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Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe Available To Middle Eastern Buyers Starting Today

Andrew Stoy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:05:00 EDT

It's been a few months since we brought you news of the Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe, the new uber-luxe roller featuring power suicide doors and a fiber-optic starlight headliner. Now comes word that the two-door Phantom is on sale as of today in the only locale that still has money to buy one: the middle east. Despite its size, the new Rolls rides on an aluminum chassis to help manage weight, and the 435 HP V12 with 531 lb-ft of torque no doubt provides acceleration that's "more than adequate." Price? If you have to ask...

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Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe Is Luxury Defined

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:15:00 EST

We thought we'd seen luxury cars before. Rolls itself has even gone pretty far in furthering the state of the pampering art, but now they've outdone themselves. The new Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe — based on the concept car from the Detroit Auto Show in January — takes things to a new and ridiculous level. Loop woven carpet and seat heaters don't cut it for this set. Try suicide doors which close themselves at the touch of a button, controllable fiber optic starlight in the headliner, more baby cow soft leather than a veal factory, and big.

Seriously, this thing is a monster. Every angle signals the power of the potentate behind the wheel. This car is less a piece of transportation than a giant pimp cane on wheels. Lear Jets are less conspicuous. We're in love.

Rolls-Royce Coupé Spotted In California?

Ray Wert — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:45:00 EDT

We've done a couple of double-takes at these shots taken by Jalopnik reader and tipster Sam as he traveled south on the 101 in California that appear to show the the drop-top Drophead Rolls. But, with the missing Rolls insignia and emblems it's looking a lot like the spy photos we saw of the upcoming Coupé dressed up as the Drophead. The new model will mimic the "Drophead" with its use of rear-hinged doors and a front fascia similar to the convertible. But the hardtop model, supposedly based off the 101EX concept car and will feature the Phantom's big 6.75-liter V12 engine, but somehow will see its emphasis shift towards more powerful driving from the Drophead Coupé's focus on ~~falling asleep~~ cruising. The only problem with these shots is that roof line looks less taut than the last spy shots did. Could this be shots of the 2009 model year Drophead out for a stroll? We'll let you help us figure it out — any thoughts?