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The sweet rides of tech's millionaires and billionaires

Dave Smith

2015-12-16T20:00:00Z

Mark Zuckerberg in his car

Until we all start traveling in self-driving cars and Hyperloops, we're stuck with our current forms of transportation. But that's not too bad if you're a CEO of a technology company worth millions or billions.

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It's always fun to see what the tech elite is driving these days — some make humble choices, while others don't mind splurging for an extravagant ride. This list includes a wide range of cars, from wildly expensive sports vehicles to modest, everyday roadsters.

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Tim Cook's first car was a Porsche Boxster, but these days he's been seen driving a BMW 5 Series.

bmw tim cook

Sources: Daily Mail, Wall Street Journal

Elon Musk, the billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX, is quite fond of his own automotive brand, though he admits he owns a 67 Series 1 E-Type Jaguar.

Dave Smith/Tech Insider

Source: AllThingsD

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly owns several cars, including an Acura TSX, but he also reportedly paid for an Italian Pagani Huayra supercar, which starts at a cool $1.3 million.

mark zuckerberg Pagani Huayra

Source: Yahoo

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates has quite the Porsche collection, but the headliner is easily the Porsche 959 sports car, which he bought 13 years before the car was approved by the US EPA or US Department of Transportation.

bill gates porsche 959

Source: Wired

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos still drives his 1996 Honda Accord. That model today costs around $4,000.

bezos honda accord

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Snapchat founder and CEO Evan Spiegel enjoyed several luxury cars growing up, but after Snapchat's Series B funding in June 2013, Spiegel immediately bought himself a Ferrari. Ferraris can cost anywhere from $188,000 to $400,000 and up.

evan spiegel ferrari

Source: TechCrunch

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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick only gets around using Uber. He's also been known to moonlight as an Uber driver.

Travis Kalanick Uber Limo Driver_04

Source: Uber

Google cofounder Sergey Brin loves his Tesla cars. He's the fourth person to receive Tesla's newest car and first SUV, the Model X.

sergey brin tesla model x

Source: Bloomberg

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Sergey's Google cofounder Larry Page also owns a Tesla. Brin and Page were early investors in Elon Musk's car company.

larry page tesla roadster

Source: Daily Mail

Sean Parker, cofounder of Napster and first president of Facebook, shuttles around San Francisco in an Audi S5, but he drives around in a flashier $100,000 Tesla Model S when he's in Los Angeles.

sean parker tesla

Source: LA Times

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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison owns a fleet of vehicles, including a Lexus LFA supercar, which starts at $375,000.

larry ellison lexus lfa

Source: Business Insider

Dell CEO Michael Dell owns several cars, including a Hummer H2 — no longer in production — and a slick Porsche Carrera GT.

michael dell porsche carrera gt

Source: MSN

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Facebook cofounder and billionaire Dustin Moskovitz drives a humble Volkswagen R32 Hatchback, which you can buy today for about $13,000.

dustin moskovitz vw r32

Source: LA Times

Former Microsoft CEO and Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer owns a Ford Fusion Hybrid. The Fusion comes equipped with voice technology called Ford Sync, a product made possible by Microsoft technology.

steve ballmer ford fusion

Source: Ford

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