Luxury Life & Style - (Page 51) engines and transmissions replacing the Rolls’s tried-and-true 6.75-liter V8, which had seen service for decades. People cried out in protest. Rolls people are chaps of tradition, demanding the Old World ways of automotive construction and design. For a while, things looked bleak, but the introduction of The Phantom was the first real show of BMW’s commitment to keeping the Rolls-Royce tradition alive. With its lengthy body, rear coach doors, imposing size and weight, and overall striking design, one thing was obvious: Rolls-Royce was back, making a statement without apologies. While some ran for cover from the massive new addition to the family, many more welcomed it. People liked its boldness and loved that it harkened back to a time when Rolls was the pinnacle of a luxury car. And now, they’ve added a drop top to the line up. Introduced in 2004 as the 100EX concept, the Phantom Drophead Coupe doesn’t stray far from that original concept design. A polished stainless steel bonnet and window frame boldly reside behind the Spirit of Ecstasy, standing atop the signature grille since 1911. Coach doors, teak tonneau cover, massive rims and tires, and the traditional lines of yesteryear mark the PDC as everything one would expect from a Rolls-Royce. It’s the dream car we’ve all wanted: something large, imposing, elegant, powerful, comfortable and enjoyable. This car politely offers a taste of the future while staying true to its classic roots. The moniker at Rolls has been “Design Without Compromise,” but behind the scenes romance has largely driven this car’s design and execution. Rolls spent a good deal of time studying classic boats when it came to designing the PDC, which is one of the reasons behind the teak deck, hardy wood and leather interior, and an abundance of sound-deadening and corrosion-resistant materials used in its construction. In fact, the development team, while working on how to create this masterpiece, traveled to Southampton to study a J-class yacht in restorative phases. The idea behind the study was to examine how the car, as a convertible, could be better built to withstand years and years of elemental exposure. So it happens that the interior of the PDC would boast extremely durable surfaces, and above November/December 2007 Luxury Life & Style 51
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