Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe

Well, if they've already got body structure that works as a convertible, doing a coupé was only a matter of 'when?'. The why doesn't matter, I suspect like climbing 8000m mountains, some cars like this are bought because they are there. What has been a surprise has been Maybach's failure, which is maybe a little ray of hope for those of us who are convinced that the very wealthy have no taste. The higher Rolls sales would seem to indicate that there are many out there whether with old or new money that actually do have some taste. Look at the Phantom on the open road, it is simply right for it's market, the mixture of presence and refined superiority. The Maybach somehow looks like an accident in the CAD department as AMG speculated on a top of the range S class a few years ago. Capable, but somehow awful..look at the Landau before we criticise these Rolls'. I'd still like to see what Chip Foose would do with a Phantom to make a coupé or Drophead, he's about the only tuner out there who often improves on the original, more or less whatever he started with..

One may like or dislike the idea of a completely over the top-car like the new RR coupe. What irritates me is the complete inefficiency of this vehicle. Being a coupe with a high waistline and long bonnet, it offers nowhere near the cabin space that such a car should. And if rear seat-space is of no concern, then surely it would be far better to build a smaller and lighter car? You could easily incorporate the same level of refinement and luxury in a two feet shorter car. That would also be a far better-handling and more environmentaly sound car. Thus it seems that Rolls is desperately trying to build a brilliant car from a completely insane and egoistic starting-point. I also wonder how much Rolls had to pay for the creative pen of Stevie Wonder.