Royal Cars From Around The World

Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 18:12 [IST]

While special horse pulled luxury coaches were once the mode of transportation for members of royal families, with the invent of cars automobile manufacturers gained the privilege of supplying special, royal four wheelers to those with blue blood.

Over the past century or so certain automakers have gained a name for themselves in producing ultra luxurious automobiles and they, by default are also rides used by royals. Learn more about a few such cars owned by kings and queens in this list.

Rolls Royce - Star of India

This custom Rolls Royce is an all weather cabriolet from the year 1934 and customization was done by coachbuilder Thrupp & Maberly. The car was auctioned off to collector Hans Gunther Zach. One unique feature of the Star of India is the orange body paint.

Mercedes Pullman 600

The Mercedes Pullman 600 limo is used by several heads of the state and royal families around the world. But the one used by the royal family of Belgium is different because the environment conscious King commissioned his limo to be a hybrid.

Luma CLR 730 RS

This customized BMW M5 E60 better suits a young and rich prince than an aged king. The modified BMW M5 is said to sport a massive 730 HP, 10 cylinder engine under the bonnet and an all carbon fiber body.

Lexus LS 600h L Landaulet

This custom Lexus was ordered in time for Prince Albert's marriage. The special feature about the Lexus is its completely transparent roof. The car itself was designed by Carat Duchatelet, a firm which specializes in building armoured luxury cars.

Rolls Royce Phantom

Not much to mention here since no Rolls Royce is the same and neither is this. The car gets every imaginable vanity feature that can be equipped inside a car (champagne holder, LCD TV, full set of safety features, wooden finish etc,.), but have been designed according to the tastes of the owner.

Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG

This G55 AMG is part of the prince's fleet and has an extra powerful 5.5 liter V8 fitted to it that produces 620 HP. The carbon fiber bodied SUV can also be fitted with 4 custom Xenon lamps.

Royal Family of Qatar

This special edition Zonda was originally a Zonda F Roadster that was reconstructed to look like the Zonda Cinque after a crash. The car wears the royal families trademark turquoise body paint.

Bentley State Limousine

The State Limo is a special vehicle used by her majesty on special occasions. Besides being heavily armored, a few other special features of the car include, a transparent roof, cabin height that allows the Queen to stand upright and rear doors which open almost 90 degrees.

Aston Martin DB6 MKII Volante

This is a special car in every sense of the word. This royal open top was driven by the Prince himself, the newlywed went on a tour of the city. Another unique quality of the car is that it uses an alcohol based fuel derived from the Royal grapes, from the Royal garden itself. The car can only do little more than 2 km/l though.

Toyota Limousine

The Royal family of Japan travels in an armoured limousine custom built by the world's largest automaker, Toyota. The stretched limo can accommodate 20 people, but does not drink a lot a fuel since it was designed to be extremely energy efficient, using the latest green technologies at Toyota's disposal.

Rolls Royce

The 29th Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal has the world's largest car collection and not to forget, the largest collection of Rolls Royce. This particular one is a coupe, with a slanting rear for aerodynamics and a scissor doors.