Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe (2007 – 2017) Review
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Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe (2007 – 2017) At A Glance
Wonderfully refined. Opulently luxurious and extraordinarily quick for a big convertible. Exclusivity guaranteed.
A price tag of £330,000.
Rolls-Royce has updated its Phantom range, premiering the tweaked Series II model at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The most major change is the addition of an eight-speed automatic gearbox, which reduces emissions and improves fuel economy.
Power comes from the same V12 engine, but economy is improved by 10% (to around 19mpg), and CO2 emissions are down from 388g/km to 347g/km.
Rolls-Royce has also added a new touch-screen 3D sat nav system with an 8.8-icnh display. The Phantom Series II now has full LED headlights as standard, providing pure white light to improve night time visibility.
Besides these changes, the Phantom remains the same car as was introduced in 2003. All new Rolls-Royce Phantoms will be Series II models from now on.
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Model History
January 2007
Originally the 100EX showcar launched in 2004. Extraordinary and magnificent one-off convertible powered by 9.0 litre V16 64 valve engine with 6-speed automatic transmission.
5,669mm long by 1,990mm wide by 1,561mm high.
Later became the Phantom DHC production car, first shown at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2007, with a hand built aluminium chassis and the same 453bhp 6.75 litre V12 engine as the Phantom saloon with 730Nm torque, giving a 0-60mph time of 5.7 seconds.
Phantom Drophead Coupe - – Launched January 2007 Original prices: UK £260,000, US$407,000, 370,000 Euros
Phantom Drophead Coupe 2008 prices:
UK £260,000
Europe 370,000 Euros
US $407,000
Canada $527,400
Middle East $407,000
APAC $407,000
Russia $407,000
Japan ¥49,000,000
March 2012
Reflecting the new world in which we live, this pinnacle family of cars – including Phantom Saloon, Phantom Drophead Coupé and Phantom Coupé – have been thoughtfully updated with contemporary yet timeless design enhancements that frame the introduction of cutting-edge technologies which significantly improve the car’s drive-train, ease-of-use and connectivity.
Rolls-Royce Director of Design, Ian Cameron, likens the evolution of Phantom Series II design to a “familiar theme, lit in a different way”. And Phantom’s striking new front-end, with re-styled bumpers and rectangular light apertures, perhaps best encapsulates the essence of the significant changes that lie beneath.
Rolls-Royce is the first to include full LED headlamps as standard on a production car. As well as delivering a characteristic whiter light, augmenting safety and preventing driver tiredness, these allow for the introduction of new technologies that better control lighting.
Curve light functionality, for example, uses electronically-controlled reflectors to focus headlamp beams in the direction of travel, providing greater illumination of the road ahead when cornering. Adaptive headlamps change the cone of light projected onto a road – effortlessly of course – in response to different driving speeds.
Every part of the Phantom experience should be effortless, so new driver assistance technologies and a modern user interface with re-designed multi-media controller have been introduced for Phantom Series II. The new satellite navigation system has been fully updated with functions that include 3D maps with landscape topography, guided tours and enhanced points of interest, as well as composite route planning.
Information, maps and video content are presented on Phantom’s larger 8.8 inch control centre display, a feature underlined by eight programmable bookmarks presenting access to key functions at a driver’s fingertips. Front, rear and top-view camera systems further augment ease of manoeuvring. When reverse parking, for example, rear path prediction automatically deploys on the screen.
The word waftability has long been part of the Rolls-Royce lexicon, with models past and present being renowned for their magnificent ride experience. Phantom Series II reinforces the company’s reputation for both.
A new 8-speed automatic gearbox and rear differential enhance already exemplary driving dynamics perfectly complementing the V12 direct injection engine. Fuel consumption improves by 10 per cent on the combined cycle and emissions fall from 388 to 347 g/km as a consequence.
