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Inside Robert Downey Jr’s US$10 million car collection: the actor turns vintage Chevrolets into EVs and owns a blue Ferrari and rare Avengers Audi – but what car did he gift Marvel co-star Chris Evans?

Robert Downey Jr has an impressive car collection ... and he’s even giving some of his rides away. Photo: @rdjpicsvault/Instagram
Robert Downey Jr has an impressive car collection ... and he’s even giving some of his rides away. Photo: @rdjpicsvault/Instagram

  • Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr is as obsessed with cars as saving the planet – he even modified 6 classic rides to be more eco-friendly, and is now giving them away in his RDJ’s Dream Cars Sweepstakes
  • The Oppenheimer actor also owns a matt green Bentley Continental GT, a rare Ford Mustang Boss 302, and his custom-made Avengers Acura NSX even has diamond quartz brake calipers

Much like his Iron Man/Tony Stark alter ego, Robert Downey Jr has made no secret of his desire to change the world for the better. In 2019, he set up The Footprint Coalition to clean up the planet using advanced technologies.

“When I was wrapping up my Marvel contract I thought, what am I gonna do with the rest of my life, I really need a big challenge and a big project,” he told The Washington Post last year.

Robert Downey Jr made headlines when he decided to give away six of his classic cars last year. Photo: @classiccars.com/Instagram
Robert Downey Jr made headlines when he decided to give away six of his classic cars last year. Photo: @classiccars.com/Instagram
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But with a personal fortune of US$300 million, per Celebrity Net Worth, and a car collection to rival Cristiano Ronaldo’s, how exactly does the actor square his love of gas-guzzling cars with being green?

Turns out the self-professed “gear head” – he said as much on TV show Downey’s Dream Cars – has one of the most environmentally friendly car collections we’ve ever seen. From vintage rides and luxury vehicles to zippy sports cars, he’s even pimped some of America’s oldest classic cars to be fully electric.

Last summer, Downey announced the RDJ Dream Cars Sweepstakes, in which he’s giving away all six cars he modified to be more eco-friendly on his show – and there’s still a chance to win one of the actor’s rides, as the sweepstakes end this July.

Here’s a look inside Robert Downey Jr’s epic car collection, estimated by online car magazine Rerev to be worth over US$10 million.

1. Audi E-tron GT

Robert Downey Jr posting with his Audi E-tron GT. Photo @Avengers/X
Robert Downey Jr posting with his Audi E-tron GT. Photo @Avengers/X