Inside young Saudi billionaire Turki bin Abdullah’s gold-wrapped £950k car collection including Mercedes six-wheeler
SCORNING London’s fleet of black cabs, one Saudi billionaire arrived in the metropolis with a staggering collection of gold supercars.
The luxurious cars lover flew out some of his most prized possessions, including a gorgeous vinyl wrapped Lamborghini, a Rolls-Royce and a beast of a Mercedes.
Turki bin Abdullah, who is thought to be related to a branch of the Saudi royal family, spent thousands to transport the vehicles to the five-star Mandarian Oriental hotel near Hyde Park.
A small price to pay for the jaw-dropping collection worth a couple million pounds.
The young car billionaire, thought to be in his twenties, arrived in the UK equipped with a gigantic Mercedes-AMG G63 6×6 – a beast of a car that was hardly made for Sadiq Khan’s Ultra-low emissions zone.
Under the bonnet of this beast is a powerful twin-turbo 5.5 litre V8 engine, capable of powering all six of its 18-inch alloy wheels.
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The car may have initially been designed for the Australian Army, but it’s proved a fan-favourite across Saudi, with a powerful internal air compressor that thrives in desert conditions.
Almost as if this £370,000 car wasn’t enough, also joining the Saudi billionaire on the streets of Kensington is a gold Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe that’s the epitome of lavish.
Frequently described as the world’s most luxurious car, this Phantom comes equipped with copious amounts of passenger space, and, of course, a champagne fridge.
It’s more than just a luxury car, however, and is just as capable of reaching top speeds with its 6.75 litre engine – allowing it to sprint to 155mph.
Although an average Rolls-Royce Phantom, famed for being one of the quietest rides around, will set back a buyer by around £400,000, it’s currently unclear how much the gold-wrapped model cost Turki.
The young Saudi also splashed out on a Lamborghini Aventador SV, a flashy motor that is so rare only 600 units exist.
The incredible car can accelerate from 0 to 60mph in just 2.8 seconds and has an engine power of 552 kW/750 hp, allowing it to reach a top speed of a whopping 217mph.
Although it’s unlikely London’s 20mph zones will have allowed for that.
Coming in just a touch slower, at a top speed of 207mph, is the fourth car Turki brought on his London escapades – his Bentley Flying Spur, customised by Mansory.
Costing Turki a cool £220,000, the whip has been described as a rocketship limo based on the Continental GT but with four doors, and “more bling”.
The 6-litre twin-turbo W12 engine produces 635hp, catapults from 0-62mph in just 3.8 seconds and has a top speed of 207mph.
The flying B also has glass wings that can be controlled remotely and made to twinkle, while the car has massaging seats and window blinds.
And, you guessed it, Turki’s version is gold.
This is hardly the first time the Middle East‘s most wealthy have opted to bring over their supercars for holiday.
For the last decade, multi-millionaires and billionaires from Saudi have been paying Qatar Airways £20,000 to fly in their flashiest vehicles.
Back in 2018, more than a dozen supercars including Lamborghinis, Ferraris, BMWs and even a Bentley Mulsanne worth £230,000 were spotted on the streets of London’s busiest shopping district.
Super cars sporting license plates from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait were all seen parked up in the car park’s of the capital’s luxury hotels.
In 2017, one Saudi Lamborghini owner was left red-faced after his elaborately painted vehicle broke down outside of Harrods.
Pictures show the multi-coloured supercar, adorned with a woman’s face on the bonnet, being lifted onto a bright yellow AA tow truck.