Test Driven: Rolls-Royce Ghost, Al’s Take
Posted: December 14, 2011 Filed under: High End & Exotic, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: 17-Mile Drive, BMW, British, Crewe, cruiser, Drive, England, english, Exotic, Expensive, fun, ghost, high end, Luxury, Mind over motor, money, Pebble Beach, Phantom, power, Rolls, Rolls-Royce, Saloon, Sedan, Test Driven, V12 Leave a comment »
Rolls-Royce, unlike Bentley, was a single-model brand, using a single chassis and creating derivatives of it for years. The Phantom, Phantom Coupe, and Phantom DHC were all based off of the same platform, but R-R recently put out a new, “entry-level” model, called the Ghost. So, with one available for test drives at the Pebble Beach Concours this past summer, I set out to see if the entry-level model was as good as its older, bigger brother, the Phantom. In a nutshell, it does a great job. Read the rest of this entry »
Test Driven: Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, Nick’s Take
Posted: October 6, 2011 Filed under: High End & Exotic, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: Beach, BMW, boy, British, California, Carmel, Concours, Convertible, Coupe, d', Drive, Drophead, ecstasy, Elegance, elite, english, Expensive, Luxury, Mind, Monterey, motor, of, Over, Pebble, Phantom, play, rich, Rolls, Royce, spirit, Standard, Status, Symbol, Test, the, toy, vert, World 1 Comment »
Phantom DHC
This is the Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, it is hard to even say it’s name without sneering a bit. It’s big, it’s expensive, and it tells you right away that it’s better than you. This car has always been peculiar to me for a variety of reasons because it is just so over the top, and lacks any tangible point in its existence. Needless to say though, when I was handed the keys to this half-million dollar land yacht I was beyond thrilled to be given the privilege to take it for a spin. Read the rest of this entry »
Test Driven: Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead, Al’s Take
Posted: September 14, 2011 Filed under: High End & Exotic, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: 17-Mile Drive, big, Britain, Convertible, Dark Red, DHC, Drophead, Drophead Coupe, Imposing, Mind over motor, Pebble Beach, Phantom, Presence, Rolls-Royce, Test Driven, V12 Leave a comment »
It's not the most pretty of convertibles, but it is certainly quite imposing. This car screams, "I'm rich. Get out of the way."
Rolls-Royce has been the last word in high-end luxury automobiles since its inception before World War I. I’ve always gone beserk upon laying eyes on anything they’ve made, from the breathtaking Silver Cloud to the modern, yet still classic Phantom sedan. But, I never knew that I would have an opportunity to drive one, let alone two, until I went to Monterey for the Concours last month. I have seen the light, and it is bright and shining. Read the rest of this entry »
