AUDI RS 6 Avant Auctioned at the Home of Elton John.
Gwyneth Paltrow personalises new
Audi supercar to raise money for Elton John AIDS Foundation
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Audi
RS 6 Avant sells for £120,000 at charity auction.
Proceeds
go entirely to support Elton John AIDS Foundation
A unique RS 6 Avant with a
personalised interior autographed by the Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow
has sold at auction for £120,000 at the annual Elton John White Tie & Tiara
Ball, held at the home of the singer / songwriter and his partner David
Furnish. Every penny from the auction of
the Audi supercar will go to support the work of the Elton John AIDS
Foundation.
An impressive net total of £3m was
raised by the Ball. Guests were invited
to bid for the various lots, which included the one-off RS 6 Avant complete with a Lunar Silver
leather interior immortalised by Paltrow's signature. The formidable super
Avant is currently the most potent Audi available, producing 560PS and 700 Nm, a 0-62mph sprint time of
just 3.9 seconds, and a top speed limited to 155mph, which can be raised upon
request to 189mph.
Paltrow - who drives an Audi both
in character as Pepper Potts in the Iron Man action series, and in real life on
the roads of London and Los Angeles - put her stamp on the car earlier in the
month by signing it at the model's launch at Audi City in Piccadilly, London.
It had been the very first RS 6 Avant to arrive in the UK, ahead of general
deliveries in August.
Stars at the White Tie & Tiara
Ball included Coldplay, Uma Thurman, Freida Pinto, Elizabeth Hurley and David
Walliams.
"Audi is delighted to donate
the unique RS 6 Avant for the equally unique White Tie & Tiara Ball. We are
thrilled at the benefit it will give to Sir Elton's AIDS Foundation, which does
such outstanding charity work, and very proud to be continued sponsors of the
Ball," says Jon Zammett, Head for PR for Audi UK.
Sir Elton John adds: "I would
like to extend my thanks to Audi for supporting the Elton John White Tie &
Tiara Ball for the last 11 years, and for its generosity to the evening's
fundraising."
The Elton John AIDS Foundation
supports thousands of men, women and children with life-saving medicines, as
well as offering information, nutrition, education, shelter and support. The
Ball will help raise crucial funds to assist the Foundation in its ongoing
battle against AIDS. The 2013 White Tie and Tiara Ball was the 15th ball in the
event's history.
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