Mexican businessman Carlos Slim surprised us when he discovered that he spent $250,000 on a luxurious vehicle that he doesn’t even drive. Next, we will reveal all the details of his Bentley and the reason for his wrong decision to acquire this car. Slide and find out more!
Carlos Slim is undoubtedly the most influential Mexican of recent times. In which he has done business in education, health, transportation, media, energy and technology, among many others.. Fact that, as we mentioned before, I placed him as number one on the Forbes list in 2010, a position in which he remained until 2013.
Due to the magnitude of his investments, Carlos is currently considered the richest man in Mexico with a fortune that reaches 62.8 billion dollars. Where a large part of his fortune is due to being the majority partner in a Latin American telecommunications giant such as “Claro”.
On this occasion, we will not talk about the investments that Carlos Slim has made in different companies, but we will talk about the bad decision that the Mexican had when acquiring this vehicle. We’re talking about his Bentley Continental, a two-door coupe with an 8-speed automatic gearbox and all-wheel drive. Decor highlights include premium leather upholstery, automatically deployable rear spoiler, and a 12.5-inch touchscreen.
As for its mechanics, it has a 12-cylinder W engine powered by 635 horsepower and a maximum torque of 9,000 Nm. Which allows it to reach a maximum speed of 333 km/h and accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds, undoubtedly the most attractive of the car.. It also has a front and rear stabilizer bar, ventilated disc brakes and a 650 W 10-speaker sound system.
We are talking about a car valued at 250,000 dollars, a figure that Carlos Slim can acquire without problems, given the aforementioned. But if it’s so accessible, why is it the most useless investment of his life? Well this is where we must clarify that although this luxurious vehicle belongs to the businessman, he has a driver that he uses to make his personal transfers, while the investor rests and thinks about his next “move” in the back seat. Therefore, all the comforts and benefits of the car are better used by its driver than by himself.