The oil-rich United Arab Emirates is not just about sand, skyscrapers, beaches, mosques or desert safari, it is literally a paradise for car enthusiasts.
Every rare exotic supercar you might have come across in your life can be found here.
A recent news report shows thousands of luxury and sports cars from Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Ferrari, Range Rover and Aston Martin have been abandoned by the rich residing in Dubai.
A recent news report shows thousands of luxury and sports cars from Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Ferrari, Range Rover and Aston Martin have been abandoned by the rich residing in Dubai.
Another report portrays the wealthy Saudis, Qataris, Emiratis and Kuwaitis visiting the capital of the United Kingdom to escape from the heat of the GCC.
In addition to emptying their wallets on luxury brands and staying at the most expensive hotels, these wealthy Arabs are seen driving some of the hottest supercars in London.
Photographers were able to capture pictures of a £400,000 Mercedes AMG, £1million Pagani Huayra, £300,000 Rolls-Royce, £300,000 Lamborghini Aventador, £400,000 six-wheeled Mercedes G63 AMG and a lot more.
In a country like UAE, the rich citizens, mostly the sheikhs, are quickly able to update their already filled garage with the latest supercars in the automotive market, while the middle-class people satisfy their automotive interests by visiting places like Emirates National Auto Museum, Ferrari World and Yas Marina.
Let’s take a look at the garages of some of the richest people in the UAE and other Arab countries, to see their love for automobiles.Thousands of trusted Porsche 911 for sale in Dubai, price starting from 79000 AED.
Hamad Bin Hamdan al Nahyan
Sheikh Hamad, also known as “The Rainbow Sheikh”, is a billionaire belonging to the Abu Dhabi ruling family. He is the biggest car fanatic you will see in the Emirates, with a pyramid-shaped structure built especially to display his car collection to the general public. The nickname Rainbow Sheikh is given to Sheikh Hamad because of his collection of Mercedes S Class all in 7 different colours.
His car collection not only includes the latest supercars, but also classic cars and some of the old, recovered cars. One of his classic cars includes a Ford Model T, which has been restored to mint condition. He also owns the world’s largest Dodge Power Wagon which weighs around 50 tonnes and is the largest vehicle in his museum. Inside this truck is a fully furnished apartment with 4 bedrooms, kitchen and even a working bathroom. And the best part is, this truck actually runs and is powered by an inline-six Dodge diesel engine generating 300 horsepower. The other usual sports cars in his possession are from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche. See Classic cars for sale in Dubai.
Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed, who also happens to be a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi, is also a car enthusiast. He became interested in cars due to his father, the late Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan. The SBH royal auto gallery in his private compound in Abu Dhabi is known to house 37 luxurious cars, some of them made according to the Sheikh’s personal specifications.
The gallery is home to some of the rarest sports cars around including the Aston Martin One-77, the Bugatti EB110, the Ferrari SA Aperta, the Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss, the Lamborghini Reventon, the Maserati MC12 and a lot more. The usual supercars comprise of the BMW i8, the Ford GT, the LaFerrari, the McLaren P1, the Porsche 911 GT1, the Porsche 911 Speedster, the Porsche 918 Spyder and much more. Sheikh Sultan is a huge fan of Bugatti and his collection comprises of 5 different Bugatti Veyron models which encompass the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, the 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse World record edition, the Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang, the Sang Noir and the Super Sport WRE.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Mohammed is the Prime Minister of UAE and the Constitutional Monarch of Dubai. He is included in Forbes’ list of richest billionaires with a net worth of $13.9 billion. Sheikh Mohammad takes a deep interest in supercars and has more than 100 cars in his collection. These include all the well-known luxury brands such as BMW, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari and also some old vintage cars.
His most famous car is the custom made Mercedes Benz G55 AMG, which was built specifically for his convoy. It is equipped with a 5.5-litre V8 engine which generates 620 Horsepower. The exterior features a 22-inch polished alloy wheels, 4 Xenon headlamps and 8 fog lamps. Sheikh Mohammed was also one of the first owners of the limited edition Range Rover.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
Even the son of the King, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum – the crown prince of Dubai – has some of the world’s rarest and expensive hypercars in his collection which include Ferrari LaFerrari, Lamborghini Veneno, McLaren P1, Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari F12 and Aston Martin One-77.
Mohammed Bin Sulayem
Born in 1961, Mohommad Ahmed Bin Sulayem, also known as “Mohammed ben Sulayem” is a successful rally racer from the UAE. Having more than thirty years of experience in rally racing, he has won 14 FIA Middle East Rally Championships. Besides being an excellent rally driver, Mohammed Ben Sulayem is also known to own hundreds of luxury cars and has a keen interest in modifying luxury and sports vehicles with improved and more powerful powertrains.
According to one source, he owns more than 250 luxury and sports cars, some of which include Ferrari Enzo, Ferrari F50, Ferrari F40, Ford GT, Porsche GT1, Porsche 959, Porsche Carrerra GT, Pagani Zonda, Jaguar 220, Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing 1956, Mercedes SLK 55 AMG and Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR. The Mercedes SLK 55 AMG owned by Mohammed ben Sulayem is no regular car, it is fully upgraded and carries a modified SLR engine which generates 740 horsepower and 1,200 Nm of torque.
Hassanal Bolkiah
The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah has the rarest, high performance and the most expensive collection of supercars in the world.
With a net worth of $19.5 billion, Hassanal Bolkiah is one of the richest royals in the world. He is known to own 7,000 luxury supercars which include 604 Rolls-Royces, 574 Mercedes-Benzes, 452 Ferraris, 382 Bentleys, 209 BMWs, 179 Jaguars, 134 Koenigseggs, 21 Lamborghinis, 11 Aston Martins, and 1 SSC.
All of his cars are bulletproof and loaded with state of the art technology. And that’s not all, his collections also include custom made cars such as the gold plated Mercedes, a yellow Mercedes Sprinter featuring red interior and the only right-hand drive Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR in the whole world.
Sultan’s 450 Ferrari car collection makes him one of the top collectors of Ferraris around the globe. The collection comprises of models like Ferrari FX, Ferrari F40, Ferrari 456 GT Sedans, Ferrari Testarossa F90, Ferrari F50 Bolide Tub and Ferrari Mythos. Astonishingly, his car collection is worth more than $5 billion.
Dubicars may not have all of these available, but we do have over 14,000 new and used cars for sale in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Ajman.
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