The reason Tom Cruise is banned from buying a Bugatti is embarrassing
Hollywood actor, Tom Cruise is famous for many reasons, from insistence on doing his own stunts despite his age and the fact that he does not appear to age. However, despite the entire plot of the Mission impossible franchise literally doing the impossible, it is impossible for Tom Cruise to buy a Bugatti. Let’s explore.
The story goes like this, as reported by Marca, Tom Cruise spent over USD1 million to purchase an expensive Bugatti back in 2005. Cruise was apparently so proud of the expensive car that he decided to not only roam around the city with it but also take it to the premiere of Mission Impossible 3.
Moreover, this little stunt backfired and got the actor banned from ever purchasing another car from the brand. So he was banned for driving his Bugatti? Nope. The reason the brand banned Tom Cruise from ever buying another car from them was because he was unable to open the door of his car. Yes, you read that right.
While to some, this may seem like a funny moment, it evidently rubbed Bugatti the wrong way. So badly did this irk Bugatti, that the brand decided then and there that while nothing is impossible for Ethan Hunt, buying a car from the French manufacturer will definitely be impossible for Hollywood icon Tom Cruise.
On top of that, as per the site reported, the Bugatti Veyron Tom Cruise bought featured a W-16 engine making 1,001hp. Tom Cruise decided to drive the Veyron to the red carpet along with his then-wife Katie Holmes. While he got out easily, the passenger’s side door took him several attempts to open. And they say chivalry is dead.
To make matters worse, it took Tom Cruise over 40 seconds to open the passenger door of the Bugatti Veyron and when it finally was opened, the brand felt disrespected by this. Honestly, to me, this was more funny than anything else but when you are as rich as Bugatti, you are allowed to feel however you like, I guess.
The site also reported the brand banning Tom Cruise saying, “The reason for Bugatti’s decision dates back to 2006, at a massive event where Mission Impossible 3 was premiering and Cruise arrived with a spectacular entrance.”
“After several attempts, Cruise finally managed to open the door of the Bugatti Veyron, before the eyes of thousands of people present, including international press, as well as the millions of viewers who took the moment with humour, although that was not how the car brand saw it.” The statement concluded.
We got all this from Newzteam and their full article is linked here. Thank you Newzteam for the information and images.
