Worst Cars Driven By Famous People

Riding around in the Popemobile doesn't look very exciting, and being the religious equivalent of a mobile goldfish obviously didn't suit Pope Francis very much since he jumped at the chance to get his own set of wheels. But despite his inevitable "wealth," you know this is one Italian who can't be seen driving a Ferrari. So when Father Renzo Zocca offered Francis the gift of his vintage 1984 Renault 4, the pontiff didn't try very hard to refuse. And while his Popeness doesn't need to worry about hell freezing over, he'll be well prepared if the Vatican does—because Father Renzo left him some snow tires in the trunk.

You may not know his name, but you've probably sat on one of his couches. Ingvar Kamprad is the founder of IKEA. As you might imagine he's a pretty wealthy man. But this hasn't stopped him from driving the same Volvo 240 GL that he bought in 1991. In fact Kamprad is one of the wealthiest men in the world, ranking 15th in 2015 with an estimated net worth of $43.2 billion, so you would at least expect him to gold plate that boring box of a car. But no, it's the same boring auto it always was. Perhaps he just likes his cars like he likes his furniture: square and cheap.

Questionable choices are nothing new where Mel Gibson is concerned, but at least this one won't land him on the front page of anything but a car magazine. In 2009, Gibson was spotted by TMZ buzzing around Malibu in a Toyota Cressida, which is a particularly unlovely example of the Japanese manufacturer's output, although typical of its time—much like Gibson. He was never seen in the Cressida again, sparking small scale and short lived internet conspiracy theories, but it's probably just the celebrity version of the walk of shame.

Will.i.am is the proud owner of...something. It could be described as the mutant offspring of a Morgan and and VW beetle, but that wouldn't really do it justice. According to Jalopnik, the story started in 2009 when Mr. i.am decided he wanted a custom car made from a 1958 beetle. Unfortunately for the custom shop, it didn't take long for him to change his mind, and he kept right on changing it. After almost two years and sinking $400,000 into the car at the first shop, Will.i.am had it moved to a second custom shop and carried right on changing his mind and spending money for another two years. Where there's a Will there's a way they say, but after spending $900,000 on that car you might be excused for thinking that someone definitely lost theirs.

In 2005, George Clooney became an early adopter of the electric car by buying the first ever model of the Tango T600, which would be admirable, if you could stop laughing for a moment to take him seriously. Because the Tango T600 looks as ridiculous as it sounds. Seating two people in a tandem arrangement (one in front of the other), the Tango is a very small car. So small in fact that four of them can fit into a regular parking space. But don't let the diminutive size lull you into a false sense of security, because this joke on wheels is also quick: going 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.2 seconds, and topping out at 150 miles per hour. Now, if the idea of going 150 miles per hour in a glorified golf cart takes your fancy then you are welcome to get one for yourself. Just don't expect to get any change from $108,000.