{
  "title": "Prices and values reported for royal cars",
  "note": "Native currency, no conversion. Purchase prices, list prices and press estimates are different things, so this table is not a ranking.",
  "rows": [
    {
      "country": "Spain",
      "car": "Mercedes-Maybach S600 Guard",
      "amount": 549945,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "basis": "Purchase price with tax. €454,500 without tax",
      "date": "2019",
      "market": "Spain",
      "source": "Ministry of Finance data, El Orden Mundial and Car and Driver España"
    },
    {
      "country": "Spain",
      "car": "Mercedes-Benz S 600, armoured, average of seven",
      "amount": 414824,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "basis": "Average purchase price",
      "date": "1999 to 2019",
      "market": "Spain",
      "source": "El Orden Mundial"
    },
    {
      "country": "Spain",
      "car": "Toyota Prius Hybrid",
      "amount": 27951,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "basis": "Purchase price each",
      "date": "2019",
      "market": "Spain",
      "source": "El Orden Mundial"
    },
    {
      "country": "Spain",
      "car": "Ford Mondeo Hybrid",
      "amount": 25277,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "basis": "Purchase price each",
      "date": "2018",
      "market": "Spain",
      "source": "El Orden Mundial"
    },
    {
      "country": "Spain",
      "car": "Ford Focus",
      "amount": 14127,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "basis": "Purchase price each",
      "date": "2007",
      "market": "Spain",
      "source": "El Orden Mundial"
    },
    {
      "country": "Belgium",
      "car": "Mercedes-Benz 580 e",
      "amount": 150000,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "basis": "Just under this figure, before armour and security equipment",
      "date": "2024",
      "market": "Belgium",
      "source": "Gazet van Antwerpen"
    },
    {
      "country": "Belgium",
      "car": "Range Rover hybrid",
      "amount": 150000,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "basis": "Top version, per car",
      "date": "2024",
      "market": "Belgium",
      "source": "Gazet van Antwerpen"
    },
    {
      "country": "Netherlands",
      "car": "Audi A8 L 60 TFSI e, stretched",
      "amount": "",
      "currency": "EUR",
      "basis": "Press estimate of €700,000 to €900,000. Standard car from about €130,000. No household figure",
      "date": "2025",
      "market": "Netherlands",
      "source": "JFK Magazine"
    },
    {
      "country": "Norway",
      "car": "Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4MATIC",
      "amount": 1300000,
      "currency": "NOK",
      "basis": "Start price of the standard model, stated as over this figure",
      "date": "January 2023",
      "market": "Norway",
      "source": "Norsk elbilforening"
    },
    {
      "country": "Norway",
      "car": "BMW i7",
      "amount": 1100000,
      "currency": "NOK",
      "basis": "Start price of the standard model",
      "date": "January 2023",
      "market": "Norway",
      "source": "Norsk elbilforening"
    },
    {
      "country": "Norway",
      "car": "Mercedes-Benz EQV",
      "amount": 800000,
      "currency": "NOK",
      "basis": "Start price of the standard model, about this figure",
      "date": "January 2023",
      "market": "Norway",
      "source": "Norsk elbilforening"
    },
    {
      "country": "Japan",
      "car": "Toyota Century convertible",
      "amount": 80000000,
      "currency": "JPY",
      "basis": "Upper estimate, Imperial Household Agency figure",
      "date": "2019",
      "market": "Japan",
      "source": "AZERTAC"
    },
    {
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "car": "Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II",
      "amount": 300000,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "basis": "Thought to be worth at least this figure",
      "date": "2025",
      "market": "United Kingdom",
      "source": "BBC News"
    },
    {
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "car": "Bentley State Limousine, pair",
      "amount": 1400000,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "basis": "Guardian estimate, at least this figure for both",
      "date": "2023",
      "market": "United Kingdom",
      "source": "The Guardian"
    },
    {
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "car": "Rolls-Royce Phantom IV",
      "amount": 2500000,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "basis": "Guardian estimate, at least this figure",
      "date": "2023",
      "market": "United Kingdom",
      "source": "The Guardian"
    },
    {
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "car": "Rolls-Royce Phantom VI",
      "amount": 1300000,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "basis": "Guardian estimate",
      "date": "2023",
      "market": "United Kingdom",
      "source": "The Guardian"
    },
    {
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "car": "BMW i7 M70 xDrive",
      "amount": 170000,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "basis": "Press figure",
      "date": "2025",
      "market": "United Kingdom",
      "source": "Regit"
    },
    {
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "car": "Lotus Eletre",
      "amount": 160000,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "basis": "Press figure",
      "date": "2026",
      "market": "United Kingdom",
      "source": "Hello!"
    },
    {
      "country": "Eswatini",
      "car": "BMW 5 Series, ten cars",
      "amount": 820000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "basis": "Reported by Swaziland media",
      "date": "2005",
      "market": "Eswatini",
      "source": "BBC News"
    }
  ]
}