was established in 1994 and they have been specializing on high-performance luxury cars they call "hypercars." The Trevita model runs at a top speed of 410 km/h, has a braking distance of 32 meters at a speed of 100 km/h. A few of its main features are its F-1 style performance, a fuel capacity of 70 liters, and a power output of 1018 Bhp at 7000 rpm. The car can also accelerate from 0-100 km/hr in 2.9 seconds. And for those wondering if such an incredulously expensive, high-speed car comes with a warranty, it does within the first five years.
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