A Rolls-Royce is in and of itself
already the rolling embodiment of elegance. But one customer commissioned the
luxury automaker to go over and above, and has been kind enough to allow the
manufacturer to bring the result to the Geneva Motor Show this year so we can
all get a look.
The Ghost Elegance is an extended-wheelbase
limousine coated in a special paint that's created from actual diamonds.
Called “Diamond Stardust,” the specially developed
process uses a thousand crushed diamonds to give the Ghost a finish unsurpassed
in its glamor and luster. The automaker says its specialists spent two months
perfecting the finish, examining the stones under microscopes to study how they
interact with light. They created a fine diamond powder that they mixed into
the clear paint, over which was applied an extra layer of lacquer to ensure a
smooth finish. Its application, took two days extra over and above
the time Rolls-Royce usually spends painting its cars.
The special two-tone treatment is further augmented
by dual hand-painted coachlines in red and black, special 21-inch wheels, and
an up-lit Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament. The interior is done up in black
leather up front and grey leather in the back, with matching red trim, Tudor
Oak veneer, color-coordinated tartan-lined pockets, and a unique clock in the
dashboard.
The result, “glistens
like no other.” And though this is the first of its kind, once the rich and famous
catch a glimpse and with the process now perfected, we doubt it will be the
last.
