See all Motoring NewsFormer England captain, fashionista and tattoo lover David Beckham has called time on his playing career. The 38 year old went out on a high by winning the French league title with his latest team Paris St Germain and was moved to tears as his final game against Brest was brought to a standstill with his substitution, which was met by a standing ovation from the capacity crowd.
But what everybody (in the car world at least) wanted to know was, what car would he drive home in?
Early in his career, and as a young, free man, Beckham had something of a taste for high-performance sports cars such as the Ferrari 360 and Lamborghini Gallardo but with a wife and a family that has eventually grown to four children his car preferences have changed.
Beckham and family have been pictured in every luxury SUV you can imagine including a Range Rover Vogue, Porsche Cayenne, Audi Q7 and Ford F150 Harley Davidson Edition but the man with the most celebrated left foot in football is possibly best known for his XXL Cadillac Escalade, a car that at one time was the most popular vehicle in Premiership car parks.
Beckham was also ahead of the curve when it came to the Bentley Continental GT, so reviled as a ‘footballer’s car’, but he has since moved on to the luxury of Rolls-Royce with both the Ghost and Phantom Drophead Coupé amongst his collection.
These cars are a long way from Honda Prelude that he bought when he first turned pro with Manchester United and even the Ford Escort that he passed his driving test in!