Ralph Lauren's $1million Porsche [Photos]
Ralph Lauren, 73, was spotted taking his newly delivered $769,000 sports car for a spin near his home in the Hamptons over the weekend.
America's richest fashion designer, with a net worth of $7 billion according to Forbes, was seen behind the wheel of a silver RUF CTR-3 Clubsport.
German-based RUF Automobile described the vehicle as Porsche 911 'on steroids' - and was delivered to New York's JFK airport by cargo plane.
A spokesman for the manufacturer said: 'The limited-production car has a 777 horse power, so it was transported in a Lufthansa Boeing 777, which everyone thought was great.'
The flashy ride has a top speed of 238 mph and goes from zero to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.
Mr Lauren previously admitted that he prefers to keep a low profile when out on the road.
'Strangely enough, I really don't like to drive the cars when people are around,' he said.
'I don't really want to be seen in the cars. There's a part of me that likes the privacy, so the more garish the car, the less I want to drive it.
'I never cared about being a collector. It was not my goal. Cars were always something that I loved.
'It was also about the famous owners and the men who built the cars. I was fascinated reading about what Enzo Ferrari was like, what Ettore Bugatti was about, and getting a sense of why they built these cars and what their lives were like. It's the lifestyle, the romance, all of those things together.'
America's richest fashion designer, with a net worth of $7 billion according to Forbes, was seen behind the wheel of a silver RUF CTR-3 Clubsport.
German-based RUF Automobile described the vehicle as Porsche 911 'on steroids' - and was delivered to New York's JFK airport by cargo plane.
A spokesman for the manufacturer said: 'The limited-production car has a 777 horse power, so it was transported in a Lufthansa Boeing 777, which everyone thought was great.'
The flashy ride has a top speed of 238 mph and goes from zero to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.
Mr Lauren previously admitted that he prefers to keep a low profile when out on the road.
'Strangely enough, I really don't like to drive the cars when people are around,' he said.
'I don't really want to be seen in the cars. There's a part of me that likes the privacy, so the more garish the car, the less I want to drive it.
'I never cared about being a collector. It was not my goal. Cars were always something that I loved.
'It was also about the famous owners and the men who built the cars. I was fascinated reading about what Enzo Ferrari was like, what Ettore Bugatti was about, and getting a sense of why they built these cars and what their lives were like. It's the lifestyle, the romance, all of those things together.'
Ralph Lauren's $1million Porsche [Photos]
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