MUMBAI MIRROR (June 18, 2016)
Shah Rukh Khan who purchased a swanky, white BMW I8 from a showroom in Gurgaon had his hot wheels delivered to his bungalow on Wednesday. As soon as the car arrived, the excited 50-year-old actor decided to take it out for a spin. He was behind the wheel himself, with his bodyguard besides him. Ahead of him, his chauffeur and another armed security guard drove in the actor's usual car.
SRK was in a jovial mood and asked his guard to back off when he saw Mirror lensman trailing him. He didn't seem to mind Raju Shelar dogging him and kept his eyes peeled on the road.
SRK drove from Mannat, along the Milan subway, before speeding down the highway. After driving for over half an hour, he took a U-turn and drove back to Mannat.
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The superstar has added a white luxury car to his existing fleet of six four-wheelers
Gaurav Dubey (MUMBAI MIRROR; June 18, 2016)
Last week, Shah Rukh Khan was spotted zipping around Bandra in a spanking new but unfamiliar car — it had a Haryana number plate sans his lucky digits 555. But now, we have learnt that it’s his latest possession. The white car is a BMW i8, which Tom Cruise’s character was seen driving in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011).
A source says, “Shah Rukh has several fancy wheels, but his favourite is his BMW 7-series in which he always travels. Recently, he bought the latest model of the luxury automaker and its cost is pegged at around Rs 3.3 crore.” The BMW i8 is a luxury hybrid car, which runs electrically as well as on fuel.
It is a two-door four-seater and can go from 0 kmph to 100 kmph in a matter of just 4.4 seconds. “Soon after it reached him, SRK took his new toy out for a ride and was followed around by fans. He has now applied for a Maharashtra number plate bearing 555,” adds the source.