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Birdman buys the Maybach Exelero !!!

Some of you might know Birdman, he's an american rapper that started way back in the days. But that's not really what interests the readers of this blog. The thing is Birdman has quite a little fortune (rumors say around 100 million dollars, but that's waaay under-estimated if you want my opinion lol) and owns several supercars, including a full-red Bugatti veyron (watch video here). I personnally think the color combo on his Veyron fits well with the personage and the "all red theme" he has going on!

But let's stick to the big news. It has been reported that Birdman has actually bought the unique Maybach Exelero for the insane amount of 8 million dollars. This unique two-door Maybach was launched back in 2005, and I nowadays think the new Maybach Xenatec (watch video here) bears a striking resemblance to it, except for the front, Exelero's being much more agressive in my opinion. But the funny thing is the Exelero was worth 8 million dollars back then, just like to day! The price hasn't dropped apparently. My theory is that many people have been buying / renting the one-off car ever since, therefore making the price drop... So as its value grew by the years (as most unique cars do), it also dropped because of its "extensive" use.

Anyways.

The other crazy new in this is that Birdman likes red. In fact, he likes it so much that he will paint the Maybach EXELERO in ... RED. That's right. This car, which was always seen in black will now face a whole redesign. I just can't wait to see the final result to say if I like it or not. But if it looks as good as his Bugatti Veyron, chances are I will like this very flamboyant Maybach Exelero 2.0! :)

Some pictures of the Maybach Exelero, taken from Google Image search.

Sources:

- GTspirit

- AutoGespot

- YouTube

RRR's supercar collection

RRR... that rings a bell, right? No?! How is that possible?

RRR stands for "Rich in Real-estate Ressources", and it's the holding owned by sheikh Rashid Al-Nuaimi (who, as you might have understood by now, is nicknamed RRR). He is from Ajman, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). That guy even met Ronaldinho (the football player), and showed him his Veyron! Contrary to his fellow sheikh neighbors from Dubai and Abu Dhabi, RRR has a very particular way of collecting his cars : he likes them black & orange. That's his personal signature, along with the "RRR" signs and special Ajman plates. Always a pleasant sight to see his cars driving around in Europe during the summer!

Every single car he owns is painted in this "black and orange" color pattern. And I kinda love it, very original and personal touch. Although in the beginning he didn't do that: some old pictures show that he owned a red Ferrari Enzo, red Porsche Carrera GT and grey Mercedes SLR (all of them had fancy Ajman plates and RRR stickers). Luckily, he stepped-up a notch thanks to the boom of car foiling, and started to make black & orange look great! Anyways. Some of his known cars are: