Rolls-Royce Boat Tail
The Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is a mid-sized luxury coach built grand tourer car made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. It is the world's most expensive street legal new car speculated at US $28 million.[3][4][5]
| Rolls-Royce Boat Tail | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Motor Cars |
| Production | 2 of 3, launch and presented on 27 May 2021[1][2] |
| Model years | 2021, 2022 |
| Assembly | Goodwood Plant, West Sussex, England |
| Designer | Daniel Koenigs |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size ultra-luxury coach build |
| Body style | Cabriolet |
| Layout | FR Layout |
| Platform | Phantom |
| Doors | Suicide doors |
| Related | Rolls-Royce Phantom (eighth generation) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6.75 N74B68 twin-turbocharged V12 (petrol) |
History edit
BMW, the parent company of Rolls-Royce, trademark protected the Boat Tail Concept with the European Union Intellectual Property Office on 30 May 2018, as well as with the National Institute of Industrial Property in Brazil.[6][7][8][9]
Design edit
The car was designed by the company's specialised coachbuild division at its Goodwood plant, reinterpreting the 1910s Rolls-Royce Ltd Boat Tail car design.[10] It draws aesthetic inspiration from yachts of the 1920s and 1930s. The car shares its chassis and engine with the Rolls-Royce Phantom;[11][4] but has 1,813 bespoke parts,[12] including five electronic control units in the rear deck.[1] The cars feature a parasol that extends from the rear deck deployed by a mechanical system in an inverted manner like a flower,[1] rotating cocktail tables with matching stool seats, a complete set of Christofle tableware and two fridges in a colour scheme to match Armand de Brignac champagne bottles. [3] The deck is finished in Caleidolegno veneer and hinges towards the centre in a butterfly shape, at an angle of 67 degrees.[3][4][13][14][15]
The first car features matching pairs of men's and women's watches manufactured by Bovet Fleurier which include a tiny sculpture of the car in the dial. The watches can be worn as a wristwatch or used as a desk clock or pocket watch, and they can also be placed in a titanium enclosure on the car's dashboard to be used as its clock. The car has a bespoke Bose Corporation sound system which uses the car's floor structure as a resonance chamber. The car includes a Montblanc pen housed in a hand-crafted case inside the glove box. The instrument panel dials feature guilloché decorative work.[11][14][16]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Rolls Royce Boat Tail Coach build Relaunch" (Press release). BMW Rolls Royce Motor Cars Ltd. from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Rolls Royce Boat Tail Next" (Press release). BMW Rolls Royce Motor Cars Ltd. 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Attwood, James. "Exclusive: Rolls-Royce Boat Tail designer on coachbuilt car's key features". Autocar. from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Sharma, Sonali. "All about world's most expensive car Rolls-Royce Boat Tail – Price, specifications and other details". DNA. from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Launches, Luxury. "Did Beyoncé and Jay-Z just order the world's most expensive car? Why this custom-built Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is worth US$ 28 million". South China Morning Post. from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Rolls-Royce Coupe Patent Image Document - 5102953".
- ^ Harvey, Michael. "Rolls-Royce debuts its stunning £10 million Sweptail – the most expensive new car ever sold". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Padeanu, Adrian. "BMW Trademark For "Boat Tail" Could Hint At Bespoke Rolls-Royce". Motor1. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oaZ-TQGLo (at 3 min 50s)
- ^ a b Coke, Hope. "£20 million-worth of luxury: Rolls-Royce creates world's most expensive car". Tatler. from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Edward, Kyle. "Rolls-Royce Boat Tail: A True Engineering Masterpiece". Forbes. from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Drives Desk, Express. "Luxury worth Rs 206 crore: Rolls-Royce introduces bespoke coachbuilt Boat Tail". The Financial Express. from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b Bahadur, Nishmanya. "New Rolls Royce Boat Tail revealed". Autocar. from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Desk, HT Auto. "Rolls-Royce Boat Tail, the most expensive car in the world, breaks cover". Hindustan Times. from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Hyatt, Kyle. "Rolls-Royce and 199-year-old watchmaker Bovet partner on two Boat Tail timepieces". CNET. from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
External links edit
- Official website