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Elton John’s mind-boggling car collection including £246k Jaguar XJ220 & Aston Martin V8

ELTON John has an eye-watering car collection.

His connection to music is well-known, but he also has a passion for supercars - especially British ones.

Elton John is best known for his musical skills, but the singer has an eye-watering car collection
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Elton John is best known for his musical skills, but the singer has an eye-watering car collectionCredit: FluidImages

Elton John is a singer, pianist and composer who has had an impressive career spanning almost six decades.

The I'm Still Standing singer has sold over 300 million records and is one of the wealthiest artists in the world.

Elton John once owned an extensive fleet that included several Bentleys, Rolls Royce, Aston Martins and Ferraris.

But, many of his automobiles were auctioned off.

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Here, we've rounded up all the motors the superstar owned.

1972 Ferrari Daytona 365GTB/4

This car costs approximately £495,000
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This car costs approximately £495,000Credit: FluidImages

The Ferrari Daytona, officially designated the Ferrari 365 GTB/4, is a two-seat grand tourer by Ferrari from 1968 to 1973.

And this supercar had a front-mounted 4.4-litre V12 engine with enough power for a 170mph top speed.

According to, just 1,200 cars of this model were produced in total.

Sir Elton John owned this supercar for only three years.

1963 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III

This car had power-steering and electric windows
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This car had power-steering and electric windowsCredit: Getty Images

The Silver Cloud III was produced between 1963 and 1966 and was the final version of the Silver Cloud series.

It has a top speed of 104.7mph and an acceleration from 0-60mph in 10.9 seconds.

The car - worth £329,000 - also made up Elton John's collection.

1987 Bentley Turbo R Saloon

Sir Elton loved the Bentleys and this was one of the many he owned
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Sir Elton loved the Bentleys and this was one of the many he ownedCredit: Alamy

The Bentley Turbo R is a high-performance automobile which was produced by Bentley Motors Limited from 1985 to 1999. 

It's a rear-wheel drive front-engined 4-door super-luxury saloon with five seats.

It needed just over six seconds to sprint 60mph and could keep going until it peaked at 135mph.

This classic car is on sale in Classic Trader for £32,500.

1993 Jaguar XJ220

Less than 300 units of this car were built from 1992 to 1994
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Less than 300 units of this car were built from 1992 to 1994Credit: News UK

The Jaguar XJ220 is a two-seat sports car produced by British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar from 1992 until 1994.

The classic motor can reach a top speed of 200mph.

Elton John is understood to have sold this car for £247,257.

1965 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Roadster

This car is sold on Car & Classic for £249,995
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This car is sold on Car & Classic for £249,995Credit: Alamy

The Jaguar E-Type, or the Jaguar XK-E for the North American market, is a British sports car that was produced by Jaguar Cars Ltd between 1961 and 1974.

The sleek lines of the car greatly enhanced the car's aerodynamics, helping it reach a top speed of 150mph.

1987 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante

It was, at one time, the most expensive convertible on the market
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It was, at one time, the most expensive convertible on the marketCredit: Alamy

The Aston Martin V8 is a grand tourer manufactured by Aston Martin in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1989.

With a curb weight of 1850 kg, the V8 Vantage Volante Series 3 5-speed has a naturally-aspirated V8 cylinder.

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It costs approximately £369,000.

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