Cars Driven By The World's Richest People
Cars Driven By The World's Richest People
With spots on Forbes' richest people list, these billionaires are going places.
But
it turns out their favorite modes of transportation are as varied as
the ways they got all that money in the bank to begin with.
One housewares
entrepreneur drives a car that would sell for only about $1,500, while
a certain software mogul could sell his car for $4.4 million. That's
enough for four dream houses.
Some of these vehicles are stars on their own, while others are only notable because of the billionaire behind the wheel.
Carlos
Slim Helu is the world's richest man, according to Forbes. The Mexican
telecom giant drives himself to work in his Bentley Continental Flying
Spur. But don't let his modest driving habit fool you: the price tag on
the car is more than most houses at about $300,000.
Bill
Gates' Porsche 959 Coupe is one of only 230 in the world. It took a
federal law signed by then-president Bill Clinton to allow the
billionaire to drive the car because there was no crash-test rating. The
price for such a car? $225,000 when new, they now go for well over
$400,000.
Alice Walton, heiress of the Wal-Mart fortune, is the second-richest woman in the world. But her car of choice is a simple 2006 Ford F-150 King Ranch. The trucks retail at around $40,000. With her DUI arrest last year, it might be better that she stick to inexpensive cars.
Prince
Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, member of the Saudi royal family, drives a
Rolls-Royce Phantom. The entry level version of the prince's car costs
$246,000, while an upscale version a royal would surely need is a cool
$447,000.
Ingvard
Kamprad is the founder of Ikea and is worth an estimated $28 billion.
But his ride of choice is as humble as the furniture he sells: a 1993
Volvo 240. If the car sold today, it would only be worth about $1500.
New
York's mayor and financial data mogul Michael Bloomberg drives an Audi
R8. The swanky car retails at $120,000 and goes from 0 to 60 mph in just
3.2 seconds.
Billionaire
Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle, is famous for his many cars. Among
his most prestigious is this McLaren F1. In 1998, the car was declared
the fastest ever to hit the road and its invention is seen as
revolutionary. Production of the cars stopped that year and now they can
fetch up to $4.1 million each.
Warren
Buffett is one of the world's richest men, but his frugality is as
well-known as his bank account. The investor drives a Cadillac DTS,
which he purchased to support then-flailing American company General
Motors. The car retails for around $45,000.
Mark
Zuckerberg is often seen in a black Acura TSX. The young billionaire
has among the cheapest of the rides: the car is valued at about $30,000.
Laptop
mogul Michael Dell drives an edgy, 2004 Porsche Boxter. Although a new
model could cost you well above $80,000, you could buy this model used
for under $20,000.
Microsoft's
Steve Ballmer is one of the world's richest men but went for a fairly
modest car. He's seen here with the CEO of Ford, taking possession of
the Hybrid Fusion. The car retails for about $19,000--well within the
budget for a new family car.
Nike
founder Phil Knight has a $120,000 Audi R8. Knight, however, went for a
bolder approach and got a black model with a contrasting silver
sideblade. A Nike employee snapped his car, seen here, at the company's
headquarters in Oregon.
Super-rich
clothier heir Francois-Henri Pinault shares this Lexus SUV with his
gorgeous wife, Salma Hayek. New models run at about $40,000 without
customizations.
Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of the legendary Apple founder Steve, drives a silver
Audi A5 that's often seen parked outside the family's home in Palo Alto. As a
billionaire, she can easily afford the $37,000 starting price.
Google
tycoon Eric Schmidt has the most modest car of all: a Toyota Prius. The
environmentally-friendly cars start at just $11,000. But don't expect
it to last--Schmidt has often spoken about the automated cars of the
future.
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