Man drives King Charles III's old Audi A6 Allroad and finds something very unexpected

King Charles III’s old Audi A6 Allroad might not be the sort of car you’d expect a monarch to choose, but after getting behind the wheel of the former royal ride, automotive YouTuber Rob Cubitt discovered it was less royal than you’d think.

More surprisingly, the presenter from The Late Brake Show spin-off channel The Logbook also spotted one tiny feature that completely changed how he viewed the car.

Rather than being a status symbol, the Audi appeared to have been built around practicality, comfort, and family life.

It turns out one of the King’s most personal cars had been hiding an unexpectedly wholesome secret all along.

King Charles III’s old Audi A6 Allroad is full of surprising royal details

When most people picture a royal garage, they probably imagine a fleet of beautiful Bentleys, royal Rolls-Royces, or ravishing Range Rovers, or at least a supercar or two.

But Rob Cubitt, presenter of The Logbook YouTube channel, found himself behind the wheel of King Charles III’s former 2015 Audi A6 Allroad, a car the then-Prince Charles bought as his own personal vehicle rather than as part of the official Royal Fleet.

Finished in an exclusive Royal Household olive green paint that wasn’t available to the public, the understated Audi blended into the background far more than you’d expect from a royal car.

Despite its subtle appearance, it came packed with luxury features including soft-close doors, double-glazed windows, heated electric memory seats, walnut trim, a panoramic roof, a Bose sound system, and Audi’s air suspension.

Cubitt said the Allroad felt incredibly comfortable to drive, praising it as one of Audi’s best eras before touchscreens replaced traditional buttons and switches.

Power came from a 3.0-liter diesel engine paired with Audi’s quattro all-wheel drive system, offering plenty of range thanks to its large fuel tank, making it ideal for long countryside journeys.

He also pointed out that Charles, a long-time environmental campaigner, had previously converted one of his Aston Martin cars to run on biofuel made from waste wine by-products, making the Audi’s efficient long-distance cruising abilities an understandable choice.

Although the King only owned the car for around two years, records suggest it covered roughly 28,700 miles during that period before passing into private ownership, where it accumulated much higher mileage.

Today, with more than 115,000 miles on the odometer, it remains remarkably well preserved.

One tiny detail revealed the Audi A6 Allroad was really a family car

At the beginning of the video, Cubitt challenged viewers to spot something unusual in an old photograph showing Charles and Queen Camilla sitting inside the Audi.

The answer wasn’t obvious at first.

Mounted alongside the standard rear-view mirror was a second interior mirror.

While some might assume it was installed for security purposes, Cubitt came to a much sweeter conclusion after spending time with the car.

At the time the photograph was taken, King Charles III’s young grandchildren were around two and four years old.

Cubitt suggested the additional mirror was most likely fitted so the driver could keep an eye on children sitting in the rear seats, much like parents do today with baby mirrors, and he also found some sun blinds too.

Rather than choosing something flashy, Charles opted for a comfortable, discreet car that could travel almost unnoticed whether it was parked outside Buckingham Palace, Royal Ascot, or an ordinary supermarket.

For Cubitt, that unexpected extra mirror completely changed the way he viewed the Audi.

Instead of seeing it as a former royal car, he saw it as something much more relatable: a practical family vehicle that just happened to belong to a future King.