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Me and my cars - Vinay Sukumaran

From Straight-sixes, to quarry trucks and classics, Vinay Sukumaran’s automotive choices explained.
1 min read11 Jan '26
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Me and my cars

What are you driving / riding and why?

I drive a BMW M3 convertible (E46) for the addictive induction noise from the S54 straight-six engine. I also own a Mercedes-Benz G 460 for its tank-like build and a Mercedes-Benz 600 SEL for the sheer luxury and engineering it offers.

What’s next on your wish list?

Me and my cars - Vinay SukumaranThe 911 GT3 is on Vinay’s wish list.

Probably a Porsche 911 GT3 or a 911 Targa (930).  

The most fun you’ve had in a car / bike? 

It was actually not on a car or a motorcycle, but in a Caterpillar mining truck in an iron ore quarry.

Dream money-no-object car / bike?

The Ferrari 250 GTO.

Who is your all-time greatest motorsport hero?

It’s Lewis Hamilton.

Favourite road?

It’s either the roads in Kerala’s Wayanad hills, or the Autobahns in Germany.  

What’s on your automotive bucket list?

A Mercedes-Benz SL Pagoda (W 113), Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) and a Lamborghini LM002. 

What would you do with your last litre of fuel?

I would preserve it for the future. 

Your ideal 5-car / bike garage would be?

  1. BMW M3 (E46)
  2. Mercedes-Benz G 460
  3. Ferrari 812 Superfast
  4. Porsche 911 ST
  5. MV Agusta F4 1000

What was your first Car / bike?

It was a Mercedes-Benz 300E (W 124).
 

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