The Gorgeous Joint Car Collection Between Tom & Gisele
Tom Brady isarguablythe greatest NFL player of all time, with his record-breaking seven Super Bowl wins and three league MVP titles cementing his legacy as one of the sport’s untouchables. Over his sporting career, he’sestimatedto have earned over $330 million, allowing him to invest generously in mansions, cars, and pretty much anything else he wanted. Unfortunately for him,Coindesknotes that he also bought a large chunk of equity in FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange, in 2021. At the time of writing, the exchange appears to beon the brink of collapse, with rival exchange Binancepulling outof a potential takeover deal and reports emerging ofa hack where $663 million of users' funds were stolen.
When he’s not busy making disastrous cryptocurrency investments, Brady is a keen car collector, and up until recently, has shared his collection with his supermodel wife Gisele Bündchen. The pair recentlyannounced their divorceand appear to be going their separate ways, and it’s not yet clear who’s going to be keeping all their cars. There’s plenty of exotic metal for them to fight over, with the couple owning a collection that encompasses models from Bugatti, Rolls-Royce, and Aston Martin, among many others.
Aston Martin DB11
Tom Brady has had an endorsement deal with Aston Martin since 2017, according toCBS News, and is known to be a big fan of their cars. He even created his own special edition Vanquish S in collaboration with the brand’s Q division, of which only 12 examples were made (viaCNN). Each unit sold for $360,000, reports CNN, roughly $50,000 more than a standard Vanquish S Volante. Despite attaching his name to the car, Brady wasn’t given one for his personal collection. He won’t be too bothered though, as he already owns several other Aston Martins, including a DB11.
The DB11 marked the start of a period of reinvention for the Aston Martin brand, starting with a brand-new design languagethat stunned our reviewer"into silence" at a launch event. It’s powered by a V12 engine making 600 horsepower and 516 lb-ft of torque, and was the first model to be based on Aston’s “Second Century” platform, on which nearly all new models will be based for the foreseeable future. A pioneering model, then, and a fitting addition to the garage of one of football’s most groundbreaking stars.
Tesla Model S
It’s far from the most expensive vehicle in Tom Brady’s collection, but his Tesla Model S is one of his favorites. Inan interviewwith Ford’s CEO Jim Farley, Brady said that not having to go to the gas station was “the coolest thing ever,” adding that electric vehicles are “creat[ing] some consciousness to what we’re doing in the world.” Buying a Model S now requires a six-figure budget, with the Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive Long Rangejumping in pricefrom $99,990 to $104,990 as of June 2022. However, as the brand’s flagship model, it’s undoubtedly the one to have for those with big enough budgets.
The Model S got an overhaulfor the 2021 model year, with new battery packs, drive units, and a new interior. It replaced the original, launched almost 10 years prior, and brought the car more in line with the rest of the brand’s lineup. What didn’t change though, was the car’s unbelievable performance figures, with the top-spec variant being capable of a 0-60 mph time of under 2.0 seconds, and a quarter mile time of just 9.3 seconds. It might be great for avoiding gas stations on the daily commute, but there’s no question that the Model S can still leave other supercars trailing in its wake.
Ford F-150 Raptor
Another of Tom Brady’s favorite vehicles is his Ford F-150 Raptor, which he has evencalled"the perfect car." This is primarily down to its ample cargo space, with Brady saying that bigger guys like himself need more room for their luggage than an average-sized person. He claimed that his wife was always asking him why he brought so many bags with him when they traveled, saying it’s “because my shoes are a size 13. There’s only so many size 13s I can fit into a bag before I’ve got to get another bag.”
The F-150 Raptor clearly gives him all the baggage space he needs, but it’s also powerful enough to get him where he needs to be, fast. TheRaptor comes as standardwith a 3.5L EcoBoost engine under the hood, mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission. There’s also an optional 5.2L supercharged V8 engineon offerfor 2023, but it’s not known exactly which options Brady picked.
Rolls-Royce Ghost
Aston Martin isn’t the only English carmaker that Tom Brady is a fan of, as he and his now ex-wife also reportedly own a Rolls-Royce Ghost (viaFortune). Unlike the flagship Phantom, the Ghost is a car for drivers who like to drive themselves,with our reviewer sayingit “rides like a dream.” The Ghost might be smooth, but it packs a serious performance punch, with a 6.75L V12 engine under the hood that’s been slotted neatly behind the front axle for near-perfect 50:50 weight distribution. A true driver’s car in every sense of the word, and one that’s built with fewer over-the-top features thanthe flagship Phantom is known for.
Behind its smooth ride is Rolls-Royce’s clever Planar Suspension System thatworks in tandemwith the car’s Flagbearer system to predict the bumps and dips in the road ahead, rather than simply react to them as most modern suspension systems do. In other words, this is a car that knows exactly what surface it will be driving on before it even gets there, allowing it to be almost unnaturally smooth for the driver and passengers. With cutting-edge technology like that and the iconic Spirit of Ecstasy on the front, there’s no doubt that this is one car that neither Brady nor Bündchen will be keen to let go of.
Bugatti Veyron
One of themost expensivecars in Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s collection is the Bugatti Veyron, a long-standing favorite among America’s wealthiest celebs. Few cars make quite an entrance as impressive as a Veyron, the carcreditedwith kickstarting the hypercar horsepower race. With 1,001 horsepower and a 0-62 mph time of just 2.5 seconds, according to Bugatti’s official specs, it’s almost impossible to test out the upper limits of the Veyron’s power anywhere other than a specially-designed race track or airstrip.
The car has now been superseded by the Chiron, which is even faster and more powerful than the Veyron, but despite that, it’s reportedly cheaper to run. In fact, the Veyron isnotoriously expensiveto maintain because of its unique parts and labor-intensive servicing. Motor1 reports that just changing the fluids every year can cost around $25,000, and a new set of tires, recommended every two years, will cost $38,000. The wheels themselves also have to be replaced every 10,000 miles at a cost of $50,000 per set. It’s no wonder that only the wealthiest celebs can afford to run one, but with their combined hundreds of millions of dollars of earnings, Tom and Gisele shouldn’t need to worry too much about those eye-watering maintenance bills.
Rolls-Royce Cullinan
Not long after inking a major promotional deal with Aston Martin,TMZpictured Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen out in Malibu “cheating” on the brand in their new Rolls-Royce Cullinan. The$350,000 SUVlaunched for the 2019 model year, and represented the British carmaker’s first foray into the booming SUV segment. With all the luxury and trappings of a traditional Rolls-Royce, the Cullinan offers an experience that’s a step above any of its direct rivals, and it’spowered bythe same silky-smooth 6.75L V12 engine that’s also present in the Ghost.
It’spacked full of unique featureslike the built-in champagne fridge with crystal glass flutes, and there are plenty of bespoke options which buyers can add in for an extra cost. The brand’spress releasealso makes sure to note that there’s plenty of room in the back for oversized cargo, saying that the car’s 88.4-inch maximum loading length is enough to fit “a Mark Rothko from the Art Gallery or a newly discovered artifact from the latest archaeological dig.” That means Brady should have no trouble fitting all his extra bags in, even with his size 13 shoes.
Audi’s flagship R8 supercar has been in production since 2007, with one of its earliest celebrity owners being none other than Tom Brady. He waspicturedpulling up to an Audi event in one in 2009, although he hasn’t been seen in it in recent years, so it’s unclear whether he still owns it today. At the heart of every 2007-08 R8 sits a 4.2L V8 engine making 414 horsepower and 317 lb-ft of torque (viaMotortrend). Power is sent to all four wheels through either a six-speed automated manual transmission or a six-speed gated manual. For 2009, the car gained the 5.2L V10 from the Lamborghini Gallardo, which boosted power up to 518 horsepower and 391 lb-ft of torque.
Unfortunately, the pictures of Brady in his R8 don’t make it clear whether it’s an ‘08 or ‘09 model year, so it’s impossible to tell which engine is sitting just a few feet behind the NFL player’s head. What’s more impressive is that Brady could even get in the car at all, ashis 6-foot-4-inch staturemeans he’d be simply unable to fit in certain smaller models.
Cadillac Escalade ESV
Whether it was because of his height or because he simply liked limousines,Drive Australiareported that Tom Brady took his newly-purchased Cadillac Escalade to Becker Automotive Design in 2018, to have it converted to stretch more than six meters (19.6 feet) in length. Invoices show that the car only cost him $91,000 to buy, but he added over $250,000 worth of customizations to bring the total price up to around $350,000. He called the car his “sanctuary,” and it came with a full home office in the back, including reclining massage seats made with Italian leather.
The roof of the car was also raised by five inches to give Brady better headroom and was reinforced with steel for better security. Just a few short years after he bought it, though, the car was listed for sale, with Brady reportedly adding his own message to the listing that he hoped “the next owner will take great care of her” (via Drive Australia). The SUV covered just 13,000 miles under his ownership.
After Tom Brady hit a minivan in his Audi S8 in 2010, hejokedabout having crashed it because he “wanted the 2011 [model].” Not everyonefound the jokevery funny, especially the family whose minivan was ruined, but Audi saw the lighthearted side and sent him a 2011 model A8 just a few weeks later. As would be expected from the German brand’s flagship sedan, the A8 featured all the latest cutting-edge tech, plus a freshly restyled cabin that had been revamped for the new generation just a year earlier (viaThe Car Connection).
Land Rover Range Rover
One car that both Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen seemed equally fond of, at least at the time, was their 2011 Range Rover, which theyreportedlyused as their joint daily driver for a while. As a top-spec model, their Range Roverfeatureda supercharged V8 engine, a luxurious interior, and enough room for both themselves and their kids to get about day-to-day. The 2011 model also benefited from major updates to its Terrain Response off-road system, although that wouldn’t have been much use to Brady and Bündchen when they were ferrying the kids around town.
What would have been useful, however, was the optional privacy glass and reclining rear seats, which provided an extra layer of anonymity to help stay away from the prying eyes of the paparazzi. The car also came with an optional 19-speaker Harman Kardon audio system, for Brady and his passengers to hype themselves up on the way to a game, or chill out in their downtime, whatever the case may be. Like many of their other cars, neither has been pictured in the Range Rover for a few years now, so it’s unclear whether they sold it or whether it’s still lurking at the back of their garage somewhere.
