MMM The 2008 Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe!
Posted on February 21, 2008 by Lola
This thing is sexy as hell. 
The Drophead Coupé is, for all intents and purposes, a perfect production interpretation of RR’s 100EX concept car, which made its debut at 2004’s Geneva show. The key elements of the 100EX remain — the thin LED headlamps, rear-opening “suicide” doors, brushed steel hood and A-pillar, and teak decking aft of the passenger compartment are all here. The V16 that powered the 100EX is replaced in the Drophead Coupé by the Phantom sedan’s proven 6.75L V12., which generates 453 horsepower and 513 lb-ft of torque at 3500 rpm. That’s enough to propel the 5775-pound droptop to 60 mph in approximately 5.7 seconds.
Adding the Phantom Drophead Coupé to one’s personal fleet will cost $407,000 plus any additional options. But what an addition it’ll make. The car’s hand-welded aluminum spaceframe is constructed at a BMW facility in Germany and is wrapped in all-new body panels — nothing is shared with the big-brother sedan. The suicide doors allow the A-pillar to run uninterrupted to the floor, increasing the body’s stiffness. Overall, the convertible’s lines are more rounded and smooth, giving it a classically sporting look that still retains the Phantom sedan’s imposing presence.
Occupants sit in a sea of leather, wood and chrome, and when the weather’s less than perfect, a cashmere-lined 5-layer roof protects them from the elements. Rolls-Royce says that this is the largest fabric roof used on a modern convertible — a bragging right that could be challenged if Mercedes decides to bring out a production version of its Ocean Drive concept. We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the car’s trunk, or “picnic boot” as Rolls-Royce calls it, which has a split opening. In addition to the traditional trunklid, there’s a folding tailgate which acts as a bench capable of supporting 330 lbs.
(Quoted from wwww.autoblog.com)
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