Comments on: Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe Revealed

By: bjcpdx

bjcpdx — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:33:34 +0000

Dean is right about the A-pillars. But think back to American cars from the late 50s. They had wraparound windshields which were all glass. This just looks like they cheaped out on the windshield which is something you don’t do in this price range.

If somebody actually wants this thing, they are not going to care that the Maserati or the Bentley is a better buy for the money.

By: Andrei Avarvarii

Andrei Avarvarii — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:09:34 +0000

For me it looks like the hybrid baby of a classic locomotive and a speed boat

By: cretinx

cretinx — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:14:02 +0000

The Brooklands has more power and more style

By: jthorner

jthorner — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:13:35 +0000

OMG, that is an ugly car. I cannot fathom who spends nearly 1/2 of a million dollars on such a thing?

And boy, talk about depreciation! Put 100k miles on these things and they loose 80-90% of their “value”.

With a Maserati Quattroporte available for around $110k or a Bentley at about $180k anyone who buys a new Rolls is seriously addled.

On looks alone the Maserati is one of the few high priced cars which delivers!

By: Johnster

Johnster — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:31:51 +0000

The thing that is depressing is remembering when American car manufacturers used to build great-looking large coupes, too. Sure they were impractical, but I do miss the Coupe deVille, the Eldorado, the Riviera, Toronado, the huge full-size Thunderbird, the Lincoln Continental Mark-series, even the 2-door hardtop versions of the Imperial, New Yorker, Three-Hundred, Electra, Ninety-Eight, Marquis.

By: dean

dean — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:40:39 +0000

The A-pillars look hinky to me. I guess the triangular window improves visibility through a bulky pillar, but it looks strange.

It’s academic anyway. If I had 400 large to kill it wouldn’t be on a car.

By: Detroit-Iron

Detroit-Iron — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:28:13 +0000

I don’t mind the body but the headlights are hideous. Also whats with the little KKK guy in picture #15?

By: NickR

NickR — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:01:02 +0000

Suicide doors on a coupe? Is there precedent for this sort of thing?

32 Ford 3-window springs to mind

By: JJ

JJ — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:38:41 +0000

Is it turbocharged?

I’m asking cause the regular Phantom isn’t, and also has about 450 HP that come from what is basically a V12 BMW 760i engine with 6.75 liter displacement like all the old rollers (and Bentleys)

Now the Brooklands, that’s turbocharged (in fact I think it has two turbos)

Apart from that I agree with your view. I like the regular Phantom (and the stretched ones) but the drop head coupe not so much and this non-drop head coupe not at all.

By: ole

ole — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:16:03 +0000

I’m sorry, but this design language seems borrowed from a Chrysler 300. They should leave modern barge design to Bentley and go back to building classics.

By: Robert Farago

Robert Farago — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:33:38 +0000

Suicide doors on a coupe? Is there precedent for this sort of thing?

Or is this, as I suspect, a needless affectation. You know, scissor doors for people who love scissor doors (and may even own a car with a pair) but know that they’re hopelessly crass.