Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has posted photos on social media of a pair of Porsches specially designed for him and his wife, Priscilla Chan.
Zuckerberg said he designed the Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT Minivan vehicle together with Porsche designers and West Coast Customs, a Southern California-based body shop that specializes in classic and luxury car modifications.
The Cayenne has a similar look to the regular SUV, but with a greatly elongated chassis to create more space for the interior along with fully customized sliding doors.
The couple has three children and Priscilla wanted something stylish to take the kids around while still being able to get behind the wheel of a Porsche.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has posted photos of a pair of specially designed Porsches on social media for both himself and his wife, Priscilla.
Zuckerberg said he designed the Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT Minivan vehicle together with Porsche designers and West Coast Customs, a body shop based in Southern California.
The company doesn’t currently make a minivan, but if Zuckerberg’s custom design proves popular, perhaps the automaker will consider introducing a new line.
Meanwhile, Zuckerberg purchased a manual GT3 Touring that sells new for around $180,000.
‘New secondary mission. “Priscilla wanted a minivan, so I’ve been designing something I’m pretty sure should exist: a Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT minivan,” Zuckerberg wrote.
‘We incorporated a manual GT3 Touring to make it his and hers. Thank you @porsche and @westcoastcustoms for helping make this happen,” the Facebook founder added.
In a video posted to Instagram, the custom Cayenne appears to have been retrofitted with power sliding doors, similar to those found on a regular minivan.
Priscilla bought her specially designed Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT Minivan, left, while Zuckerberg bought a manual GT3 Touring that sells new for around $180,000.
In a video posted to Instagram, the custom Cayenne appears to have been retrofitted with power sliding doors, similar to those found on a regular minivan.
Priscilla Chan, Mark Zuckerberg’s wife, seemed especially happy with her new vehicle.
It is not known how the car’s interiors were customized.
Porsche has “a ‘special wishes’ department called Sonderwunsch that allows customers to personalize their cars according to their specific needs,” a company spokesperson explained.
It is not known how much Zuckerberg, who is worth $202 billion, paid for the vehicles, but a regular Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT SUV can be purchased for around $200,000.
The design generated a mixed response online.
“This is crazy… incredibly cool or incredibly horrible depending on how you look at it,” one commenter wrote.
“They said they wanted a Porsche minivan, but it looks more like a Porsche limousine. It seems too long and impractical to me,” wrote another.
‘Just for perspective. As for the financial impact, even if this car cost him $500,000, to him it’s the same as if you or I bought a Starbucks coffee…’ a third added.
“Terrible taste but excellent execution comes to mind,” posted a fourth.
Zuckerberg turned 40 in July. The couple has three daughters, Máxima, Agosto and Aurelia.
The family is seen together this summer while celebrating Zuckerberg’s 40th birthday.
Both cars appear to be finished in matching light gray in a color Porsche describes as “Crayon.”
In the past, Zuckerberg has appeared in much more low-key vehicles, including a black Acura TSX, a Volkswagen Golf GTI hatchback and a Honda Fit, all worth around $30,000.
However, it is known that the CEO of Meta spent $1 million on an Italian Pagani Huayra.