Nirav Modi and his Car Collection | From Corolla to Rolls Royce

Nirav Modi is the famous diamond merchant of India who was accused of a scam of 13,000Cr INR involving the Punjab National Bank! Modi managed to escape but his family was arrested in India. Modi too was arrested in London afterwards. Nirav Modi and his car collection had some of the most expensive pieces that were auctioned last year. We saw expensive cars with equally expensive registration numbers! All the cars were totally worth every penny that the bidders paid for them. The auction was held in Mumbai by the Metal Scrap Trade Corporation Limited (MSTC). 13 cars were auctioned at this event and in this article, we will have a look at the top 5 that fetched the highest bids. Let’s begin!

1. Bentley Arnage
   

   

   The Arnage was manufactured by the luxury automaker from 1998 to 2009. Nirav Modi owned one of these and just to let you know, Nirav’s Bentley Arnage had the highest starting bid in the auction. The bid for this one started at Rs. 2Cr! This was one of the most powerful sedans of its time. A 6.75-litre V8 engine used to power this sedan under the hood which was later replaced by a BMW M62 V8 engine. Its production was ceased in 2009 due to the changing demands.

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2. Rolls Royce Ghost
   

   

   The Rolls Royce Ghost is positioned below the Phantom in RR’s lineup. This is the second most expensive car in Nirav Modi’s car collection in terms of what they fetched in the auction. Talking about the lux sedan, it is powered by a 6.6-litre V12 twin-turbo engine and generates 603Bhp. This ultimate luxury can do a 0-100 sprint in just 4.8 seconds! However, the top speed of this car is electronically limited to 250kmph. This one has got a unique registration number which is also an expensive one to get. The car has a single-digit registration number!

3. Porsche Panamera
   

   

   Another sedan in Nirav’s collection was the Porsche Panamera. This was the first attempt by Porsche at sedans and we suppose they succeeded. Nirav had a white Panamera with a VIP registration number “MH 01 AT 0005”. We suppose Nirav liked his cars to sport a unique number. Talking about the sedan, you can get a new one at around Rs.2.15Cr. The one in the above picture was sold at Rs. 54Lakhs which was the highest bid made by one of the bidders in the auction.

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4. Mercedes Benz GL-350 CDI
   

   

   Another one from Nirav Modi’s car collection that bagged the highest bid was this SUV. The Mercedes Benz GL-350 was sold for Rs. 53.76 Lakhs. This car is powered by a 3.0-litre diesel engine and produces 240Hp. Talking about the 2020 version, if you want to buy a Mercedes Benz GL-350, it will cost you around Rs. 88Lakhs.

5. Mercedes Benz CLS 350
   

   

   Nirav Modi’s car collection also had a Mercedes CLS 350. As you can see in the picture above, the red beauty has also got a unique registration number. It is the single digit 8 which is seen on many other cars which belong to Nirav. The latest-gen comes with a 3.5-litre V6 engine with a 7G Tronic automatic transmission. This one from Modi’s collection was sold for INR 16 Lakhs.

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Other cars that were included in Nirav Modi’s car collection were 2 Toyota Fortuners, a Honda CRV, a Toyota Innova Crysta and even a Honda Brio! The department was looking to auction his paintings as well and as per the latest update, the auction will have some of the masterpieces from the most important artists in the world! Share this article with all those people looking for some unique paintings because the cars are not available anymore! But just to inform you the paintings will also be as unique as the car collection! We can expect some exciting stuff coming up!