Luxury Limousine
There is no doubt that the visible parts in a Rolls-Royce are amazing. The new Rolls-Royce Phantom, the eighth car in an illustrious bloodline that can be traced back to 1925, is no exception. Along with the paintwork, upholstery and interior fittings, there’s a dashboard-spanning space behind a glass panel that can be customised with miniature sculptures or tapestries.
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But the devil, as they say, is in the details. The looming imperiousness of its mere presence is something to behold, as is the exquisite feel of the umbrellas (colour-coded to the Rolls-Royce Phantom’s body) integrated into the doors. Or how the carpets in the rear seat can scrunch themselves up to form a footrest – an incredibly elegant solution.
While we’re on the topic, its mechanical underpinnings (the Architecture of Luxury) are used only on Rolls-Royce cars, and not shared with any of its BMW Group stablemates. The platform is modular and scalable to different sizes, which can open the door to one-off projects such as the stunning Sweptail.
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In addition to that, Rolls-Royce says the new platform can also accept different propulsion systems, which we take to mean hybrid models in the near future, or even (whisper it) a fully electric one.