It's a library-quiet, sensory-deprivation cocoon. The Phantom practically levitates over the road it features a pothole-spotting camera that helps the suspension adapt to road imperfections in real time. To say that the ride is smooth would be an understatement-imagine being carried aloft on a fluffy cloud. The Phantom is better suited to easing along lazily delicate inputs to throttle and steering are what it likes best. Acceleration is brisk, but Rolls-Royce's claimed 5.1-second zero-to-60-mph time isn't anything you'd appreciate your chauffeur trying to replicate. Prodigious power is provided by a silken 563-hp twin-turbo V-12 paired with an eight-speed automatic and rear-wheel drive. We won't even begin to suggest which special-order options are worth adding because, well, how would we know? We would, however, suggest springing for the Extended Wheelbase model to take advantage of its limousine-like rear-seat legroom. These cars are built to the exacting requirements of the millionaires and billionaires who purchase them-and these carriages of the rich are often customized down to the last detail.
One does not simply choose a Phantom-or any Rolls-Royce for that matter-off dealer lot. The Platino wears special silver-white paint and features an interior covered in hand-embroidered silk, special leather, and bamboo fiber-based cloth. New wheel designs round out the exterior enhancements, but should you want more than a “standard Rolls” the company is launching a limited-edition Phantom Platino model through its Bespoke coachbuilding service. The Phantom receives a light styling makeover for 2023 that includes updates to the car’s iconic Pantheon grille and revised headlamps that add a slightly more modern-but not too modern-appearance. The only thing missing from the options list is a chauffeur, but that feature is sold separately. There’s seemingly no end to the customization opportunities offered by the factory, either. Meanwhile, its big V-12 engine hums away nearly silently under the Phantom’s long hood, providing effortless power. It wafts down the road, floating serenely over pavement imperfections while pampering its passengers with an array of sumptuous interior materials. To the Phantom’s credit, there’s probably not a more comfortable luxury car on the planet. We can attest to the fact that slipping behind the Phantom’s wheel-better still, into its back seat through its rear-hinged coach doors-will make you feel like a member of the one-tenth-of-one-percent. The 2023 Phantom also stands out in the ultimate-luxury car class for its price, which is hundreds of thousands higher than those of rivals such as the Bentley Flying Spur or the Mercedes-Maybach S-class. Its huge waterfall grille and classic upright proportions convey a simple and singular message: wealth goes here. Bentley would not manufacture a limousine until 2002 when the Bentley State Limousine was presented to Elizabeth II.The Rolls-Royce Phantom is the world’s most recognizable symbol of automotive extravagance and status. When Rolls-Royce assumed operations and ownership, the 8 Litre was discontinued.
When Bentley was an independent automaker, they did produce on a limited basis the Bentley 8 Litre limousine. The Phantom is popular with wealthy business people, royalty and celebrities who desire the best of everything, and want a car with exclusivity and elegance.ĭuring the years 1931-1998 when Rolls-Royce also manufactured Bentley vehicles, the Phantom was exclusive to Rolls-Royce and the approach to opulent vehicles wasn't shared with Bentley. The use of the name "phantom" is a long tradition of naming models after " ghosts".Įarlier versions from Rolls-Royce consisted of the chassis and engine, then arrangements were made to customize the body and interior to whatever the buyer requested. As automobile manufacturing became more prolific, and vehicles from other manufacturers could be built in greater numbers and at reduced prices, the Phantom remained hand-built and production of individual models only began once the order was placed. The Phantom is a low volume, hand-built limousine, which in earlier generations was custom built to the customers desires, and sometimes extravagant whims. Rolls-Royce has used the Phantom name on full-sized luxury cars over the past century, and is the second, longest-used automobile nameplate in the world after the Chevrolet Suburban. Rolls-Royce Phantom III from circa 1936, photographed in Canberra in 2005 Rolls-Royce Phantom VII
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