{"id":82481,"date":"2025-05-19T21:28:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T01:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82481"},"modified":"2025-05-19T21:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T01:28:28","slug":"karim-benzema-bmw-m5-car-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82481","title":{"rendered":"Karim Benzema Buys a BMW M5 With Half a Day\u2019s Pay\u2014Because He Can"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re Karim Benzema, your daily earnings can buy you just about anything. But while most might imagine yachts, private jets, or diamond watches, the French football icon recently chose something a little more relatable\u2014if you can call a 145,000 euros super sedan \u201crelatable.\u201d In a move that would make any car enthusiast jealous, Benzema quietly added a brand-new BMW M5<\/a> to his already jaw-dropping collection of exotic machinery. And here\u2019s the part that\u2019s hard to believe: after splurging on the high-performance sedan, he still had 110,000 euros left over from that same day\u2019s earnings.<\/p>\n

Since joining Saudi Arabia\u2019s Al-Ittihad in 2023, the former Real Madrid star has been earning an eye-watering $97 million a year, breaking down to roughly $265,000 per day. So while the M5 might be a dream purchase for most of us, for Benzema, it\u2019s little more than a casual afternoon spend.<\/p>\n

Of course, the BMW M5 isn\u2019t your average luxury sedan. It\u2019s a 725-horsepower, twin-turbocharged V8 monster capable of hitting 100 km\/h in just 3.5 seconds. It combines the comfort of a business-class cruiser with the aggression of a track-ready weapon\u2014making it perfect for someone who already owns some of the fastest cars on Earth but wants something a bit more \u201ceveryday.\u201d<\/p>\n

The M5 now shares garage space with an automotive hall of fame: a 1,500-horsepower Bugatti Chiron, a Lamborghini Revuelto hybrid hypercar, a Ferrari Purosangue SUV, and the ultra-luxurious Rolls-Royce Spectre<\/a> electric. If cars could talk, the BMW M5 might feel like the \u201csensible\u201d sibling in the group\u2014still a monster in its own right, but with four doors and a boot.<\/p>\n

At 36, Benzema shows no signs of slowing down\u2014on or off the pitch. While speculation continues about his future in football, one thing remains certain: his passion for cars is still firing on all cylinders. From hypercars to hybrids, his collection reflects not just his extraordinary wealth but also a clear love for design, engineering, and performance.<\/p>\n

Because when you make $265,000 a day, why not treat yourself\u2026 before lunch?<\/p>\n

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When you\u2019re Karim Benzema, your daily earnings can buy you just about anything. But while most might imagine yachts, private jets, or diamond watches, the French football icon recently chose something a little more relatable\u2014if you can call a 145,000 euros super sedan \u201crelatable.\u201d In a move that would make any car enthusiast jealous, Benzema […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/82482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}