April 04, 2008
Audi May Get Nod as World’s Most Expensive Automobile
JAMAICA – According to a feature in the
Jamaican Gleaner, a newspaper in
Kingston, Jamaica,
the most expensive car in the world might just be an Audi, according to www.theweeklydriver.com.
The report said that the Issa Transport Group (ITG), the Kingston representative for Audi, has an Audi A8 Security available via special order for $80 million.
The Audi
A8 Security sedan has standard features such as full-cage outer-body armoring
certified by the German Federal Police, run-flat tires, gas tank and battery
armoring, double-mirror interior, emergency door exit, silky-soft
power-adjustable leather seats, refrigerator, retractable rear-seat tables,
heated wind screen, multi-zone climate controls, and a slate of other comfort
features.
The car is more than three times as expensive as the nearest
luxury security equipped rival.
According
the newspaper, here are other examples among the world’s most security equipped
luxury cars:
- Mercedes Benz S500: $24 million.
- BMW 761i and Audi Q7 4.2 V-8 SUV: $23 million.
- BMW M3: $16 million.
- Land Rover HSE V-8: $15-$17 million.
- Audi A8 sedan Q7: $14 million.
- Cadillac Escalade: $14 million.
- Hummer H2: $14 million.
- Audi Q7 3.0 V-6: $11 million.
- Range Rover Sport V-6: $9-$11 million.
- Chevy Tahoe (Hybrid): $5.7 million.
- Chevy Avalanche: $4.4 million.