Google Street View Exotic Car Hunt

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In early 2020 the world was blindsided by a major “event”. For months on end people around the globe could no longer entertain themselves the same way they always had as most entertainment related businesses were suddenly closed, permanently or temporarily, and people social distanced from others. While we have always liked searching Google Street View Maps for exotic and high-end cars, perhaps this “event” triggered the most ideal time to explore this fun pastime as it can be done solo and without the need to travel.

This first installment of our Google Street View Exotic Car Hunt series features nearly 200 exotic sports cars, expensive luxury cars and rare classic cars spotted from the perspective of the Google Maps car. In this installment, the majority of the cars were found in Paris, France, Dubai, UAE, Orange County, California, Collier County, Florida and Palm Beach County, Florida. Even though this time we were able to capture a decent number of notable cars on Google Street View, there are still thousands of other opportunities to spot supercars, classics and high-end cars.

As you may assume, the best places in the United States or elsewhere is in wealthy neighborhoods, especially the affluent shopping districts. So we’d recommend that you first venture into these areas, and then kept a look out for high-end cars. Although it’s fun to find a remarkable car parked at a mansion or in front of a Prada store, it’s most thrilling to spot the car while it’s cruising down the road. If you’re interested in trying to find rare fancy cars on Google Street View Maps yourself, then we would recommend the following tips.

Although exotic cars are nearly everywhere, you want to navigate to the locations where they are found in greatest numbers to amplify your chances of spotting them. Here are our best locations to spot exotics in the U.S. (post a comment below if you can think of some other good locations).

Top Spots:

Beverly Hills, California
Chicago, Illinois
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Frisco, Texas
Greenwich, Connecticut
Hamptons, New York
Houston, Texas
Jacksonville, Florida
Jupiter, Florida
La Jolla, California
Las Vegas, Nevada
Malibu, California
Miami, Florida
Naples, Florida
Newport Beach, California
Orlando, Florida
Palm Beach, Florida
Palm Springs, California
San Francisco, California
San Jose, California
Sarasota, Florida
Scottsdale, Arizona
Thousand Oaks, California

Google Street View Spotting Tips:

Look at perspectives from both sides of the street and all angles of an intersection (were possible)
Cycle through all the dates the Google Street View Car photographed the area (usually several times)
Spin around and look behind you (some high-end cars we found were driving right behind the Google Maps Car)
Try looking up a high-end retail stores (clothing, furniture, cars, etc) and then search around that area
Look-up wealthy zip codes

Use these tips in conjunction with our top locations list and you’ll be off to great start. Good luck car hunting!