Rolls Royce Phantom

No car defines contetment, luxury, elegance and felicity better than Rolls Royce Phantom. Let's start off with the series I. The Rolls Royce Phantom is a luxurious saloon car made in the United Kingdom by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, which belongs to BMW. The series I was launched in 2003 and it uses a unique chassis platform, body, interior and retains the traditional Rolls Royce design cues. Features, as of 2009, include a navigation system with voice recognition, power sunroof, upgraded leather upholstery, rear-view camera, rear-seat DVD-entertainment system, 18-way power front seats, 5-zone climate controls and many other luxurious things. The hand built cabin is every bit as decadent and over-the-top as one would expect. Between 15 and 18 hides are used in each Phantom and every one is checked by hand for blemishes before laser equipment is used to assist in laying out the pattern pieces. The interior of the Phantom is made up of 450 pieces of leather, which are cut by a computer-guided knife. In keeping with Rolls Royce tradition, the Phantom uses an enormous naturally aspirated V12 engine, which displaces 6.75 litres and produces 453HP at 5350 rpm with 720 NM at 3500 rpm. It's rear wheel drive and it accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in 5.9 seconds with governed top speed of 240 km/h. It consumes 20.2 litres of fuel per 100km/h. The prices start from 363 000 euros.

In May 2012, Rolls Royce came out with the Series II Phantom, which included some improved features like  simplified dashboard with enlarged LED screen, simplified seat designs, improved audio, telecoms and connectivity systems and a new 8-speed gearbox. Unique cabin touched include reverse-hinged rear doors suicide doors, pop-out umbrellas hidden in the doors, hydraulic motors to close the rear doors and a power reserve dial insted of tachometer, which indicates how much of the engine's output is left available to the driver. Most of the engine and other basic parts remain the same.
There are 4 different types of Phantom:

• The ordinary sedan Phantom, which my review was based on
• Phantom Extended Wheelbase, which has extra leg room in the back seats
• Phantom Drophead Coupe, which is a cabriolet coupe version of the Phantom
• Phantom Coupe, which is a 2-seater sportscar.

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