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Carlos Slim Helu is the world's
richest man, according to Forbes. The Mexican telecom giant drives
himself to work in his Bentley Continental Flying Spur. But don't let
his modest driving habit fool you: the price tag on the car is more than
most houses at about $300,000.
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Bill Gates' Porsche 959 Coupe is
one of only 230 in the world. It took a federal law signed by
then-president Bill Clinton to allow the billionaire to drive the car
because there was no crash-test rating. The price for such a car?
$225,000 when new, they now go for well over $400,000.
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Alice Walton, heiress of the
Wal-Mart fortune, is the second-richest woman in the world. But her car
of choice is a simple 2006 Ford F-150 King Ranch. The trucks retail at
around $40,000. With her DUI arrest last year, it might be better that
she stick to inexpensive cars.
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Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal
Alsaud, member of the Saudi royal family, drives a Rolls-Royce Phantom.
The entry level version of the prince's car costs $246,000, while an
upscale version a royal would surely need is a cool $447,000.
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Ingvard Kamprad is the founder
of Ikea and is worth an estimated $28 billion. But his ride of choice is
as humble as the furniture he sells: a 1993 Volvo 240. If the car sold
today, it would only be worth about $1500.
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New York's mayor and financial
data mogul Michael Bloomberg drives an Audi R8. The swanky car retails
at $120,000 and goes from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds.
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Billionaire Larry Ellison,
founder of Oracle, is famous for his many cars. Among his most
prestigious is this McLaren F1. In 1998, the car was declared the
fastest ever to hit the road and its invention is seen as revolutionary.
Production of the cars stopped that year and now they can fetch up to
$4.1 million each.
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Warren Buffett is one of the
world's richest men, but his frugality is as well-known as his bank
account. The investor drives a Cadillac DTS, which he purchased to
support then-flailing American company General Motors. The car retails
for around $45,000.
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Mark Zuckerberg is often seen in
a black Acura TSX. The young billionaire has among the cheapest of the
rides: the car is valued at about $30,000.
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Laptop mogul Michael Dell drives
an edgy, 2004 Porsche Boxter. Although a new model could cost you well
above $80,000, you could buy this model used for under $20,000.
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Microsoft's Steve Ballmer is one
of the world's richest men but went for a fairly modest car. He's seen
here with the CEO of Ford, taking possession of the Hybrid Fusion. The
car retails for about $19,000--well within the budget for a new family
car.
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Nike founder Phil Knight has a
$120,000 Audi R8. Knight, however, went for a bolder approach and got a
black model with a contrasting silver sideblade. A Nike employee snapped
his car, seen here, at the company's headquarters in Oregon
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Super-rich clothier heir
Francois-Henri Pinault shares this Lexus SUV with his gorgeous wife,
Salma Hayek. New models run at about $40,000 without customizations.
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Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of
the legendary Apple founder Steve, drives a silver Audi A5 that's often
seen parked outside the family's home in Palo Alto. As a billionaire,
she can easily afford the $37,000 starting price.
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Google tycoon Eric Schmidt has
the most modest car of all: a Toyota Prius. The environmentally-friendly
cars start at just $11,000. But don't expect it to last--Schmidt has
often spoken about the automated cars of the future.
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