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Famous for his outstanding action roles, Keanu Reeves is also a believer in cars. ‘Assassin John Wick’ is also the co-founder of Arch Motorcycle, a motorcycle company specializing in producing unique and expensive models. Besides motorcycles, Keanu Reeves also loves 2-door sports cars like Ferrari, Porsche and Mustang…
As a fan of speed, especially motorcycles, there is a reason for Keanu Reeves to choose the Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. After filming the movie Speed (1994), Keanu Reeves decided to own this car. Unfortunately, the Porsche 911 Carrera 4S was stolen while he was away from home to shoot a movie.
In 2015, Keanu Reeves was invited to visit Ferrari’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy. There, the actor tried driving a Ferrari 488 GTB and a California T, as well as driving a Ferrari 488 GTB for a few laps at the famous Fiorano racetrack.
After driving these two cars, Keanu Reeves shares a few interesting things to say about Ferrari, saying of the 488 GTB: “This is a car where you feel an incredible synergy. And about California, it’s like feeling part of your body and mind expand. There’s no doubt about it: Ferrari is the dream.” With his finances Keanu Reeves easily bought both cars at the same time.
In the first installment of the John Wick series, Keanu Reeves drove a 1969 Ford Mustang to get gas, then the car was stolen, the actor’s puppy was killed and the story began.
In the sequel, the 1969 Ford Mustang appeared more, participating in the action scenes of the film. Especially the driving scenes in John Wick 2 on a Ford Mustang driven by Keanu Reeves himself without a stuntman. This car is also owned by Keanu Reeves.
Some media experts say that the 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6 is the “King of the Streets”, which first appeared in part 2 John Wick. Chevrolet Chevelle SS often appear and win high positions in professional drag races that are quite popular in the underground world of American players.
The 1991 Jaguar XJS XJ27 is the car that Keanu Reeves drove in the 1994 movie Speed, a famous movie in which the actor played the main role. In the film, Reeves plays an LAPD cop trying to chase a bombed bus in order to rescue civilians on the bus.
When he is famous for owning a fortune of millions of dollars, he still keeps the first cars he ever bought, besides the classic 1973 Norton Commando 850 MK2A motorcycle, in Keanu Reeves’ garage there is also a Volvo 122 This is his first car, it’s a green racing car that Keanu Reeves calls the Dumpy.
Rally Car is a movie that is said to be still in pre-production, starring Keanu Reeves. The film was directed by Olivier Megaton and adapted from the Stephen Hamel story. In the movie Keanu plays a racer participating in the Nascar race and together with a young Chinese woman conquers a real Nascar to win.
After meeting at Gard Hollinger’s custom workshop, Reeves admired the tuner’s talent and honesty. After that, the two joined hands to establish Arch Motorcycle company. The KRGT-1 (”Keanu Reeves” GT-1) is Arch Motorcycle’s first product. Reeves and Hollinger produce only 100 KRGT-1s a year at a price of $78,000 each.
West Coast Chopper (WCC) is a motorcycle company specializing in the production of American chopper models. WCC’s predecessor was a clothing and sticker maker. After switching to motorcycle production, about 60% of WCC’s revenue comes from selling clothes and beverages. Each year, this company only produces 12-15 motorcycles with prices up to 150,000 USD / unit.
After launching the KRGT-1, Keanu Reeves continues to bring a second model called Arch 1s with a sportier design. This model has a 2,032 cc V-Twin engine, surrounded by a chassis and subframe made of CNC aluminum. And yet, the car also owns a pair of BST’s 7-spoke carbon wheels and some expensive custom details.