While Messi is one of the most classy supercar players in the football world, Mbappe often chooses affordable SUVs or MPVs that emphasize practicality.
The match between Argentina and France in Qatar on December 18 was considered by experts to be one of the most exciting World Cup finals in history. While Lionel Messi led the attack of the South American representative, Kylian Mbappe, with his star quality, scored 3 consecutive valuable goals for the French team. At the end of the match, Messi and his teammates were crowned champions of the 2022 World Cup after defeating the “Galicians” in a thrilling penalty shootout.
With their influence and excellence, both Mbappe and Messi are among the highest-paid players in the football world. But while Messi often spends millions of dollars to own top supercars, Mbappe has a car collection that is quite modest in value compared to the amount of money this 1998-born striker earns every year.
Lionel Messi
Looking at the car collection of football superstar Messi, one can see that the male player seems to love models from the Ferrari family more than his rival Lamborghini. In his garage, there are currently 2 cars from this brand, the F430 Spider and the 335 S Spider Scagllietti. Of which, the 335 S Spider Scagllietti is known as the most expensive Ferrari model in the world with a selling price of up to 36 million USD (about 826 billion VND). This is also the most expensive car in Messi’s collection.
Pagani Zonda Roadster is the second most expensive car in Messi’s collection, costing the star up to 4 million USD (nearly 100 billion VND) to own it. With a 7.3L V12 engine, this supercar can accelerate from 0-100km/h in 3.4 seconds and has a maximum speed of 345km/h.
In addition to the convertible version, Messi also owns the Pagani Zonda Tricolore limited edition. At the time of its launch, this Italian supercar cost up to 2 million USD (equivalent to 48 billion VND). The car uses a 7.3L naturally aspirated V12 engine, producing 678 horsepower and 789 Nm of torque.
In addition, Messi also owns many other expensive car models such as Cadillac Escalade, Range Rover or Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale…
Kylian Mbappe
In contrast to Messi, Kylian Mbappe shows little interest in supercars. Mbappe prefers to use cars that are more about versatility than speed.
The affordable Volkswagen Tiguan SUV is the car that the French football star often uses to go to the stadium and travel every day. In the current version, the Volkswagen Tiguan offers users a number of engine options, including gasoline, diesel and PHEV with a starting price of 30,000 USD (about 743 million VND) and the highest is up to 62,000 USD (about 1.53 billion VND).
Mbappe also owns another SUV from VW, the Touareg. The Volkswagen Touareg uses two diesel engines (a 3.0-liter V6 and a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8), two gasoline engines (a 2.0-liter L4 and a 3.0-liter V6) and a 3.0-liter plug-in hybrid. This SUV is sold at a price from $61,000 (about 1.51 billion VND).
The Volkswagen ID.5 is the only electric car Mbappe owns. This pure electric SUV is offered in three variants, including Pro, Pro Performance and GT with a starting price of $58,100 (equivalent to 1.43 billion VND).
Footballers usually prefer powerful sports cars rather than practical MPVs. However, this is not the case with Kylian Mbappe. The 24-year-old striker owns two MPVs. The first is a Volkswagen Multivan with a starting price of only $60,000 (equivalent to 1.48 billion VND).
Mbappe’s second MPV, the Mercedes-Benz V-Class, even comes in the base trim. The V-Class offers room for seven people and is suitable for long trips with many premium features. The Mercedes-Benz V-Class starts at $52,600.
One of the reasons why Mbappe only uses ordinary cars is because he does not have a driver’s license. He once shared that he has not had time to take the test to get a license and is usually driven by a private driver.
