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The Phantom is indeed impressive...
Thanks for noticing Anthony! As for that car's starlight ceiling, I called Rolls Royce and inquired why they put that obnoxious ceiling in there. They unofficially stated their engineers couldn't get the SIstine Chapel ceiling installed (something to do with Fresco not being crash compatible), so they went to inspiration #2, Van Gough's Starry Night.
And I would say the Phantom is actually very well designed. The front is bold, and makes a statement. But not overly so. The rear, calm, subtle, never to flurry upon an exit.
It would be somewhat lonely to be in a Phantom all alone. That lounge-like rear seat is really meant for revelry, conversation, and friends.
Thanks for sharing your expertise about the Phantom's design.
An Introduction: The Rolls Royce WRAITH
We had a lot of people really like the BMW 8-series Coupe by Pininfarina that was presented at Villa d'Este. Unfortunately, nobody knows if that car will actually be produced and if so at what time. But a new car that will be hitting showrooms shortly wil...
Massive, but still nice! It makes me think about the Bentley GT Coupé.
Thanks a lot for having taken the time to write this article, Patrick. Funny, the starry sky of the interior. Best, Nicolas
Thanks for reading!
It's a stylish car, perfect for Place Vendome, or for a ghostly evening at the Paris Opera House. But maybe the Paris Opera House would prefer the Phantom.
Nice but not for me
I still much prefer the Ghost in the RR range. Thanks for sharing Marwan
Elegance
Hi Patrick A friend of mine owns the Drophead, Phantom, and Ghost. So I've been in all three and have had some experience with them. Personally I think the ghost has an understated elegance to it, especially when its in a single colour. It drives well, th...
I can see that...
I've driven the Phantom Sedan and Phantom Coupe and did find them to be overly large cars. They're very responsive cars, but overall, due to their size and the thin-ness of the steering wheel, they're steered less like a car and more like a barge. But ove...
Maybe Im a bit biased...
As we were driving the cars, not being driven. From a backseat chauffeur driven perspective, definitely the Phantom!! But I prefer driving my self around :-)
We agree...
The Ghost is definitely the "driveable" car for normal people. It handles and feels like a car. The Phantom drives a little bit bigger than I'm comfortable with. I can get used to it, but it'd be a waste to drive in alone.
Cool pictures ..
This must be the first of the 'modern' RR's i really like .. . Those suicide doors and the lights in the ceiling ... hmmm, i remember lights in the ceiling of a limousine once ... . Well at least i had my portion of utter luxurious 'virtual' transport tod...
Weight difference...
Wraith weighs 5380 lbs 2445 kg (US Version) Ghost weighs 5490 lbs 2495 kg (US Version) Difference of around 50kg or 110 pounds. Not substantial. Weight distribution on both cars is near 51/49.
Great write-up of the Rolls Royce Wraith Patrick
Thanks for the personal commentary and you were funny at times :) This car will look fine if there's only 1 person in the car, unlike the Phantom where the car is so big that it kind of looks weird if the owner himself is driving the car with nobody else ...
The Phantom is indeed impressive...
Thanks for noticing Anthony! As for that car's starlight ceiling, I called Rolls Royce and inquired why they put that obnoxious ceiling in there. They unofficially stated their engineers couldn't get the SIstine Chapel ceiling installed (something to do w...
The Phantom exterior designer is a friend of mine
and does all TwinLuxe design for us, so anytime you want to know more info about the Phantom family of cars, let me know and I'll forward him those questions. Cheers, AT
Some of the styling cues also remind me of the Bentley GT.
I wish it was smaller, like 3/4 size. Maybe Bentley will produce a smaller GT. Thanks for the great report Patrick. JerryW
I do like the current Continental GT
I've never driven the Continental GT nor any Bentley, but I think it's a good looking car. Looking forward to driving one for the first time soon.
Thank you Patrick, great review and great pictures......
The silhouette/design of the car look really nice, I really like it, however, contrary to you I do like the black/grey body colour and combined with the red interior, it does look gorgeous to me. But, yes very much like you, I really dislike the "stars" i...
"Kitsch" Thank You!
That's a good descriptor. Kitsch! I would turn off the roof lights. Assuming that's possible. Stay tuned, new Bentley sedan photos coming!
Fantastic Report :-)
You took some amazing pics, I shared them today with some of my friends and they were all admiring your detailed pictures, as for the car...I still prefer the old skool Bentleys like the Brooklands Coupe and Azure, the new Mulsanne is fantastic, waiting t...
Thanks!
I would've been sharing your photos with another friend of mine (who's also on PuristSPro) but he also just procured a Cayenne GTS. Thank you for the kind words. Some of the details didn't come out as clearly as I would've liked. Due to my aperture settin...