Rolls Royce Phantom Series II

Rolls Royce Phantom Series II.

Those with an implausible eye for detail can note that the RR badge and reflector between the wheel arch and door cut on the front fender are currently one piece of trim as against 2. The C-pillar receives a brand new and improved glass treatment and therefore the rear bumper has been refined. That and a few new wheel choices are just about it as so much as exterior tweaks. I spent the majority of the weekend chatting with Rolls-Royce's new head of exterior style, Giles Taylor, and he merely did not have a lot of to try and do. He felt the initial style was that robust. I consider him.

Cars just like the Phantom are the maximum amount a private statement of standing as something, and Rolls got it nearly right back in 2003. Keep in mind, Rolls recently poached Mr. Taylor off from Jaguar, where he led the redesign of the new XJ. Point is, Giles will do radical when it's required. clearly the changes to the Phantom are refined, and an already good-looking automotive currently appearance a trifle higher, a trifle a lot of tailored and stately. remember that whereas the Phantom Saloon may be a formal sedan that is nearly the scale of an F-150. it's some terribly robust sporting style cues sort of a long hood with short overhangs complete with a sporty dash-to-axle ration, a awfully short rear deck, and a wheel and tire size that is 0.5 the overall vehicle height. Same proportions as an E-type, in fact. Plus, Mr. Taylor has retained my personal favorite and completely British bit, the (relatively) small taillights. All that said, the changes to

The whole time i used to be behind the wheel, I felt sort of a chauffeur. Which, I suppose, is that the entire purpose. that is even with the new-to-the-four-door (though carryover from the two-door) sport suspension and throttle mapping turned on via an S button on the wheel. there is additionally a brand new (to Phantom) eight-speed ZF transmission that replaces the previous six-speed unit and uses slightly less fuel. The transmission is currently somehow even quieter and fewer perceptible when it shifts gears. If a fortress of solitude is what you are once, suppose Phantom Saloon, though driving-wise there is not a lot of distinction between the new one and therefore the previous. The direct-injected six.75-liter V-12 remains an equivalent.

Power remains "adequate." most so nobody from Rolls mentioned the ability output even once (if you are boorish enough to raise, 453 horsepower and 531 lb-ft of torque) We'd got to compare them back-to-back to mention for bound, however i would say the Mulsanne is that the most well-liked driving enthusiast's high-lux four-door. and that is been true since the massive Bentley debuted. Hell, that is been true since the Nineteen Thirties.



Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II
BASE PRICE $398,035
VEHICLE LAYOUT Front-engine, rear-drive, 5-pass, 4-door sedan
ENGINE 6.75L/453-hp/531-lb-ft DOHC 48-valve V-12  
TRANSMISSION 8-speed automatic
CURB WEIGHT 5650 lb (mfr)
WHEELBASE 140.6 in
LENGTH X WIDTH X HEIGHT 230.0 x 78.3 x 64.5 in
0-60 MPH 5.7 sec (mfr est)
EPA CITY/HWY FUEL ECON 10/23 mpg (mfr est)
ENERGY CONSUMPTION, CITY/HWY 337/147 kW-hrs/100 miles
CO2 EMISSIONS 1.45 lb/mile (mfr est)