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The current Rolls-Royce Phantom has been around since 2003, if you can believe it. Of course, a 14-year run isn"t a patch on the 22 years enjoyed by the previous ultra-exclusive Roller, the Phantom VI. But that was probably as much to do with Rolls-Royce"s dire financial straits at the time. The Phantom badge has always been the four-wheeled manifestation of the one per cent, however. If you have a Phantom, chances are you also have access to a navy. Or at least a yacht.The last of the current generation Phantoms to leave the factory is this exact car, an extended-wheelbase version that"s been ordered by a "renowned contemporary Rolls-Royce collector". And it"s quite a send-off. As you might expect, there are the regular" trappings that befit a bewilderingly expensive, bespoke machine such as this, but we just can"t get over the woodwork. To us, at least, that defines the RR approach to building cars obsess over the details and the big picture will come together on its own.
Date written: 31 Jan 2017
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The current Rolls-Royce Phantom has been around since 2003, if you can believe it. Of course, a 14-year run isn"t a patch on the 22 years enjoyed by the previous ultra-exclusive Roller, the Phantom VI. But that was probably as much to do with Rolls-Royce"s dire financial straits at the time. The Phantom badge has always been the four-wheeled manifestation of the one per cent, however. If you have a Phantom, chances are you also have access to a navy. Or at least a yacht.The last of the current generation Phantoms to leave the factory is this exact car, an extended-wheelbase version that"s been ordered by a "renowned contemporary Rolls-Royce collector". And it"s quite a send-off. As you might expect, there are the regular" trappings that befit a bewilderingly expensive, bespoke machine such as this, but we just can"t get over the woodwork. To us, at least, that defines the RR approach to building cars obsess over the details and the big picture will come together on its own.
Date written: 31 Jan 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6585