Spyker C8 $350K Wealthy rappers like Akon certainly showcase the world’s most sophisticated cars. This Spyker C8 purchased by Akon for about $350,000 is a supercar worthy of the likes of the Lambo Aventador and Ferrari F12. The Spyker C8 houses a 4.2-liter V8 sourced from Audi and supercharged to 518 hp. It’s a luxury supercar that zips to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds. It comes from a boutique automaker in Holland. Classic rap artist Akon had his Spyker custom finished in white.
He’s finished his entire collection to match. His garage hosts a Porsche Panamera, a Ferrari 458 Italia, a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Lambo Murciélago, all customized in elegant white. It must look like a professional fleet of private luxury transport.
John Cena
Ford GT $400K American pro wrestler and Twitter self-help guru John Cena is an entertainment pop star personality too. He’s got it all, this $460,000 liquid blue Ford GT to boot. Or had. When he sold it, he made more than $1 million more than he paid for it! Winner! Until he was slapped with a $75,000 lawsuit by Ford for selling it. America’s oldest carmaker, in an apparent hissy fit, complained that Cena’s high-profile celebrity discount on the limited-edition, 647 horsepower GT had been sorely disrespected. Ford won.
Cena settled for an undisclosed amount. He failed to notice the fine print, anti-flip clause he signed up for when he first purchased the supercar from Ford. In the industry, cushy deals with the rich and famous to buy and promote their brand on social media is more common than you think.
Candice Swanepoel
Mercedes-Benz SLS Convertible $135K The stunning Candice Swanepoel, a South African fashion supermodel and Victoria's Secret Angel, is one of the highest-paid models in the world. Forbes ranked her at 8th in 2016. She’s married to Brazilian model Hermann Nicoli who she met in Paris when she was 17. They have two children and live in Manhattan and Brazil. Swanepoel said that being a mom of two very young children is “intense!”
She’s a down-to-earth mama who promotes women’s rights to breastfeed in public by sharing photos on Instagram. She also posed with her infant in her Tesla Model X. The gorgeous mother owns a Mercedes-Benz SLS Convertible, too. Unlike the Tesla, the Mercedes get 19 mpg, tops.
Michael B. Jordan
Honda Acura NSX $156K Creed star Michael B. Jordan, not to be confused with the legendary Bulls great, is making a name for himself. You may recognize him as shooting victim Oscar Grant in Fruitvale Station and the voice behind Black Panther’s supervillain Erik Killmonger. Jordan hooked up with Acura to voice an ad for the company’s precision performance craft, the Acura NSX. He loves the car so much that he picked one up for himself for $156,000.
The Japanese car company’s veritable supercar is heavy on performance with a rear 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 engine. Producing 500 hp, the sleek machine zooms 0-60 in less than three seconds. But the NSX, built of aircraft-grade aluminum, is a step above. Featuring a set of three electric motors, the sports car is a hybrid that achieves 21 mpg. It doesn’t sound like much, but it doubles the Veyron’s fuel efficiency deficiencies. Currently, he’s working with filmmaker great Denzel Washington on the Journal for Jordan project.
Tiger Woods
Porsche Carrera GT $440K Golf maestro Tiger Woods doesn’t own a fleet of exotic supercars like most of his colleagues. Instead, he boasts of a set of fine American-made Buicks. A standout to his collection is this Porsche Carrera GT. The rare supercar holds a 5.7-liter V10 engine that pushes out 435 pounds of torque, an engine originally built for Formula One racing. Yep, it’s fast. Advanced technology activates the rear spoiler wing at speeds over 70 mph to reduce lift. It jets to 60 mph in a snap, officially clocked at 2.06 seconds.
Tiger owns the “superclass” model, a limited Porsche, one of only 1,270 units produced. He paid $440,000 for the hypercar. Just imagine how much it will be worth in twenty years. To be fair, Woods owns a speedy, souped-up golf cart that blows out the competition and leaves them in the dust zipping away at 28 mph. Not to mention a Lamborghini Murciélago and a Mercedes-Benz S65.