Rolls Royce News

In order to capture the essence of the car, the makers of the launch video for the all-new Rolls-Royce Wraith decided to play up the name. They showcased the luxury sedan in two different locations--the woods and a mansion. Each location has been kept secret. By shooting the video at night, ...    Read more

We've heard of plenty of car auctions to benefit breast cancer awareness and prevention medicine, but we've never quite seen a hired taxi designed to do the same thing. There's a first time for everything. British radio personality and avid car collector Chris Evans has partnered with Rolls-Royce to make a ...    Read more

The 2013 New York International Auto Show had some great debuts and surprises like the new 2014 Camaro Z/28. Of the more everyday cars that held a debut, the most notable was the 2014 Honda Odyssey with its new HondaVAC. Of the exotic vehicles that had a ...    Read more

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It's no secret that the Geneva Motor Show is known for the wacky, expensive, and sometimes wacky-expensive vehicles that debut there. The 2013 Geneva Motor Show was no different. There aren't many auto shows anywhere in the world that have this many hypercars debuting with mainstream vehicle unveils taking a ...    Read more

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Ever wondered what happened at the end of the Grey Poupon commercial after the mustard is passed from one car to the next? So have we. What ensues is an epic car chase of classy proportions, with champagne corks and caviar used to ward off the approaching vehicle. Like the original ...    Read more

Everyone loves a grassy burnout. And a great sense of humor. Even the rich, apparently, like this guy, who completely destroys my perception of snobby, Rolls-Royce drivers. I'm a car guy, so I'll never have a disposable income. But say I did. I'd buy all my favorite cars, only I wouldn't ...    Read more

What’s that you say? A "normal" Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe isn’t lavish enough for you? Don’t panic because you’re in luck. This morning, Rolls-Royce rolled out the Phantom Coupe Aviator Edition, an over-the-top limited edition model of the British luxury liner, at the Quail Lodge as part of a display at ...    Read more

If you've been paying even the slightest bit of attention to the Olympics on the 13-inch Sony Trinitron in the corner of the sports bar where you're trying to watch the Dodgers game, you may have noticed that British vehicles have made a sporadic, "British cars are still relevant!" appearance; ...    Read more

At last year's Geneva Motor Show, Rolls-Royce bid a token nod to eco-consciousness by trotting out a provocatively-painted electric-motored concept of its übersledge, the Phantom. The Phantom Experimental Electric, or 102EX, had a 1,452-pound battery pack underneath its 8-foot hood instead of the usual 6.75-liter twin-turbo V-12 engine. Rolls-Royce entertained the idea of introducing it ...    Read more

The "Spirit of Ecstasy" is the famous hood ornament adorning virtually every Rolls-Royce exotic car on the planet, both past and present. The ornament, a woman whose windswept arms and flowing robes suggest angel's wings, is reminiscent of mermaids and other female figures affixed on sailing ships' bow. The Spirit of ...    Read more

A teaser video for the Bugatti 16C Galibier four-door concept has just hit the internet, and while it already has thousands of clicks, don't be fooled as most of them have probably come from this office (we're believers). In what may be our best look, or certainly most dramatic one ...    Read more

BMW and its high-end subsidiary Rolls-Royce are recalling almost 3,000 cars and crossovers for an auxiliary water pump circuit board failure that could lead to overheating, or even engine fires. The recall affects 2,846 BMW models equipped with turbocharged V-8 or V-12 engines, including the 2011 BMW 5 Series, 2011 ...    Read more

The second day of the last major North American auto show until November wasn't nearly as jam-packed as the first, but it still proved to have plenty of cars and trucks that will undoubtedly shake up the market. Most of them were fairly mainstream; one of them—the Terrafugia—notably wasn't. That's ...    Read more

BMW had planned to reach worldwide car sales of 2 million by 2020. Now, it's readjusting those numbers to reflect it likely reaching its goal by 2016. Oh, the tribulations of a luxury automaker in a recession... BMW has found solace in sales that are still annually increasing in "high single digits" ...    Read more

The rich have less to worry about than us. Who knows what the intrepid owner of this Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe (starting price: $407,000) was up to, but whatever it was seemed more important than letting his droptop get soaked in an Australian rainstorm. Consider it a free car wash, complete ...    Read more

Rolls-Royce had predicted that its Year Of The Dragon Edition Phantom would be popular in China, a country that's constantly on the up and up. But while it's certainly pleased with the results, it probably didn't predict that the $1.2-million limited-edition car would sell out, and so quickly—in just two ...    Read more

Zee German automakers and Chinese-owned Volvo all posted year-to-date double-digit sales for the month of November. Volkswagen took the lead with an increase of more than 25-percent compared to November 2010, with most of the sales drawn from the all-new 2012 VW Beetle and 2012 VW Passat sedan. The "newest" ...    Read more

Last month’s BMW recall serves as a haunting reminder to Rolls-Royce’s secretive, unmentionable German parentage: turns out, the holy Rollers share the same potentially combustible water pump. Yes, the staid, stately British brand has hidden its Teutonic ownership rather successfully so far—but like Pip in Great Expectations, sometimes it’s harder ...    Read more

Because today is Halloween and the SEMA aftermarket exhibition right around the corner in Las Vegas, we took some time to think of the tuner car companies. Especially those on the fringes of the automotive universe who don’t think to keep well enough alone. With unique body kits and off-the-wall ...    Read more

Things just ain’t the same for gangstas. A recent video shot in Paris (near the Arc de Triomphe) shows a gaggle of exotica being loaded by the French police, onto one suddenly very special car carrier. Sacré bleu! There’s a Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, a yellow Porsche Carrera GT, a Maserati ...    Read more

Scaling down Rolls-Royce luxury into a pint-sized package, Mini just released a production version the 2012 Mini Cooper Inspired by Goodwood model at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, Calif. Lavishly decked out with top-notch materials, the Goodwood name is a nod to the development center of BMW’s Rolls-Royce ...    Read more

The average price of a new car in the U.S. sells for $28,400 according to the National Automobile Dealers Association, and most people plopping down their nearly-$30,000 don't have many options when it comes to customizing how their cars look. Then there's Rolls-Royce and its Bespoke operation, a customization program ...    Read more

The first episode of “The Car Show” aired last night on the Speed channel, and the results are in: It's no match for the original U.K.-based “Top Gear.” But after one episode of the highly anticipated car show hosted by Adam Carolla and Pulitzer Prize-winning auto writer Dan Neil, ...    Read more

Rolls-Royce unveiled additional details of its 102EX electric vehicle at this month's Geneva Motor Show. The 102EX is also known as the Phantom Experimental Electric and will be used to evaluate technologies for later implementation. Rolls-Royce started with a Phantom but wanted to make sure the EE ...    Read more

Well, we didn't see this coming. Rolls-Royce has begun testing an all-electric vehicle, flooring most folks all over the autosphere. The EV Phantom, which is set to hit the stage at the 2011 Geneva auto show, has been produced in large part to see what its extremely well-heeled clientele would ...    Read more