Tim Cahill – Bugatti Veyron
The Everton and Australia midfielder owns the world’s fastest car. Powered by a massive 8-litre W16 engine, the Veyron accelerates from 0-62mph in 2.5 seconds before reaching a top speed of 253mph. At that speed the Veyron covers the length of a football field each second, while doing 2.1mpg.
Cost: £800,000
Jeremy Clarkson – Ford GT
After reviewing Ford’s homage to the iconic GT40, Clarkson decided he had to have one of the 205mph supercars. Blagging his way on to the waiting list, the Top Gear presenter finally got his hands on 5.4-litres of Detroit muscle, only for its alarm to persistently malfunction. Clarkson got a refund. He said: “They put £126,000 in my account and sent a man to pick it up. ‘Is it the alarm system? he said. ‘They all do that.’”
Cost: £126,000
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Nicolas Cage – 1956 Jaguar D-Type
Hollywood star Cage can demand £10 million a film and loves to spend his money on flash motors. His car collection includes Porsches, Ferraris and a 500bhp Corvette. But Cage’s most stunning motor is his super-rare Jaguar D-Type. When first produced, the uber-sexy 3.5-litre model accelerated from 0-60mph in seven seconds before topping out at 174mph.
Worth now: £1 million +
Jay Leno – McLaren F1
US chat show host Leno counts the former world’s fastest car among his £30 million stable of motors. Built between 1993 and 1998, the F1 launches itself from 0-60mph in 3.2 seconds before reaching 240mph. It was the ultimate supercar until Koenigsegg unveiled its 242mph CCX in 2005.
Cost: £640,000
Rowan Atkinson – Lotus Carlton
Blackadder and Mr Bean star Atkinson famously crashed his McLaren F1 in 1999, but the British supercar wasn’t the only high performance motor he owned. The Lotus Carlton was a phenomenon when unveiled in 1990 – a family saloon tuned by Norfolk’s finest. The 3.6-litre wolf in sheep’s clothing hits 60mph in 4.9 seconds and has a top speed of 176mph – matching any of today’s super saloons.
Cost: £48,000
Kobe Bryant – Lamborghini Murcielago (Automatic)
LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant can afford to be picky. The £9million-a-year NBA star bought his wife the Lambo, then realised she couldn’t drive a manual motor. So he had it transferred into the world’s only automatic Murcielago.
Cost: £205,000.
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Stars in reasonably priced cars
Joe Calzaghe's BMW
Rick Parfitt's Bentley
Rio Ferdinand's BMW
Steven Gerrard's BMW
Frank Sinatra's Chrysler
Gary Barlow's Porsche
Jade Goody's BMW sells instantly
Fabien Barthez's Mercedes
Roy Keane's Audi
Rooney's rides
England captains' cars
Alan Shearer Jaguar
Michael Owen Jaguar
Jay Kay Ferrari
Eric Clapton Ferrari
Kevin Pietersen Porsche
Iron Maiden star's Jaguar
Jimmy Greaves' BMW
Jamie Redknapp's BMW
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