Thursday, April 30, 2015

Bollywood stars and their cars

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan:

The Big B as he is fondly addressed by his fans has a very big car collection too. The pride and joy of Amitabh Bachchan's car collection has to be the Rolls-Royce Phantom luxobarge regarded as the best luxury car on sale globally. Other cars in the Bachchan stable including Abhishek Bachchan's collection includes a Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Audi A8, Toyota Landcruiser, Porsche Cayman S, Range Rover and many more. He also recently purchased the hot hatchback Mini Cooper S. Senior Bachchan's dream car is the Lamborghini LM002 which is the only SUV to be ever built by the Italian car manufacturer and was powered by a thoroughbred V-12 motor sourced from the Lamborghini Countach. According to reports Amitabh Bachchan owns the LM002 in London but there isn't any confirmation of the above. The Bachchan's also owned a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 supercar but it was sold off within months of acquiring it.


Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt:

Sanjay Dutt used to own an enviable collection of cars before he went behind the bars. Baba as he is popularly known by Bollywood celebrities was the first Indian to won the Ferrari 599GTB a two-seater grand tourer powered by a 6.0-litre naturally aspirated V-12 motor pushing out 620PS with a top speed of 330kmph. He also owned the Audi R8 supercar, Audi A8 W12 luxury sedan and the Rolls-Royce Ghost along with the Audi Q7 which was his daily drive. He also had a penchant for motorcycles and owned a Harley-Davidson Fatboy and the Ducati Multistrada that was gifted to him by Shahrukh Khan.


Salman Khan

Salman Khan:

The most popular star has a huge collection of cars from sedans to SUV's and many more. The most expensive car in his stable has to be the Audi RS7 which was gifted to the actor recently and is powered by a twin turbocharged V-8 motor pumping out 560PS making it among the most powerful production sedan cars in the world. Other cars owned by Salman Khan include a Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Mercedes-Benz GL 350CDi, BMW 7-Series, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Renault Koleos. Salman is also the brand ambassador for Suzuki India and owns the Intruder, Hayabusa, GSXR-1000 and Hayabusa superbikes.


Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan:

The perfectionist as he is called has a very good taste when it comes to cars. Aamir Khan seems to have an affinity for luxury cars as he is the proud owners of a Bentley Flying Spur and Rolls-Royce Ghost which are considered among the best luxury sedans on sale globally. Due to the threats he received, Aamir Khan also recently acquired a Mercedes-Benz S Guard. He was an erstwhile brand ambassador for Toyota India and was regularly spotted driven around in a Toyota Innova and Landcruiser before stepping up the car chart.


Shahrukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan:

Shahrukh Khan has a soft spot for BMW as he has owned various generations of the 7-Series luxury car in the past two decades. Other BMW cars owned by the "Badshah" of Bollywood include the BMW 6-Series convertible, 5-Series and X3 SUV. It is also reported that Shahrukh Khan has a Rolls-Royce at his Delhi residence. Recently Shahrukh Khan seemed to have shifted from BMW to Mercedes-Benz as he recently acquired two Mercedes-Benz S-Class luxury sedans and a GL-Class SUV. He is also the brand ambassador for Hyundai India.


Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor:

Ranbir Kapoor started his car career with a bang as the first car he brought when his movie released was a gleaming red Audi R8 supercar. Ranbir Kapoor had a soft spot for the car and he was seen at every Bollywood parties making a grand entry in the R8. But it seemed that the Audi R8 attracted too much eyeballs so the junior Kapoor replaced it with the Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG which is a hot favourite among Hollywood celebrities. Other cars in his garage include the Audi A8, Mercedes-Benz S-Class and the Range Rover. He replaced the Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG with the G63 AMG and had said in an interview that his dream car is a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG now that the production for the gullwinged supercar has seized maybe his eyes are on the new Mercedes-Benz AMG GT which is soon to be launched in India.


John Abraham:

The biker boy of Bollywood has a soft spot for two-wheels and has owned an envious collection of superbikes from the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R to the Suzuki Hayabusa and a few Yamaha RD350's. John Abraham is currently the brand ambassador for Yamaha India and owns the VMAX and R1 superbikes along with the Aprilia RSV4. The jewel of John Abraham's car collection is the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 finished in a shade of stealthy black. Other cars in his collection include the Audi Q7 and a tuned Maruti Gypsy among others.



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