A book released last summer indicates that car fanatic King Juan Carlos I of Spain has employees tending to his vehicles. Make that vehicles.
Photographs obtained by Diariomotor show the King's latest acquisition, the Audi RS6. The car joins a fleet that includes a Rolls Royce Phantom IV, a Maybach, and his first car ever, a classic Mini. The King previously owned a Porsche that he crashed on an icy road in the Pyrenees at the end of
The Royal's Audi RS6 was likely given to the monarch by the German car manufacturer. It is painted in black, with a blacked-out Audi logo, and dark graphite five-spoke wheels. Under the hood, it has a 5.0-liter TFSI engine producing horsepower and up to ft-lb of torque. The engine of the RS6 is mated to a six-speed Tiptronic transmission, with power going to four wheels. Audi's saloon is capable of a 0-100 km/h sprint of 4.5 seconds, and has an electronically-limited top speed of either 250 km/h or 280 km/h.
Monarchical upgrades to the car include front-mounted emergency lights, a special license plate only availble to royalty, and flag-holders above the front wheels.
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