The greatest basketball player ever to play the game has an obsession with autos. Michael Jordan owns 40 cars in his personal collection, though not one of them wears the badge of an American brand. That changed recently as Cadillac’s general manager Jim Taylor personally delivered MJ the keys to a brand new Cadillac XLR-V.
Inside Line reports that Cadillac had a semi show up at the NBA great’s house with three XLR’s of various hues – Infra Red, Black Raven and Light Platinum. Jordan chose the red one and dropped a cool $100K on the roadster, though Cadillac was kind enough to fit the car with custom sill plates featuring Jordan’s signature etched in aluminum. Credit goes to Cadillac for being the first domestic maker to shoot and score with his Airness.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Luxury Larry @ Mar 22nd 2006 6:11PM
seems more like an escalade driver to me.
won't he be looking over the windshield when he drives?
Jason @ Mar 22nd 2006 6:18PM
This is news? Is there a coming article on his brand of tissue paper?
Matt @ Mar 22nd 2006 6:37PM
Occasionally I've spotted him picking up his kids at school in his Bentley. I had no idea he had that many cars.
I'll be on the lookout for his Caddy!
C-Dub @ Mar 22nd 2006 6:49PM
I suppose if you're rich and don't have to worry about resale value, why not give a domestic car a try?
fizzandpop @ Mar 22nd 2006 7:24PM
Dude, MJ's had loads of yank tanks, like, er this Corvette ZR1:
http://www.sportscarmarket.com/profiles/1998/November/American/index.html
He even owns a Lincoln dealership
http://www.michaeljordanlincoln.com/
SHOTT3R @ Mar 22nd 2006 7:35PM
Five months later: "Michael Jordan buys American and it breaks down"
naif @ Mar 22nd 2006 7:48PM
isn't that wonderful. lets file that under useless information, please.
Chris @ Mar 22nd 2006 8:05PM
I can't believe that this a real post! How can John Neff post something that is not only so blatantly useless AND it's a total lie, wrong, and completely unresearched.
AMcA @ Mar 22nd 2006 9:31PM
Oh, man: what Cadillac needs now is to get a really great publicist to start some buzz on this . . . MJ actually paid for the car, but if it could be done subtly, it would be awesome.
(P.S.: MJ did have a ZR-1 of mid-eighties vintage - you know, the one and only blasphemous OHC Corvette ever? I saw it at my gym once. Licence plate something like MJ23.)
Joe Ego @ Mar 22nd 2006 10:53PM
Re #8: how right you are! stats fanatics will find plenty to dispute the "greatest basketball player to ever play the game" line!
David Sandahl @ Mar 22nd 2006 11:06PM
With all the GM bashing going on they should take some advantage of MJ's purchase. My CTS-V is the best all around car I have owned, and that includes 163 others during my lifetime. GM will survive. Quit whining and drive something you enjoy.
Stoneman @ Mar 22nd 2006 11:29PM
Wow, a who gives a crap article. Can we have more realistic articles rather than celebrity worship? I have to say, this blog is as exciting as watching senior citizens play lawn bowling.
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bigrock @ Mar 22nd 2006 11:49PM
he also owns a nissan dealership:
http://www.michaeljordannissan.com/
i bought my maxima there. they weren't happy with me. hardballed them and got a good price on a used maxima that wasn't as advertised. not that it relates to jordan at all...
Bert A @ Mar 23rd 2006 12:15AM
I think most of you are missing a few key things here. 1. Mr. Neff is just reporting what IL is reporting so don't be made at him. 2. Apparently Mr. Jordan's current collection of 40 cars did not consist of an American car until now. A former Corvette doesn't fit the bill as being in his current collection. Maybe he has a few American rides and his "collection" are those worthy of display somewhere and so this could still be the only American car in his "collection". I collect watches and would not consider a regular watch that I wear daily (so as to not bang up the good ones) to be one in my collection. 3. The last point is that it is news because anyone who can afford many cars and has many, especially expensive ones, it is news what they are driving. Was it news what the billionaires drive in a previous post? Not really. Was I and others curious? Well, yeah. If Oprah, owns two cars then it isn't a big deal what they are because they could be utilitarian only. When someone (famous to boot) owns 40 (it shows appreciation for cars) expensive (can afford anything) cars, I believe it is news what they have. If it was his first Japanese car in his collection that would be interesting to know as well IMO.
Anyway, that turned out longer than I thought but I just don't understand all the negative comments. I mean, if it was a "who gives a crap article" why would you read it and comment? I have read 10 or more articles tonight and didn't comment on most because I truly didn't give a crap, you sir, appear to give a crap.
zed @ Mar 23rd 2006 12:38AM
well said Bert.
Puff Chippy @ Mar 23rd 2006 9:23AM
The America haters will always find a way to spin any kind of positive story about American brands in a bad way. That's what they do. It's as if they take some joy in seeing Americans fail or lose their jobs. If there's any justice there will be a lot of fellow Americans cheering when they themselves lose their job and their families are put out on the street.
Phil @ Mar 26th 2006 7:42AM
MJ has had a few american cars I saw a corvette sitting in front of his house about 10 years ago
Atul Rao @ Apr 4th 2006 9:58AM
Who is Michael Jordan ,and what is great about him...
Bart @ Apr 22nd 2006 4:12PM
played hockey in the 70s. record of most fights in practice in '76. most notibly known for hitting a fan with his hockey stick.