Rolls-Royce has unveiled a special-edition Phantom described because the “most technically extraordinary automotive ever constructed” to mark the mannequin’s centenary.
Restricted to 25 examples, the £2.5 million Phantom Centenary Non-public Assortment has been created to showcase defining moments from the previous 100 years of Phantoms.
Whereas it retains the identical technical specs as a typical eighth-generation Phantom, together with a twin-turbocharged 6.75-litre V12 engine, the particular is distinguished by its look each in and out.
The outside design has “a robust reference to [Rolls-Royce’s] previous”, in keeping with its designer, Matt Denton, utilizing two-tone paint impressed by the 1930 Phantom II Continental. There’s a new gold-flake crystal overpaint utilized on prime of each the white and black to create a metallic shimmer, a novel Spirit of Ecstasy and bespoke disc wheels. The ‘RR’ Badge of Honour, on the entrance, rear and sides of the automotive is in 24-carat gold and white enamel for the primary time.
Essentially the most notable adjustments seem inside, the place improvements new to Rolls-Royce embrace the usage of 3D marquetry, 3D ink layer and 24-carat gold leafing.
The rear seats painting three completely different tales via the ages, together with a picture of Rolls’ Conduit Road showroom, the place the primary Phantom was launched, and Henry Royce’s oil work of southern France. The method, which is described as being “impressed by Savile Row tailoring strategies”, makes use of 45 particular person panels rigorously aligned to the form of the seats.
In the meantime, the entrance seats use laser-etched art work primarily based available drawings and embrace a rabbit design – a nod to Roger Rabbit, the codename for Rolls-Royce’s relaunch in 2003. Extra historic references are laced into the headliner, which options 440,000 stitches.
