It’s not every day that one has a chance to connect themselves to royalty but this is that day. Up for auction is King Charles III’s personal Jaguar I-Pace EV400 HSE. Not only was it his first EV but it was the very first EV ever purchased by the royal family. It could even be involved in the first-ever record of a royal making a fart joke. Now, it can be yours for likely more than it was worth when brand new.
The King took delivery of this car in the early autumn of 2018 for some £60,000 (appx. $75,000 USD). It’s the only one of its kind in “Loire Blue” and features an interior upholstery color dubbed “Light Oyster Windsor.” According to the listing, it was originally finished in Eiger Grey but the King demanded to have it in the blue color you see here.
Under the skin and cabin, it’s unchanged from the standard I-Pace EV400 HSE of the vintage. As new it would’ve been good for 394 hp and 513 lb-ft of torque. Those figures contributed to a reported 0-60 mph time of just 4.8 seconds and a top speed of 124 mph. Thanks to a 90 kWh battery it came with a range of 246 miles on a full charge. Photos of the dash indicate that it’s likely capable of nearly that same mileage today.
Today, it has some 35,000 miles on the odometer of which the royal family contributed just under 3,000. Evidently, King Charles passed it down to the then Prince of Wales at some point. After they finished with the car it went back to Jaguar which then sold it to a member of the public.
That buyer, the current owner, gave the auction house a brief synopsis of her ownership period saying “This I-Pace was exactly what I was looking for and pretty much on my doorstep. It was only when I agreed to buy it that I discovered its extraordinary history – I was absolutely thrilled. Having driven it over 30,000 miles, I decided in the New Year that it was time for a change.”
In the short clip above we get to see King Charles arriving in this same car not long after taking delivery. When asked about how the new car was the King responded “Silent but deadly.” Did the king just make a fart joke? I’m comfortable believing that’s exactly what the elderly royal did. It’s not like this is a misquote or taken out of context. He’s there, on video, saying exactly that.
Now, you can own this silent but deadly Jaguar and experience it for yourself for what Historics Auctioneers believes will be somewhere between £55,000 – £70,000 (appx. $69,000 – $88,000 USD). That sounds almost reasonable to forever tie one’s self to literal royalty. It goes under the hammer at the Ascot Racecourse on March 2nd.
Meh, if I was gonna buy an old fart’s car I’d take Biden’s Cadillac instead.
That cherry Corvette smokes, Jack
My wife cracked me up with a vision of royalty staff trying to figure out how to mount a charger at Windsor Castle.
Loved that headline, had me laughing 😀
Over here, over the north sea, we also got a “new” king a month ago, this one only 50 something years old. He also drives a dark blue 4 door EV, of the south german persuasion though.
Pay to the order of….
Unlike his mother he probably doesn’t change his own oil so he sent it back instead.
“His Majesty Charles The Third, By The Grace Of God, Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland And Of His Other Realms And Territories King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith’s Jaguar EV”
aka The Chuckwagon.
FIFY.
Would a “Lucid Air” be a more appropriate vehicle for royal (or any) farts?
Now I have to sell my Pinto wagon that Alice Cooper once farted in. Just to have the cash on hand to bid on this royal fart machine.
In the You Tube clip you can see the King with his finger already extended as if asking some peasant to pull it for him…
“Come on, I dare ya.”
In spite of my user name, I’m no expert on the Prince of Wales.
However, If King Charles passed the car to the Prince of Wales, he would have remained the owner, since he was the Prince of Wales until late 2022, when the title was passed to Prince William upon the Queen’s death.
So while that’s all possible, I’m doubtful that a non-royal owner put 30K miles on the car in fewer than 2 years unless William flipped it immediately. I guess I’ll need to see the royal Carfax before placing a bid.
Didn’t one of his spawn have an electric E-Type, predating this?
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/a20759902/royal-wedding-car-vintage-jaguar-e-type/
My God the thought of Charles and Camilla doing the Windsor in the back seat either makes it valuable or worthless.
He showed her his O-Pace.
That mere thought gave me PTSD.
It’s what I do. It isn’t any more pleasant when I think of it either. Cobweb crotchless and a semistiff rod.
Ugh, now you’ve put that thought in my head… I need to bleach my brain now.
That’s exactly the color combination I would get if I was getting one, too.
Either that, or British Racing Green
Yeah, the lighter interior with the dark exterior is a really classy look, the colors set each other off nicely. Much more interesting than silver over black
Indeed, that blue is stellar even on a screen.
No thanks, I hear these things can give you cancer.
What an awful comment…that made me laugh way more than it should have.
Is it just me, or does 3,000 miles actually seem like a lot, given the short time under royal ownership, the size of the royal fleet, and the fact that most of their moderate to long distance travel is done by plane, helicopter, or train? Charles must have actually used the car a fairly frequent amount in comparison to the other royal cars.
Or maybe the chauffer just borrowed it as his daily when the King didn’t need transporting.
No room in the air transport for servants. They drive from field to field to pick up His Royal Hanus.
Back and forth from the shop probably accounts for 2500 of those miles.
Well, it can pass gas… stations.
I’m a bit old to be calling you “Dad”, yet for some reason I feel as if I should
Considering the initial post concerns a Jaguar owned by a member of the British aristocracy, however. perhaps I should call you, “Fah-thuh”.
Then again. considering the, um, “dad jokes” told by the King’s father, perhaps I should just let this rest.