Maybach Exelero $8.8 Million There’s a story behind this lavish Maybach. Jay-Z’s pricey collection includes fine hypercar performance machines like his Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport and a Pagani Zonda F, an extravagant $670,000 elite Italian-Argentinian brand. But the $8.8 million German Maybach Exelero pictured here may not be his. Though he featured it in his music video “Lost One.” It wasn’t the first Maybach featured in his music videos. A Maybach 57 became a hip-hop legend. It starred in a video by Jay Z and Kanye West. The video for their self-proclaimed “luxury rap” song called “Otis” is from Watch the Throne, a collaboration album by Jay Z and Kanye. Shot by distinguished filmmaker Spike Jonze, “Otis” starts off with a bluesy R&B riff and shots of the car in its pristine condition. Enter a blow torch and a metal saw.
The rap duo cut the Maybach down to its frame as the beats drop in. It’s no exaggeration when they rap, “last week I was in my other, other Benz.” The characteristic rap-swagger continues while Jay-Z and Kanye race the shell of the Exelero through a dry flood control channel. Kanye did his own stunts performing 360-burnouts with four supermodels in the backseat. The end of the video announces the Maybach is up for charity auction. The value was placed at $150,000. The actual bid for the Save the Children donation fetched a mere $60,000. Not much to brag about.
Paris Hilton
Bentley GT Continental $400K One look at this Bentley GT, and it’s safe to say Paris Hilton’s man won’t be appropriating this ride. With Pepto-Bismol pink exterior and black and hot pink leather interior riding on pink rims, I’m pretty sure many women would turn down the keys for this car too. For Paris, it’s one of eight European luxury vehicles, this one’s a $400,000 Barbie car. What? Gotta have it. The dashboard is diamond-encrusted, that’s some serious bling.
It’s no secret she’s a Barbie fan, for years she’s confessed. This Barbie-mobile is for real! She sports the Barbie-themed car all over the Hollywood area. After paparazzi captured her, the folks over at Bentley were embarrassed enough to combat Hilton’s “brand-deflating” effect with a marketing overture to safeguard the 92-year-old pretentious automobile brand. She owns a few McLarens and Ferraris, plus there’s a Mercedes and a Rolls. She’s still got class.
Kim Kardashian
Ferrari 458 Italia $325K Kim Kardashian traded her Range Rover for this bright white Italian stallion. Her first reaction when she saw her new Ferrari 458 Italia was, “Isn’t it sick?!” She’s come a long way from being Paris Hilton’s stylist. Hubby, rapper Kanye West, and Kim have been married since 2014 and have four kids. She’s the highest-paid reality TV personality. But back to that swank new ride. It’s one of many. Kanye got a Black Lamborghini Aventador for his 36th birthday, sweet gift! The 458 is fast.
The supercar has a 4.5-liter V8 engine, 562 HP, and it hits a top speed of 202 mph. If Kim steps on it at the light, she’ll reach 60 mph in three seconds. See ya, paparazzi. Oh, wait. It’s her job to have her everyday life filmed. The more drama, the better. The car is one of her favorites, but it was an extravagant wedding gift for her and her former husband from a disreputable Malaysian businessman. There’s the drama.
Puff Diddy
Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe $440K As the richest hip-hop artist, Sean “Puff Diddy” Combs’ net worth brushes up near billionaire status at $825 million. The music industry magnate started his own label in 1993, Bad Boy Entertainment. The entrepreneur also offers product. The Sean John luxury line retails his personal perfume fragrance called “I Am King,” naturally. But, what he truly prizes is his stunning automobile collection. Highlighted here is the Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe. The 2004 four-door British luxury sedan is the most expensive Rolls on the market priced at $440,000. P. Diddy picked out a custom silver and white convertible.
The lavish contemporary interior featuring hardwood veneering styled like the interior of a yacht makes the Phantom Drophead one of the rapper’s favorite cars to drive downtown. Amongst his collection is a 1997 Maybach 57, a $360,000 upscale Mercedes-Benz, exactly like the one Jay-Z and Kanye tore down. Jay Z purchased it for his son’s 16th birthday years before the 2011 song came out. The car included a chauffeur since the boy hadn’t gotten his license yet.
Nicolas Cage
Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina $3.6 Million Nicolas Cage’s exotic automobile collection was sizable until he ran into a personal financial crisis. He liked to spend. He literally owned a castle, two actually: A German medieval castle in Schloss Neidstein and the English Midford Castle in Somerset. Yachts, an island in the Bahamas, fine artwork and 15 personal residences made the shopping list. It all came to a screeching halt once a $6.2 million tax bill came in at the peak of his over-spending binge. Four divorces probably didn’t help.
In the mid-2000s he began selling things off and spending less. As one item he kept is this stunning antique. One of his favorites, the 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina is a rare classic. Only 350 models were manufactured by Ferrari between 1958 and 1960. Each model was hand-built by the legendary Italian automotive giant. Today, a vintage Pininfarina is worth $3.6 million. In 1958, the race car sold for $15,000.