The 25 Best Celebrity Rides of 2012
Do the supercars or classics prevail?
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As more and more people are getting rich and entering the celebrity realm, it's getting harder and harder to be original. You can't just buy a regular Lamborghini or Ferrari these days and expect to really get noticed by us. We're tougher than that. We expect things like 1,244hp custom roadsters, specially made matte classics, and classics that are perfectly restored to the original cigarette lighter. Luckily, the celebs have taken notice and pleased us with plenty of automotive eye candy. People like Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, The Game, and Dr. Phil got in on the "spotted" action this year. Of the hundreds we saw, here are The 25 Best Celebrity Rides of 2012.
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25. Dwyane Wade and LeBron James'
Ride: Porsche 911s
Dwyane Wade heavily baited the world, by posting this photo of his and LeBron's Porsche 911s with the caption, "me and @KingJames call these our Batman and Robin."
24. Paris Hilton
Ride: Lexus LFA
Paris is officially driving a collector's car, as the last LFA supercar crossed the production line this past week.
23. Lionel Messi
Ride: Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale
The top-of-the-line Maserati for the greatest (single season) scorer of all time.
22. The Game
Ride: Porsche Panamera
The Game has changed his Porsche Panamera from white to gold to red this year. How many times have you even washed your car this year?
21. Jeremy Scott
Ride: Custom smart forjeremy
Jeremy Scott got together for a collaboration that debuted at this year's stellar L.A. Auto Show. What'd you think it'd have on it? Gills?
20. Birdman
Ride: Custom Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Birdman's $300,000 minibus includes custom red leather and a full surround audio-visual system with PS3. It's the perfect ride to shuttle him from his private jet to his Bugatti.
19. Jerry Seinfeld
Ride: 1952 Volkswagen Beetle
One of our favorite vehicles that Jerry pushed in his "Cars and Coffee" series was his old-school Beetle. Look at that split window!
18. Joe Haden
Ride: Lamborghini Murcielago
Haden's Brownies might not be the greatest this year, but at least he's always got an unbelievable garage, spearheaded by his Murci, to go home to every night.
17. Scott Disick
Ride: Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe
It's almost hard to keep up with how many vehicles Disick moves, but the Drophead Coupé has definitely been our favorite that he's shown this year.
16. Alberto Del Rio
Ride: Aston Martin Vantage
Whether or not you care about the WWE, know this: Del Toro is a huge car buff, evidenced by his unique choice in the Vantage. Not a bad entrance vehicle, right?
15. Kim Kardashian
Ride: Mercedes-Benz G63
Murdered-out might be Kim K.'s best look.
14. Kevin Hart
Ride: Mercedes-Benz SLS
Ain't nothin funny about gullwing doors. He could probably hold onto them when he opens the car, and they'd lift him right up.
13. Justin Bieber
Ride: Ferrari 458 Italia
Noted: Even driving a crazy expensive Italian sports car won't get the girl your fighting with to let you into her house.
12. Tyga
Ride: West Coast Customs Ferrari California
Before Tyga got in an unfortunate accident in his Aventador, and after he gold chromed his Audi R8, all eyes were on his custom California. The matte black hits hard against the black rims.
11. Dwight Howard
Ride: Bentley Mulsanne
Dwgiht moved to a flashy new home, so a luxury ride that stood out was necessary.
10. Kanye West
Ride: Custom Lamborghini Aventador
This reportedly cost Kim Kardashian a total of $750,000. WHY/WHAT/WHO/WHEN/WHY?
9. Anne Hathaway
Ride: Audi R8 Spyder
Along with a few other celebrities like Chris Brown and Hayden Christiensen, Anne's got herself a powerful supercar convertible. We'd rather see her then them, though.
8. Andrew Bynum
Ride: Porsche TECHART GT Street R
Ahh, Andrew Bynum, how you've entertained us throughout the year. Aside from your outrageous three pointers and wicked crazy hair, one of your finest moments was awkwardly parking in two handicap spots. Oh, but Kobe was probably the one that influenced you to do that, right?
7. "Dr. Phil" McGraw
Ride: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
Way back in August, somebody stole Dr. Phil's beautiful Chevy classic right from under his nose. It wasn't until earlier this month that the $100,000 car was finally returned. It was a bit of a blessing in disguise, as the cops found 13 other stolen vehicles in the process of the search, as well.
6. Brody Jenner
Ride: 1968 Dodge Charger RT
Brody quietly has one of the best cars of the entire Jenner/Disick/Odom/Kardashian/West clan.
5. Justin Timberlake
Ride: 1967 Pontiac GTO Convertible
JT, you're a class act. You sing well, you act well, you're funny, and you just got married to Jessica Biel. We're glad to see you didn't ruin it with some expensive car that every other celebrity already has.
4. The Game
Ride: Bugatti Veyron
Game got tired of flipping his Panamera, so, as a celebration of the release of his new album, he went and got himself a one-off Bugatti.
3. Liam Hemsworth
Ride: McLaren MP4-12C
Hemsworth might have fallen short in our voting for the "Man of Next Year," but he's coming off a huge movie role, he's got Miley Cyrus on his arm, and he's got a McLaren to drive around. Sounds like 2012 might have already been his year.
2. Steven Tyler
Ride: Hennessey Venom GT Spyder
A 1,244-horsepower 7.0-liter twin-turbo V8 lives within this one-of-one stretched-out Lotus roadster. For $1.1 million, that means Steven Tyler can get to 200 mph 2.4 seconds faster than your average Bugatti Veyron owner.
1. George Clooney
Ride: Chevrolet Corvette C1
You didn't really think we'd let a foreign supercar take the top spot, did you? Do you know us? C'mon. To this day, the C1 Corvette is one of the most coveted American sports cars ever made.