Royals and cars....
Discussion
With all this talk of the royals, it got me thinking about why they never seem to flash when it comes to cars.
London gets flooded with royals from all corners of the globe, and supercars seem to be common amongst a fair few of them.
I did find a photo of William in an Audi A5(and not an S/RS!), hardly extravagant for a man of his means. I'd be gutted if my nan told me what I should or shouldn't be driving.
London gets flooded with royals from all corners of the globe, and supercars seem to be common amongst a fair few of them.
I did find a photo of William in an Audi A5(and not an S/RS!), hardly extravagant for a man of his means. I'd be gutted if my nan told me what I should or shouldn't be driving.
Rawwr said:
William's just taken delivery of a Ducati 1198R, I believe.
Yeah, I'd read that Will is a bike fan. I guess it's the easiest way to go about without being recognised.Just found this on MCN said:
Honda Super Blackbird
In 2006 William got a 175mph Blackbird.
Yamaha R1
A week after MCN revealed William’s new Blackbird, in June 2006, the prince was spotted by a reader at a petrol station getting on a Yamaha R1. The prince’s bodyguard was riding the Blackbird instead. William told reader Ian Fitzsimons he thought the Yamaha was “excellent”.
In 2006 William got a 175mph Blackbird.
Yamaha R1
A week after MCN revealed William’s new Blackbird, in June 2006, the prince was spotted by a reader at a petrol station getting on a Yamaha R1. The prince’s bodyguard was riding the Blackbird instead. William told reader Ian Fitzsimons he thought the Yamaha was “excellent”.
the guy can have absolutely any car he wants - why drive around in a boneshaking zonda in london. let's be honest, we'd all rather be in a comfy car in central london. he has no need or desire to show off. he is the prince of wales. so he has what he wants and it's called 'old money'. he'd look a dick in a yellow lambo or something anyway and people on here would say 'why do we have a monarchy when they rub our noses in it'.
I say good on him for being discreet and subtle. there is a thread on his watch too which is an omega seamaster or something.
i like him and his bro - i remember a photo of Harry in a miami blue 205 GTi 1.9 at a mcdonalds drive through with his mate and i thought at that time 'he just wants a laugh and a joke with his mates like the rest of us'.
an audi a5 is a nice car too
I say good on him for being discreet and subtle. there is a thread on his watch too which is an omega seamaster or something.
i like him and his bro - i remember a photo of Harry in a miami blue 205 GTi 1.9 at a mcdonalds drive through with his mate and i thought at that time 'he just wants a laugh and a joke with his mates like the rest of us'.
an audi a5 is a nice car too
His current one...
Don't know if he still has this one
When Aston Martin unveiled the bespoilered Vantage Volante, the skirts and body enhancements were not to everybody's liking. One particular customer, HRH, The Prince of Wales obviously wasn't keen on the new additions, and took delivery of a Volante with Vantage performance but a much more subtle look. Whilst the wheel aches were slightly flared and the larger 16 inch wheels and tyres of the Vantage coupe were fitted, otherwise the car looked like a series 1 Volante. During the late 1980's a total of 27 cars were built in this fashion and became know as 'POW' specification cars. Of these 27, 22 were RHD for the UK market, and the other 5 were LHD destined for the US. The US cars are somewhat difficult to 'pin down' as they were not built with a European tune Vantage engine, but do feature the smart Ronal wheels. Each car was slightly different since the POW was not really a model in it's own right.
Prince Andrew has a 2008 Arnage as I remember.
Don't know if he still has this one
When Aston Martin unveiled the bespoilered Vantage Volante, the skirts and body enhancements were not to everybody's liking. One particular customer, HRH, The Prince of Wales obviously wasn't keen on the new additions, and took delivery of a Volante with Vantage performance but a much more subtle look. Whilst the wheel aches were slightly flared and the larger 16 inch wheels and tyres of the Vantage coupe were fitted, otherwise the car looked like a series 1 Volante. During the late 1980's a total of 27 cars were built in this fashion and became know as 'POW' specification cars. Of these 27, 22 were RHD for the UK market, and the other 5 were LHD destined for the US. The US cars are somewhat difficult to 'pin down' as they were not built with a European tune Vantage engine, but do feature the smart Ronal wheels. Each car was slightly different since the POW was not really a model in it's own right.
Prince Andrew has a 2008 Arnage as I remember.
Edited by lordlee on Wednesday 17th November 18:55
The Prine of Wales still has the DB6 Volante, The V8 Volante POW was auctionned for charity a while back. The Virage Volante which broke down and left himn stranded on the A40 overpass was on loan from the factory
His Dad, Price Philip had one of the "civilian" Taxis years ago, as they were made veyr comfortable and he could get about without anyone giving the car a second glance
I agree with the sentiment regarding William. His "company car" is a helicopter, and there are enough people who would gladly let him try their cars out on a track if he wanted. So somehting nondescript and subtle would be ideal.
His Dad, Price Philip had one of the "civilian" Taxis years ago, as they were made veyr comfortable and he could get about without anyone giving the car a second glance
I agree with the sentiment regarding William. His "company car" is a helicopter, and there are enough people who would gladly let him try their cars out on a track if he wanted. So somehting nondescript and subtle would be ideal.
HAG LS1 said:
FreeLitres said:
I'm sure there is a joke in here about him Mum and a Merc, but I am steering well clear of that!
Yeah you shouldn't joke about things like that, it left two boys with only a dad or two each.Express to hell for me too, which platform?
I just received my complimentary upgrade to first class
Edited by HowMuchLonger on Wednesday 17th November 21:53
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