Rolls-Royce broke the mold by presenting the one-off
Sweptail during the 2017 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, on the
shores of lake Como, Italy.
Not only it's a one-off, commissioned by a
connoisseur, with special exterior and interior design, but it also became the
most expensive new car ever sold, carrying a massive price tag of almost US$ 13
million.
There's no way of knowing when, or if, the British
marque releases anything close to it. Even so, the Sweptail has been rendered
as a convertible, or Drophead Coupe in Rolls-speak, by XTomi. Despite looking
the boss, with lines inspired by classic Rolls-Royce cars from the 1920s and
luxury yachts, this exclusive machine uses the same underpinnings as a regular
Phantom Coupe, which will eventually be replaced by a new generation that's
currently in the works.
It will ride on a new
architecture, shared with other future products that will join the brand's
family, including the SUV, and it should use a re-worked version of the
6.75-liter V12 engine that powers the outgoing models.
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