Rolls-Royce has pulled the plug on the seventh
generation Phantom, following 13 years of production. Commissioned by a
renowned Rolls-Royce collector, the final example is a one-off special, based
on the long wheelbase version of the car, and featuring a long list of items
that mimic a 1930s ocean liner.
Finished in Blue Velvet and completed with a twin
coachline with ocean liner motif to the shoulder, this special Rolls also
benefits from a solid silver Spirit of Ecstasy, and pinstripe tires.
Its maritime theme is continued inside, where the
automaker added two clocks, in tone with the classic ship radio clocks. Both
are housed within a grooved bezel with 24 time zones, allowing owners to rotate
them in either direction, depending on what part of the globe they are in.
Another special touch is a hand-cut wake effect on the lambswool carpets,
created by the brand's craftspeople.
Powering it is the 6.75-liter naturally aspirated
V12 lump that churns out 459 PS and 720 Nm of torque. Just
like the standard Phantom Extended Wheelbase, the final example needs 6.2
seconds to accelerate to 100 km/h, and will keep going up to 240 km/h.
No pricing details have been released, but fresh off
the grid models used to start from roughly US$ 470,000 in the UK, and it wasn’t
uncommon for one-off examples to rise into the 7-figure zone.
Rolls-Royce
can now focus on the development of its successor, which is expected to debut
sometime next year. It will ride on an entirely new platform, shared with the
upcoming Cullinan SUV, and will be lighter and more tech-friendly.
