Christmas has come early for the superstars of Real Madrid, with the soccer gods taking delivery of their courtesy cars for 2014 from major sponsor Audi.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s top-dog status on the pitch carries over to the car park, where the legendary forward now boasts a matt grey Audi RS6 Avant. The 412kW/700Nm twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8-powered wagon, which accelerates from 0-100km/h in 3.9 seconds, costs $225,000 in Australia – or roughly 0.7 per cent of his 21 million euro ($31.4 million) salary in 2013, equating to a little under three days’ work.
Defender Sergio Ramos snagged the next best set of keys, driving away with a 331kW/430Nm 4.2-litre V8 Audi RS5.
The 309kW Audi S7 was the weapon of choice for Xabi Alonso, while álvaro Arbeloa, Karim Benzema and álvaro Morata all elected to slide behind the wheel of SQ5 SUVs.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti continues to demand respect off the pitch, now driving to and from training in an A8 limousine.
The overwhelming favourite, however, fulfils the soccer mum stereotype perfectly, with 12 of the 23 players claiming Audi Q7 3.0 TDI SUVs.
Two Q5s and a new S3 Sportback also join the fleet, while goalkeeper Jesús Fernández has the most humble model, an A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI.
Real Madrid 2014 courtesy car list:
Cristiano Ronaldo: Audi RS6 Avant
Sergio Ramos: Audi RS5
Xabi Alonso: Audi S7
Álvaro Arbeloa: Audi SQ5
Karim Benzema: Audi SQ5
Álvaro Morata: Audi SQ5
Carlo Ancelotti: Audi A8 4.2 TDI
Casemiro: Audi A7 Sportback 3.0 TDI
Gareth Bale: Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
Iker Casillas: Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
Fabio Coentrao: Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
Ángel Di María: Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
Sami Khedira: Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
Asier Illarramendi: Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
Isco: Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
Jesé: Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
Marcelo: Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
Luca Modric: Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
Nacho: Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
Pepe: Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
Carvajal: Audi Q5 3.0 TDI
Diego López: Audi Q5 3.0 TDI
Rafael Varane: Audi S3 Sportback
Jesús Fernández: Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI
