Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Former=== ====Phantom==== {{Main|Rolls-Royce Phantom (seventh generation)}} {{Main|Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé}} {{Main|Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé}} {{Main|Rolls-Royce Sweptail}} * 2003–2016 – [[Rolls-Royce Phantom VII|Phantom]] 4-door saloon. Launched in January 2003 at Detroit's North American International Auto Show, this is the first model from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited. The car has a 6.75 L V12 engine sourced from BMW, but most components are unique to the car. Parts are sourced from Continental Europe and the UK. Assembly, leatherwork, woodwork, and finishing are carried out in a new factory in Goodwood near Chichester, Sussex. It received a facelift for the 2013 model year.[[File:Rolls Royce Phantom 2015 (22719825307).jpg|thumb|right|Rolls-Royce Phantom VII Series II]] * 2005–2016 – Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase. This car's wheelbase is 250 mm longer than that of the standard Phantom saloon. Just like its shorter counterpart, it also received a facelift of the 2013 Model year * 2007–2016 – [[Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé|Phantom Drophead Coupé]] (convertible)[[File:2007 Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead - Flickr - The Car Spy (5).jpg|thumb|Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé]] * 2008–2016 – [[Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé|Phantom Coupé]][[File:2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom (3C68) coupe (2015-01-25) 01.jpg|thumb|right|Rolls-Royce Phantom coupé]] * 2017 – [[Rolls-Royce Sweptail]] was a one-off custom Phantom Coupé sold for $12.8 million after a 4-year build <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a9954783/this-dollar13-million-rolls-royce-took-four-years-to-build/|title=This $13 Million Rolls-Royce Took Four Years to Build|first=Máté|last=Petrány|date=31 May 2017|website=Road & Track|access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020658/https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a9954783/this-dollar13-million-rolls-royce-took-four-years-to-build/|url-status=live}}</ref> making it the most expensive new car ever sold at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/10739/13-million-rolls-royce-sweptail-could-be-most-expensive-new-car-ever-made|title=$13 Million Rolls-Royce Sweptail Could Be Most Expensive New Car Ever Made|first=Caleb|last=Jacobs|website=The Drive|date=27 May 2017 |access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030113557/https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/10739/13-million-rolls-royce-sweptail-could-be-most-expensive-new-car-ever-made|url-status=live}}</ref> ==== Ghost (First Generation) ==== {{Main|Rolls Royce Ghost#First Generation}} * 2010–2020 – Rolls-Royce announced in September 2006 that it would develop a new four-door model named Ghost. The Ghost will be smaller than the previous Rolls-Royce automobile launched, the Phantom. Only 20% of the components would be sourced from [[BMW 7 Series (F01)|BMW F01 7 Series]] and it will be positioned below the Phantom VII. * On 4 March 2014, the new Ghost Series II was revealed to the public at the Geneva Motor Show. It has a facelift front with new LED headlights. The interior has had an update as well. [[File:Paris - Mondial de l'automobile - Rolls Royce - Ghost - 01.JPG|thumb|Rolls-Royce Ghost Series I]] ==== Dawn ==== {{Main|Rolls-Royce Dawn}} * 2015–2023<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-02 |title=Rolls-Royce has officially ended production of the Dawn convertible |language=en |url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/rolls-royce-has-officially-ended-production-dawn-convertible |access-date=2023-05-03 |archive-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503145922/https://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/rolls-royce-has-officially-ended-production-dawn-convertible |url-status=live }}</ref> – [[Rolls-Royce Dawn (2015)|Dawn]] 4-seater [[convertible]]. It was announced in time for the [[International Motor Show Germany|2015 Frankfurt Motor Show]].<ref name="2015-09-08_CarAdvice">[https://www.caradvice.com.au/380626/rolls-royce-dawn-unveiled/ The new Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible has been unveiled just ahead of the 2015 Frankfurt motor show] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504061739/https://www.caradvice.com.au/380626/rolls-royce-dawn-unveiled/ |date=4 May 2019 }}, Derek Fung, CarAdvice, 8 September 2015</ref><ref name="2015-09-08_TG">[https://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/rolls-royces-new-dawn-glorious-ps250000-super-convertible Rolls-Royce's new Dawn is a glorious, £250,000 super-convertible] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504061739/https://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/rolls-royces-new-dawn-glorious-ps250000-super-convertible |date=4 May 2019 }}, Jason Barlow, Top Gear, 8 September 2015</ref>[[File:Rolls Royce Dawn 2016 (31214258855).jpg|thumb|Rolls-Royce Dawn]] ==== Wraith==== {{Main|Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013)|l1 = Rolls Royce Wraith}} * 2013–2022<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rolls-Royce Dawn production ends ahead of Spectre EV launch |language=en |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/rolls-royce-dawn-production-ends-ahead-spectre-ev-launch |access-date=2023-05-03 |archive-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503150204/https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/rolls-royce-dawn-production-ends-ahead-spectre-ev-launch |url-status=live }}</ref> – [[Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013)|Wraith]] coupé. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars launched a new car at the [[Geneva Motor Show]] on 5 March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-wraith-this-is-it-451066986|title=Rolls-Royce Wraith: This Is It|author=Peter Orosz|work=Jalopnik|date=5 March 2013 |access-date=24 June 2015|archive-date=22 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122233613/http://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-wraith-this-is-it-451066986|url-status=live}}</ref> The new car, named the Rolls-Royce Wraith (in honour of the original [[Rolls-Royce Wraith (1938)|Wraith]] built by the original [[Rolls-Royce Limited]] from 1938 to 1939) is a luxury coupe, with a long bonnet and a sleek roof line, and is a coupe version of the [[Rolls-Royce Ghost|Ghost]]. It is powered by a 623 bhp, twin-turbocharged [[V12 engine]] connected to an eight-speed gearbox. It is the fastest car made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Which Rolls-Royce Is The Fastest? - Luxury Viewer|date=12 February 2021|url=https://luxuryviewer.com/which-rolls-royce-is-the-fastest/|access-date=2021-08-04|language=en-US|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706123723/https://luxuryviewer.com/which-rolls-royce-is-the-fastest/|url-status=live}}</ref> Deliveries were expected to begin by the end of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2014-rolls-royce-wraith-set-for-2013-geneva-auto-show.html|title=2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith Set for 2013 Geneva Auto Show|date=18 January 2013|work=Edmunds|access-date=24 June 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923234035/http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2014-rolls-royce-wraith-set-for-2013-geneva-auto-show.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Rolls-Royce had stated that the Wraith would be the most powerful Rolls-Royce motor car to that date.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216173635/https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/pressclub/p/rr/pressDetail.html?id=T0136285EN Rolls-Royce Motor Cars PressClub: "Most dynamic and powerful Rolls-Royce in history set for debut at Geneva"], Press Release published 18 January 2013</ref> [[File:Rolls-Royce Wraith, GIMS 2019, Le Grand-Saconnex (GIMS0561).jpg|thumb|Rolls-Royce Wraith Black Badge]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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