Luis Miguel: the Sun of America’s passion for luxury cars

Luis Miguel continues to make the news in Chile. The Mexican is one of the most beloved figures in our country, as evidenced by the 10 concerts organized by the ‘Sol de América’ at the Movistar Arena.

But the Aztec, born in Puerto Rico, is not having fun. A series of health issues have prompted complaints about the quality of the latest shows, issues which local media say have even led to him being treated at a clinic in Santiago.

As the physical issues are resolved and fans keep their fingers crossed that he doesn’t cancel concerts, MT The Third We wanted to know the story of the cars that passed through the singer’s life. And the list comes from a mythical collection, with a close proximity more to luxury models than to sports ones.

Today, as Luis Miguel’s career started at a very young age and the millions of dollars fell as quickly as record sales rose, From an early age, he was able to choose vehicles from prestigious brands (he was not lucky enough to own a Nissan V16 which was not a taxi).

One of the first of which there is a recording. The large North American sedan enjoyed enormous popularity and distinction in Mexico. It was equipped with a 4.6-liter V8 engine developing more than 300 horsepower.

A sedan that bore the cachet of the 70s. With straight lines and a particular personality, it was one of the compact models of the oval brand. It had a short life in the 80s and under the big hood it hid a 5.0 liter V8.

It’s one of the most memorable vehicles in Luis Miguel’s life, but not because it was in his possession. The German sedan was a white convertible with a 3.8-litre V8 engine that was used in the music video for the song “Entrégate”, filmed in Bariloche, Argentina.

Belonging to the R107 bodied range, this model belonged to a collector and it was quite a nightmare to find a convertible in this city where the cold is a permanent theme. But Luis Miguel’s request to record was a German convertible. Maybe what he was looking for was, with the cold outside and the roof open, to be able to say to his girlfriend in the video clip “let your body get used to my heat”.

The elegance of the Sun of America is reflected in the proximity it maintains with the signature of the solitary star. For the same reason, it was no surprise that he was seen cruising the streets of Los Angeles with his wife of those years in a fancy S-Class.

One of the most luxurious models that the Mexican idol piloted was the Maybach 62 of the year 2011. It was one of those that stayed the longest in his car collection with its V12 that developed more of 550 horsepower. An ideal car to accompany a driver, but in which he has been seen driving several times.

Not everything is luxury in the automotive life of Luis Miguel. Sports cars also scratched his heart when in 2004 he bought a blue Ferrari 360 Spider. This Cavallino had a 3.6-liter V8 producing over 400 horsepower.

The quintessence of luxury. In a character who loves the maximum of elegance, a Rolls-Royce could not be missing. In this case, it’s a 2013 Phantom, a model powered by a 6.8-liter V12 developing more than 450 horsepower.

This vehicle made headlines a few years ago as they were about to seize it from the Aztec due to a dispute with its former representative. Fortunately for the artist, the mess was resolved and he was able to keep the Phantom.

Luis Miguel liked the choice of the Phantom so much, which went so well with the suits he likes to wear, that he repeated it with the double R. The new choice was a Rolls Royce Wraith, a model that has a value of more than half. a million dollars and which is powered by a V12 that develops more than 630 horsepower.

Luis Miguel’s story is not just about fun behind the wheel. As can be seen in the fifth chapter of the first season of the series about his life, there was an occasion when the singer suffered an accident that could have become more serious, since during a race he entered the water with the car in Acapulco. with a fan

The story could, however, be part of the director’s creative licenses. A few years ago, one of Luis Miguel’s friends, “Donkey” Van Rankin, ratified it.

“It was Miguel Alemán’s house, you went in, you went down a slope with stones, that was where they put the boat; he jumped, boom, he put it overboard “, he said in an interview about what happened.

And that wasn’t the only accident. Another whose existence was unknown until the same friend told it – with these friends for what enemies – was the one he had with Thalía.

“One day Luis Miguel spoke to me and said, “Hey, there’s a wonderful actress, Thalía, can you introduce her to me? “, said Van Rankin.

“I dropped by her house and we went to have dinner at a good place in the south. I was in my car, I was with Thalía and we arrived at Luis Miguel’s house and he, not stupid at all, said ‘Let him come with me, right?'”.

According to Luis Miguel’s friend, Thalía got into his car, when he had to accompany the singer’s driver.

“And there we got to Las Flores, and I said (to the driver) ‘My ex-girlfriend used to live here’ and all of a sudden there’s a stop, I buckle up, I brake the stop and this guy (Luis Miguel), I don’t know what I was doing and it crashed in the back “, he counted.

The story was later ratified by Thalía herself. , who recalled that “it was a lot of fun because we were like a band, Miguel Alemán (Magnani), el Burro (Van Rankin), we were like a band. Very unexpected as we were talking and suddenly boom!, we collided with the car in front of us, the airbags exploded and it exploded in my face. The man (Luis Miguel) was super nervous, appalled, he didn’t know what to do, I had to go record something for Canal de las Estrellas,” the singer told Hola de México magazine in an interview.