Madonna to use Audi A8 luxury car while in Israel
Pop singer to see Holy Land from back seat of same car used by Pope Benedict XVI during his recent visit to country
The car will be supplied free of charge to the singer's entourage by its importer, Champion Motors.
While Benedict XVI also got the armored model of the German luxury car, Madonna – who is not as threatened – will enjoy leather seats and a BOSE stereo system installed in the car especially for her, including 12 loudspeakers, which costs about NIS 15,000 (about $3,838).
Additional accessories in the A8 include vacuum doors which slam shut on their own, double-glazed windows to isolate internal noises and the noises of fans outside, and mechanic sun blinds for the pop diva's convenience.
The car's engine can deliver 260 horsepower, and the vehicle itself is sold to the public for about NIS 620,000 ($157,000).
In fact, all of Audi's fleet of demonstration vehicles has been recruited at the approval of Champion Motors CEO Avi Tzur, in favor of the singer and her entourage. Madonna's personal manager, Guy Oseary, and the delegation managers will travel on an A6 Quatro (NIS 385,000).
Her security guards will have to settle for the Q7 luxury crossover SUV which costs NIS 500,000 ($129,578).
