Shaquille O’Neal’s never been shy about hammering home one brutal truth to his kids: yeah, he’s loaded, but that doesn’t mean they are. Yet his son Shaqir decided to poke the bear anyway, setting his sights on a slick new Mercedes-Benz S-Class like it was no big deal.
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The 21-year-old baller apparently dialed up one of his dad’s go-to luxury car dealers—the same crew responsible for Shaq’s recent high-end rides—and casually dropped the request: hook me up with an S-Class, on Pops’ dime, obviously. Next thing you know, the thing was rolled into Sacramento, shining like a jewel. Shaqir rolled up in his beat-up high school-era Dodge Charger, tossed the keys aside, and upgraded to something that probably smells like money and rich Corinthian leather. No official word on the exact model, but whispers suggest it’s either an S 500 or S 580—both packing enough muscle to leave most sports cars in the dust.
The S 500’s got a hybrid inline-six kicking out a wild 442 horses, while the S 580’s twin-turbo V8 slings nearly 500. Either way, this two-ton beast hits 60 in under five seconds, which, let’s be real, is ridiculous for something this plush.
Shaqir’s new toy just adds fuel to his dad’s obsession with ludicrously expensive cars. The Big Diesel himself has been snapping up custom rides and exotics lately, including some absurd stretched Corvette that showed up in Vegas not long ago.
For Shaqir? This isn’t just some flashy set of wheels. It’s a not-so-subtle nod to the O’Neal family motto: even financial lessons come with a side of burnouts and horsepower.
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