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VIDEO: German armor company blows the crap out of a Rolls-Royce

Why on earth would you deliberately shoot a Rolls-Royce and try your darnedest to blow it off the road? Well, because it looks like fun, that's why. But at a third of a million dollars, you should have a better reason than an appetite for destruction and a wad of cash burning a hole in your pocket like so many rounds from an assault rifle. Fortunately, Mutec has such a reason. The German firm armors up luxury sedans and vehicles of all kinds for customers around the world. In this case, they've worked an undisclosed amount of ... Read more →

Caption Contest: Rolls-Royce Phantom at Wal-Mart Jonny Lieberman

We don't normally have caption contests around here, but when we saw this photo of a $350,000-ish Rolls-Royce Phantom parked in from of a Wal-Mart, well, we just had to do something. Like, say, run ...

RM gears up for Automobiles of London auction with rare Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin classics Noah Joseph

Pebble Beach may still be in full swing, but Canadian auction house RM is already gearing up for its next big event. Come this October, RM is setting up shop in London with a serious docket of ...

Hamann gives the Rolls-Royce Phantom a shot of adrenaline Noah Joseph

With seemingly ever luxury automaker under the sun going after BMW's coveted balance between sport and luxury, it's a little ironic that BMW's own uber-luxury marque is the one to focus purely on ...

Shanghai 2009: Geely GE goes for baroque. Again. Chris Paukert

Asian consumers loves them some baroque styling. How else to explain the popularity of gaudy, over-the-top couture in the continent's major city centers? Indeed, how else to explain the existence ...

Phantom gets a Phacelift: Rolls-Royce sedan updated for 2009 9 months ago on Autoblog

It's hard to feel bad for something as stately as the Rolls-Royce Phantom sedan, but the model that relaunched the most distinguished of British automakers under BMW's patronage has soldiered on without a complaint while all the others got the attention. Since its introduction in 2003, the ...

Rolls-Royce does another special edition Phantom, this time in Sapphire 11 months ago on Autoblog

The bespoke department at Rolls-Royce has come up with another special edition Phantom to go along with the already released Phantom Pearl, Phantom Silver, and Phantom Tungsten. This one is the Phantom Sapphire, and unlike its rarefied stablemates, it gets built on the long wheelbase ...

Rolls-Royce Phantom mobile phone store in India 11 months ago on Autoblog

It's called ingenuity, and it's given us such things as the cell phone and the Rolls-Royce Phantom. So why not combine the two to create a cell phone store in the back of a Rolls-Royce Phantom? That's evidently what some well-heeled entrepreneurs in India did, purchasing a Phantom instead of a ...

Rumormill: Bugatti and Bentley join forces to battle Rolls-Royce 1 year ago on Autoblog

The whisperers have it that Bugatti may be borrowing from Bentley for a new sedan. What they can't seem to pinpoint is exactly what kind of sharing the two marques will be doing, and whether or not the resulting super Bug will be a supremely high-powered four-door to compete with the Rolls-Royce ...

Rolls-Royce creates special Peony edition Phantom for UAE 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click to view the RR Phantom Peony edition in hi-res Wealthy customers in the United Arab Emirates seem to have a penchant for special editions of the most expensive luxury saloons. As if it wasn't enough to get the Maybach Landaulet revealed right there on their home turn, one Arabian customer ...

Monterey 2008: All aboard the yellow Roller failboat 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery. When you're surrounded by the copious quantities of automotive pornography in and around Pebble, it's unfortunate that the gaudiest bits of kit catch your eye. Case in point: this yellow Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe that was delivered to a customer in ...

EDAG realizes the uber-rich don't like to crouch 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for a high-res gallery of the EDAG Rolls-Royce Phantom Despite Mr. Nunez' thorough review of the Rolls-Royce Phantom, he might have missed one chink in the Roller's armor. According to EDAG, the firm that's created everything from the Solstice wagon to the LUV, Rolls-Royce's overtly ...

The right way to Roll(s): Phantom stretch limo by Mutec 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery The Rolls-Royce Phantom makes people stop what they're doing and wonder A.) what celebrity you are, B.) why you look so different in person than you do on television, and C.) what the hell you're doing at the local Dairy Queen. We got a taste of this last Summer. It's ...

Spy Shots: Rolls Royce fixed-head coupe 2 years ago on Autoblog

Wait a second, doesn't this spy shot look a lot like the Phantom Drophead Coupe that's already out on the market? That's what Rolls Royce would have you believe, but EVO is certain this is the Spirit of Ecstasy's upcoming hard-top two-door, previewed by the 101EX concept and recently confirmed for ...

High rollers snatching up Phantoms as fast as Goodwood can make them 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for more truly awesome shots of the 2007 Rolls-Royce Phantom A quick snapshot of the world's richest people shows that the wealthy are padding their pockets at a blistering pace. With all that extra cash at the top of the food chain, cars with big price tags are flying off the ...

Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd's Nick Mason takes to the 'Ring 2 years ago on Autoblog

Picture this – you're screaming around the Nurburgring in a not-insubstantial Rolls Royce Phantom, hammer down, stereo on, trying to complete a circuit of the 14-mile course before the woofers go still. Driving on the 'Ring certainly requires concentration, but for a drummer, sometimes you've ...

Review: 2007 Rolls-Royce Phantom 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Rolls-Royce Phantom is one of those things that breathes air so rarefied, one's imagination runs wild. It's not hard to envision a factory perched atop Mount Olympus that's staffed by gods turning solid blocks of unobtanium into these individualized rolling spectacles. Remarkably, the ...

Rolls-Royce officially announces Phantom Coupe 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for a photo gallery of the Rolls-Royce 101EX In his speech on BMW's future plans, CEO Norbert Reithofer mentioned that a Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe is on the way. Today, Rolls-Royce made its official announcement confirming this new addition to the Phantom lineup. If the eye-popping ...

First customer Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupes ready for delivery 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image to enlarge Well, the good life is about to get better for five people scattered around the globe. We refer to the customers who will be taking delivery of the first five Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupes, which rolled out of Goodwood this week. Each of the initial five cars shown ...

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost turns 100, commemorative Phantom unveiled 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for gallery of the Phantom Silver and centenary gathering Rolls-Royce recently celebrated the centenary of the Silver Ghost with a gathering of over five dozen of the cars at the automaker's Goodwood HQ. Some 6,000 Silver Ghosts were produced from 1907 to 1925 , and as you can see in ...

Land of the Free: Americans pay least for a new Rolls-Royce 2 years ago on Autoblog

Think a Rolls-Royce Phantom is expensive? Well, yeah...it is. One of the most expensive on the market, as a matter of fact. (Hey, it's a Rolls-Royce. What did you expect?) But if you think the Phantom is expensive on the American market, you should take a look at what it costs elsewhere in the ...

STRUT your Roller 2 years ago on Autoblog

When supersonic wasn't enough, we got "hypersonic." When luxury wasn't enough, we got "ultra-luxury." If we aren't there yet, we will soon come to a time when "bling" is not enough. The first candidate for what we will call "superbling" is STRUT's line of automotive jewelry. With offerings aimed at ...

Rolls-Royce steel-plates the Phantom 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on image above to view in high-resolution In most countries around the world, if you've got the cash and the chutzpah to be rolling in a Roller, you're an instant target for theft, carjacking, kidnapping and various forms of armed extortion. No wonder, then, that Rolls-Royce is finally ...

Rolls-Royce Phantom Gaines Wood: Better than the original? 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/Custom_Rolls_Royce_Phantom_Gaines_Wood_goes_old_school_and_succeeds'; Reader Mark Stewart tipped us off to this custom Phantom dubbed the "Gaines Wood" currently offered at P&A Wood, a UK Rolls-Royce and Bentley retailer. As you can see, the ...

Baby Roller will double Rolls-Royce output 2 years ago on Autoblog

We figured the new baby Rolls might increase sales, but Rolls-Royce is saying it expects the car to double output to 1,600 units when the junior model debuts in 2010. That model's design has finally been approved according to R-R CEO Ian Robertson. As we told you earlier, the new model should be ...

Rolls Royce builds 3,000th Phantom 2 years ago on Autoblog

click for small high-res gallery When the Rolls-Royce Phantom went on sale in 2003, it was a pretty big deal. After the whole VW/BMW battle over the R-R/Bentley empire, BMW emerged as the owner of Rolls. Soon after, the Phantom was shown, making a huge statement about the future of Rolls-Royce. A ...

Rolls Royce and Grey Goose mix up a special cocktail 2 years ago on Autoblog

Is that a Grey Goose flying into a Silver Cloud? Not far off, actually. In a bit of brand synergy we can really get behind, Grey Goose, the veritable Rolls Royce of vodkas, has teamed up with Rolls Royce itself on a joint marketing and public awareness campaign. The promotion centers around two ...

VIDEO: Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe 2 years ago on Autoblog

A Rolls-Royce is, well, a Rolls-Royce. And they don't unveil many new Rolls-Royce models that often, so we've been looking forward to seeing the Phantom Drophead in motion. We have, now you can. The folks over at Rolls-Royce, in all their ecstatic spirit, have graced the motoring public with this ...

Officially Official: 2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for hi-res photo gallery The Detroit Auto Show traditionally belongs to the domestic automakers, who pull out all the stops as they unveil some of their best and brightest new products and concepts. This year, however, the ultimate showstopper may well be located at the Rolls-Royce ...

Largest order ever of Rolls Royce Phantoms delivered 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click to enlarge var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/Largest_Order_Ever_of_Rolls_Royce_Phantoms_Delivered_Pics'; The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong has been shuttling guests to and from the airport and around town in Rolls-Royce automobiles since 1970, when it took delivery of a then-record ...

Pretty in Pink: Bugatti Veyron by Bathing Ape 3 years ago on Autoblog

Did you think the Porsche Turbo with the camouflage paint job was strange? Then try this on for size. Japanese streetwear brand Bathing Ape (think Fubu or Marc Ecko from the land of the rising sun) seems to have a knack for taking the most expensive, exclusive high-end automobiles on the market ...

Project Kahn Phantom: for when the "standard" Rolls-Royce just won't do 3 years ago on Autoblog

British tuning house Project Kahn seem to have a knack for messing with perfection like few others kahn. They'll take your Ferrari, Bentley, Range Rover, Aston Martin or other bespoke wheels and take it a step further. Kahn's latest project starts with the already elite Rolls Royce Phantom and ...

Rolls-Royce expands dealer network 3 years ago on Autoblog

In the face of robust sales that show no signs of slowing, Rolls-Royce continues to expand its global dealer network. Since 2003, that number has risen by 10 to 74. Recently, dealers have set up shop in locations as diverse as Denver and Pakistan. The company moved almost 800 cars last year, all ...

Spy Shots: Rolls Royce rolls out the Phantom convertible 3 years ago on Autoblog

A convertible model of Rolls Royce's Phantom has been spotted hitting the streets of Munich. The 460-hp V12 from the original is stuffed under the hood of this shortened Phantom platform, and despite the vert's two-door appearance, the four-seater actually has rear suicide doors to allow easy ...

Geneva Motor Show: Rolls Royce pulls the tarp off its 101-EX 3 years ago on Autoblog

A nod to the past, but with a bold look towards the future is the theme behind Rolls Royce's latest concept, the 101-EX. So says Ian Cameron, the marque's chief designer who helped unveil what may be an advanced peek at the company's future coupe. ...

Rolls-Royce unveils 101EX coupe in Geneva 3 years ago on Autoblog

As expected, Rolls-Royce didn't wait long in Geneva to the wraps off their new coupe concept, the 101EX. Employing aluminum construction techniques first applied to the company's Phantom sedan, the 101EX boasts similar upright lines, albeit with a cut-down greenhouse and markedly different nose ...






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