They weren't your usual car buyers and it wasn't your usual dinner event. We are talking about the special banquet "Dine on the line" organized by Rolls Royce Motor Cars at the luxury brand's factory in Goodwood, England. Read more »
Taking center stage at Rolls Royce's booth at the Auto China 2012 in Beijing is the 2013 Phantom Extended Wheelbase Series II with which the British automaker completes the refreshed Phantom lineup, following the debuts of Saloon, Coupé and Drophead Coupé at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
Like other Phantom Series II models, the Extended Wheelbase model features improvements in design, drivetrain and technology.
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As impossible as it may seem for us mere mortals, even one-off special creations can quickly become mundane for extremely wealthy individuals.
Rolls-Royce collector Roland Hall from Britain, custom ordered the Hyperion from Pininfarina back in 2008 only to put the car up for sale a year later for €4.5 million (roughly US$6 million at today's exchange rates).
We're not aware if the car was actually sold at the time, but we re-discovered the Rolls Royce Hyperion listed for sale for an undisclosed price at an Abu Dhabi dealership.
Named after Hyperion, one of the Titans of Greek mythology, the convertible model was designed by Jason Castriota of former Saab fame and built by the Special Projects division of Pininfarina.
It is based on the running gear of the Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe with power coming from the British model's 6.75-liter V12 engine.
How often do you see a street occupied by a plethora of Rolls Royce Phantom models of all sorts including the limo, the Coupe and the Drophead Coupe variants?
But wait, did we mention that all Phantoms were custom tuned? Now that's a sight you never forget.
You'd be inclined to believe that such a happening would most likely take place in Dubai, and you'd be partially right. We say partially because the street is named Dubai but it's not located in the United Arab Emirates but on the other side of the world in Tokyo, Japan.
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