The Rolls Royce Phantom Series II Facelift has been revealed at the Geneva Motor Show across the entire Phantom range. In showrooms June 2012. It would be quite hard to work out what Goodwood has done to the Rolls Royce Phantom to give it a facelift for 2012, despite which it is the most comprehensive […]
Nizam of Hyderabad’s 1912 Rolls Royce Siver Ghost Throne Car has done just 356 miles
One of the first Rolls Royce in India – the Nizam of Hyderabad’s 1912 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Throne car – has been restored to its original glory. In 1911 the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad – Mehboob Ali Khan – ordered a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, and had it sent off to Bakers of Edinburgh to create a very special […]
Rolls Royce to set up shop in South America
Rolls Royce are planning a presence in South America, with plans afoot for new Rolls Royce Showrooms in Brazil and Chile. The paradox of the current economic malaise is that luxury goods – and luxury cars in particular – seem immune from the problems of the mainstream. Rolls Royce – to many still the epitome of luxury […]
Rolls Royce Phantom ‘Masterpiece London 2011’ Drophead Coupé – A one-off DHC
Rolls Royce has created a one-off DHC for the Masterpiece London 2011 event at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, featuring an integrated custom Asprey Jewellery box. The Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe isn’t the most ubiquitous car on the road. Yes, you’ll see a few if you frequent certain postcodes in London, but they’re a rare old […]
Electric Rolls Royce Phantom dropped
Rolls Royce has decided that the electric Rolls Royce Phantom – 102EX – is not wanted by Rolls customers and won’t be made. Everyone’s at it – building electric cars, that is – and Rolls Royce are no different. They even put together an electric Rolls Royce Phantom for the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. And in many […]
Rolls Royce Ghost EWB launched +video
Rolls Royce has launched the Rolls Royce Ghost EWB at the Shanghai Motor Show, featuring an extra 6″ in the back. Plus Rolls Royce Ghost China Edition revealed. Really, you wouldn’t expect Rolls Royce to release something as common as a long wheelbase Ghost, would you? No, this Ghost is an extended wheelbase Ghost – […]
Electric Rolls Royce Phantom: 102EX at Salon Privé 2011
Rolls Royce will be showing the electric Phantom at this years Salon Privé and the Rolls Royce category in the Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance features a number of rare Rolls cars. The Geneva Motor Show 2011 saw Rolls Royce take the wraps off the biggest electric car, with the biggest bank of batteries, we’ve seen so far – the […]
Rolls Royce 102EX: Electric Phantom revealed
The electric Rolls Royce Phantom – Rolls Royce 102EX – is revealed in Geneva featuring two electric motors and a huge battery bank. Rolls Royce has taken the wraps of its experimental electric Phantom at Geneva – Rolls Royce 102EX – and they certainly haven’t done things by halves. Rolls Royce engineers have taken the regular engine out of […]
Electric Rolls Royce Phantom EV 102EX at Geneva
Rolls Royce has built an electric Rolls Royce Phantom – Rolls Royce 102EX – to act as a testbed for a RR EV. The Electric Phantom will debut at Geneva. Eighteen months ago we ran a story headlined ‘Electric Rolls Royce Phantom Coming?’ after the man from Goodwood let slip at the Goodwood Revival that […]
Top Gear: Albania, RR Ghost, Merc S65, Mulsanne & Jonathan Ross
This week sees the 3rd Episode of the latest series of Top Gear, with a luxury car shootout – Mercedes S65, Bentley Mulsanne & Rolls Royce Ghost – and Jonathan Ross. As we said last week when Top Gear played host to Boris Becker as the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car – he can’t […]