Specs
It has a 6.eight L, forty eight-valve, V12 engine that produces 453 hp (338 kW) and 531 ft·lbf (720 N·m) of torque. The engine is derived from BMW's existing V12 powerplant.
It's 1.sixty three m (sixty three in) tall, 1.ninety nine m (74.eight in) large, 5.eighty three m (228 in) lengthy, and weighs 2485 kg (5478 lb). The physique of the car is constructed on an aluminium spaceframe and the Phantom can speed up to 60 mph (one hundred km/h) in 5.7 s. It has a six-pace automated transmission and double wishbone suspension.
The Phantom features facet markers on all vehicles (rear ones are crimson within the US to comply with federal car lighting rules).
An extended wheelbase Phantom was presented in March 2005 at the Geneva Motor Present, which is 250 mm longer than the usual Phantom.
Design
BMW went to nice lengths to differentiate the Phantom from their own range. Though some 15 p.c of elements are shared with other BMW models such as the BMW 7 Series, the Phantom retains the standard Rolls-Royce design cues.
The intention was to avoid being seen as just an extension to the BMW range. When Mercedes launched its Maybach luxury saloon, it was criticized of manufacturing "the last word bubble" as an alternative of a separately branded car. The automobile shared many components with and appeared just like the cheaper S-Class Sedan. BMW realized from this lesson, promoting the Phantom through separate dealerships the place BMWs will not be offered, while the Maybach showroom in London also sells the most fundamental of Mercedes modelsThe aluminium spaceframe body is in-built a BMW plant in Dingolfing, Germany and the V12 engine in Munich. Last meeting to every buyer's individual specification is at a function built €100M plant at Goodwood, West Sussex, England.
Novel options
* As a substitute of a tachometer, the car has an influence reserve dial indicating how much of the engine's power is left available to the driver.
* The rear doors are rear-hinged, a mode known as suicide doors. An electronic lock prevents the doors from being by chance opened when moving.
* The rear doors function pop-out umbrellas.
* The normal Spirit of Ecstasy decoration has an digital retraction mechanism to forestall theft and defend pedestrians in the occasion of an accident.
* The 'RR' logos on every of the wheel hubs are unbiased bezels with a purpose to always stay upright whereas the wheel is rotating making it, basically, an anti-spinner.
Gross sales
* BMW have set a lifetime limit that only 10,000 units of the Phantom will likely be built.
* The bottom value is £250,000 in the UK and $340,000 in the US.
* As of October 2004, solely 555 Phantoms have been bought, down from a goal of 1,000 models per year. Many say that is due to the sluggish set-up of the vendor network. By the tip of the 12 months, the company anticipated to have offered between 750 and 800. However, at that stage, Rolls-Royce was promoting twice as many cars as its closest rival Maybach.
* The 2000th car rolled out of the Goodwood factory in December 2005.
* In July 2006, Rolls Royce produced a restricted version run of 25 automobiles called the "Phantom Black"
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