The Many Collectible Cars of Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell is as well known for his flashy cars as he is for American Idol, The X Factor and his gloriously high wasted trousers. Cowell likes his cars fast, and he knows how to hit the gas – evidenced by his storming performance on the racetrack of BBC Two’s Top Gear, coming third out of all the non-professional drivers in series eight, with a time of just 1 minute 47.1 seconds.

It’s thought that Cowell is worth a massive £120 million thanks to his music and TV industry success, and he has reportedly spent £3 million of that fortune on cars throughout his life[1]. Let’s take a look at some of the more spectacular cars.

The crowning jewel in Cowell’s collection is his Bugatti Veyron, which cost an eye watering £750,000[2]. As the fastest roadworthy car in the world and the most expensive, only a limited amount have been manufactured – making the Bugatti club a pretty exclusive one to join.

Some Photos/Video of Simon Cowell’s Collectible Cars

There aren’t many other British carmakers that are quite as prestigious as Rolls Royce, so it should be no surprise that Cowell owns one of these. Well he doesn’t: he owns three, three Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead’s that is. One for London, one for LA and a coupe version just for fun; all at a total cost over around £810,000. Speaking on Top Gear about it he said: “It’s the most beautiful, most comfortable, best-engineered car ever built. I can hardly bring myself to say it but it’s – oh, sod it! – perfect”[3].

What supercar collection would be complete without a Ferrari? The music mogul owns a Ferrari F430 Spider, capable of doing 193 mph and 0 – 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds. To buy one of these beauties new you’d be looking at a price tag of around £130,000[4].

According to Auto Trader, Cowell has also owned quite a number of other cars in his time, including three Aston Martin DB7’s, a Jaguar XKR and the infinitely more modest Mini Cooper[5]. He is also rumoured to have purchased a £65,000 Jaguar XK convertible for fiancée Mezghan Hussainy recently[6] – what a lucky lady!

About the Author
Charlotte Walker writes for MediaVest (Manchester) on a range of motor related topics, including cheap car insurance.

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[1] Auto Trader (October 6, 2009). Simon Cowell’s £3 million car history. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/CARS/news/britains_car_talent_simon_cowells_collection.html

[2] Daily Mail (October 13, 2007).What Simon Cowell did on his week off: Spend £1 MILLION on TWO cars. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-487430/What-Simon-Cowell-did-week-Spend-1-MILLION-TWO-cars.html

[3] Daily Mail (March 10, 2008).Now Simon Cowell shows off in his $1million Bugatti Veyron sports car. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-529272/Now-Simon-Cowell-shows-1million-Bugatti-Veyron-sports-car.html

[4] Yahoo! Cars (2009). Ferrari F430 Spider : ALONG CAME A SPIDER. http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/car-reviews/car-and-driving/ferrari-f430-spider-1004658.html

[5] Auto Trader (October 6, 2009). Simon Cowell’s £3 million car history. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/CARS/news/britains_car_talent_simon_cowells_collection.html

[6] One India (March 31, 2010). Simon Cowell to gift fiancée a £65k car. http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/international/2010/cowell-gift-car-fiancee-310310.html