[ChiragM]

It's no secret that India's cricket captain loves his cars. Over the years, Virat Kohli has been seen in a wide variety of sports cars, luxury cars and supercars. Most have been from European manufacturers, especially Audi, which comes as no surprise as he is the brand ambassador of Audi. One thing for sure, the man sure loves VAG cars.

Here's a list of cars owned by the captain.

Porsche Panamera Turbo Executive Edition

This Panamera was delivered as soon as lockdown restrictions were lifted. It features a Volcano Grey shade and comes with 21" Exclusive Design wheels + red brake calipers.

Audi RS5

As brand ambassador for Audi, Kohli became India's first owner of the second-gen RS5. The car gets a twin-turbo V6 engine which is shared with the Panamera 4S.

Bentley Continental GT

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This is the second-gen Continental GT. The British coupe comes with a choice of a W12 or a V8 engine. I feel this gen is the best looking Continental GT.

Bentley Flying Spur

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Unsure which generation of the Flying Spur this is or what engine lurks below the bonnet. This car is rarely seen. Just like the Continental, this car comes with a choice of a W12 or a V8 engine.

BMW 7 Series

This 7 Series is initially said to have been finished in white. It now sports a matt black wrap.

Porsche Cayenne e-hybrid

Uniquely, the garage houses a hybrid SUV. Large petrol SUVs tend to be gas guzzlers. A hybrid powertrain would help extend tank range, while keeping travelling around in luxury. Remember, the Cayenne no longer gets a diesel.

Audi Q8

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Just like the RS5, Kohli became the first customer for the Q8. Only 200 units of this car have been allocated to India.

Range Rover

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The only non-VAG car in this thread - period. Every garage should have a Range Rover. It is said that Virat Kohli has 3 Vogues! Even his wife, Anushka Sharma, owns a Range Rover.

Audi Q7

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Another German SUV in the garage. Kohli used to own the previous generation of the Q7 as well. The Q7 was once the most popular SUV in the garages of Bollywood celebrities. Sadly, the tamer current gen & the rise of Range Rover have taken away the celebrity fascination with this SUV.

Some notable mentions


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Virat Kohli has had some interesting sports cars and supercars in his garage in the past. Unfortunately, none of the supercars call his garage home anymore. Kohli had a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, a white Audi R8 V10 that was last seen abandoned and an Audi R8 LMX edition, which is limited to just 99 units worldwide. Along with these supercars, the garage also housed an Audi S5 and an Audi A8 W12. These have been sold as well.

[Sahil]

Originally Posted by ChiragM

This Panamera was delivered as soon as lockdown restrictions were lifted. It features a Volcano Grey shade and comes with 21" Exclusive Design wheels + red brake calipers.

This ones my fav, love the spec. Any idea what interior color it has?
Most second gen panamera Turbos in India has red interiors for some reason. While that's a fitting shade for the sport appeal of this car, porsche has some of the best tan/saddle brown leather shades and I wonder why no one has picked that yet.

[Shrayus_shirali]

I saw his Matte black BMW 7 series outside DLF Promenade in Vasant Kunj last year, Vikas Kohli was behind the wheel -

[octane1002]

Unlike the other collections featured on the site, this is mostly an assortment expensive cars from the VAG stables courtesy him being brand ambassador of Audi.

For example the RS5 and the Panamera seem to share the same engines, one too many of the same kind.

In contrast some of the other cricketers like MSD ( Pontiac Transam, vintage Rolls Royce, Cherokee SRT) and Yuvi (X6M, LP640, E60 M5) have had a far more curated and varied collection over different points in time and seem to be petrolheads in the truest sense of the word.

[bigron]

Frankly, a pretty boring car collection. Most of them seems to be a result of his association with the VW Brand. The matte black 7 series looks really bad IMO. I had a fleeting glance of it sometime last year and it looked really out of place.
Never liked the guy, now dont like his car collection.

[Sahil]

Originally Posted by octane1002

For example the RS5 and the Panamera seem to share the same engines, one too many of the same kind.

They are not the same engines at all. The RS5 is a 6cyl and Panamera Turbo is 8cyl

[Tapish]

This is a typical "rich-guy" collection with the fastest, biggest cars. Doesn't seem like a very tasteful collection. Dhoni's collection is great I guess with a story behind <at least> some vehicles.

[RohanDheman]

Terribly sorry if this is coming across as rude but there is nothing in that collection that is really special enough to warrant a thread of its own. His cars are featured regularly in the cricketers supercars thread and the NCR supercar thread in any case.

Just my two cents on it.
Cheers
Rohan

[dhanushs]

Lol.. I think the Indian Cricket captain needs to learn a thing or two from Mallu star garages!

[vj123]

Not all celebrities are passionate in choosing their vehicles which is understandable. He might own a lot of VAG vehicles just because he is the brand ambassador and might get them for a good deal.

I dont think this garage deserves a separate thread as the above comments.

[//M]

Originally Posted by Sahil

This ones my fav, love the spec. Any idea what interior color it has?
Most second gen panamera Turbos in India has red interiors for some reason. While that's a fitting shade for the sport appeal of this car, porsche has some of the best tan/saddle brown leather shades and I wonder why no one has picked that yet.

The interiors are a combination of beige and brown from what I recall now.

Here's one picture that may provide an idea of the interior spec.

[extreme_torque]

I agree with the overall sentiment that this is a very typical collection for someone who has got a lot of money but very little taste. He might as well have a Range Rover wrapped in gold chrome given the state of the matt black 7 series.

[Axe77]

I agree with some of the thoughts above. My limited takeaway from the thread is that:

1. Virat has money
2. He is willing to spend it on expensive cars.

Other than that there is really nothing of character or exceptional in his choice of rides. True passion and taste in cars is still with the likes of John Abraham or MS Dhoni. I am not even venturing into the Dalquer territory of taste.

[AtheK]

I hope he reads this thread, gets angry and then performs well in the match tonight with the bat at least, because his captaincy is as lackluster as his car collection.

[BANDHAV]

He used to own a first gen X6, he got it painted in Matte Silver from DC and got the interior color changed to black. He was very specific with color choices for interior and exterior. It requires lots of involvement for customization of this magnitude on an expensive car, I was impressed. Then he got his R8/Gallardo spyder (I am not sure about this) wrapped, relatively easier way to personalization, I was not impressed, then onward he dropped out of my celebrity car guy list.