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Ronaldo's pimped-out Porsche Panamera

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26 February 2010

These are the first pictures of Oakley Design’s souped-up Porsche Panamera Turbo.

Nice, isn’t it? Cristiano Ronaldo clearly thinks so, because the Real Madrid player has just become the first person to get his hands on the tuned Panamera.

Full gallery: Cristiano Ronaldo’s souped-up Porsche Panamera in Spain

And, in the ultimate of cool, he’s bagged himself the first model of the limited-run of just 10 cars – as shown by the ‘No1’ plaque on the centre console.

Ronaldo received his ultra-rare motor yesterday in a packed ceremony at the Ritz Hotel in Marbella, Spain. The Portuguese player was taken into a private area to meet the car and spent time talking through the host of modifications.

The Oakley-tuned Porsche Panamera Turbo hides a 580bhp 4.8-litre V8 twin-turbo engine, which produces 656lb/ft of pulling power – that’s an extra 80bhp and more than a 140lb/ft of torque versus the standard car.

This means that it is capable of going from 0-62mph in just 3.8 seconds and on to a top speed of 205mph, an improvement of 0.4 seconds and 20mph respectively.

Full gallery: Cristiano Ronaldo’s mammoth car collection

Extras include complete carbon-fibre roof, front spoiler, side sills, electronic rear spoiler, rear gurney spoiler, rear diffuser and a full lightweight titanium exhaust system.

The original alloys have been upgraded to 20-inch carbon-fibre wheels, each weighing just 8kgs each.

Total cost of conversion? An extra £35,000 on top of the price of a standard Turbo, which starts at just north of £97,000.

The British tuning company is now working on its versions of the Ferrari 458 Italia and the new Porsche Cayenne – which will debut at next week’s Geneva Motor Show – both of which will be produced in a limited-run of 10 cars.

Oakley Designs set its sights on the 458 due to strong demand from members of Real Madrid, who have already expressed interest in owning an Oakley-tuned prancing horse.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most expensive player in football history following his £80million transfer deal from Manchester United to Real Madrid.

He is now believed to earn more than £11 million a season, making him the highest-paid footballer in the world.

The Portuguese star has been spotted behind the wheel of an Audi R8, BMW M6, Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, two Porsche Cayenne Turbos, a Bentley Continental GTC and a GT Speed – as well as two Ferrari 599 GTBs.

One of which he was driving when it was involved in a collision in a tunnel near Manchester Airport.

Ahead of his transfer to Real Madrid in July 2009, Ronaldo’s Bentley Continental GT Speed and Mercedes C220 CDI both appeared for sale on Auto Trader.

In 2008, his top of the range Porsche Cayenne was snapped up just days after appearing for sale on Auto Trader.

There are currently only eight used Porsche Panameras for sale on Auto Trader, with prices starting at £75,990.

By Rhian Angharad Jones

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