What do you want to become when you grow up? That's a question that you must have heard time and again in your childhood. We can’t help anyone answer this question. But if you want a supercar, here are some hints to help you make a decision.
What do supercar owners do for a living? That is usually Daniel Macdonald's job to find out. The blogger with a gazillion followers on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, whom you probably know as Daniel Mac, does this for a living: runs up to supercar drivers and asks them about their jobs.
But now it is Carwow's Mat Watson's turn to ask. He dropped by a cars & coffee event in Orange County, California, and popped the question to those driving Ferraris and Lamborghinis and everything that you have a poster with on your bedroom wall.
He also came up with tricky questions, such as "Do you know the engine of your car?" or "How much power does it make?" It might be easy for you to answer. But it is not that easy for those who have a garage filled with supercars. They might end up scratching their heads in confusion. Some of them might even forget the money they paid to take it home.
For instance, the owner of a Lamborghini Urus Performante painted in purple, who calls himself 'Lord of the Nerds,' says his car is powered by a 4.4-liter V8 with 666 horsepower. Well, he should downsize a bit: it is a 4.0-liter unit. But he probably also owns a BMW M, so hence the confusion.
It is also obvious that a Silicon Valley salary in software engineering might bring you a Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spider, even though it is "the cheapest in the country" at $260,000, as the owner says. "I don't own the company," he insists.
A young man standing next to a Bugatti Chiron powered by an 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 says the car is worth around $4.5 million. "It's not mine. But I do know the owner!" he says. James is the organizer of the event.
The driver of a Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4-Door Coupe has no idea what powers her car. But there is a kid in the rear seat who knows everything: it's a 4.0-liter V8 with 630 horsepower. The owner is in the passenger seat. He owns a solar energy company.
The owner of a Ferrari Roma says he has no clue at all about what engine is in his car. He has just bought it for $268,000 and still keeps the sticker price. He runs a construction equipment renting business. And it obviously pays off.
The owner of a 1991 Acura NSX believes that his car has a 2.8-liter engine. But it is actually a 3.0-liter. He paid $23,000 for it. And he is a firefighter.
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