2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé
101EX concept shown at the Geneva show in 2006
By BOB GRITZINGER
One of the most expensive—and most immediate—results of announcements by BMW chairman Norbert Reithofer is that Rolls-Royce will produce a coupe version of the Phantom beginning in 2008. The car will be based on the 101EX concept shown at the Geneva show in 2006.
Like the concept, the new car will be a two-door, four-seat coupe. It will use an all-aluminum construction similar to the rest of the Phantom family, but the body will be shorter than the Phantom sedan and will get a revised suspension and chassis set up. The powertrain, featuring a 6.75-liter, 453-hp V12, will be identical to the other Phantom models.
The model completes the Phantom family line-up alongside the Phantom, Phantom Extended Wheelbase and Phantom Drophead Coupé.
Rolls-Royce Chief Designer, Ian Cameron, said the coupe won’t be overtly sporty, but it will offer “a powerful and refined drive combined with, as Sir Henry Royce described it, a bit of fizz.”
The new coupe will be priced between the $340,000 Phantom and the $407,000 Phantom Drophead Coupe.
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