Abbass insists his drivers are at their appointments 15 minutes early. Once installed, I lurch off towards a T-junction before remembering to ask where my passenger would like to go.
Kensington High Street? Great: I know that. Advertisement Back to top. Some people I practise some textbook driving: hands at to-two, straight back, smooth braking and acceleration Still, I can see why, with Tchaikovsky and Mozart playing on Classic FM — separated by an ad for a shingles treatment — the idea of motoring in comfort past curious bystanders holds more appeal. That should give me time to turn the Phantom around and be on the right side of the road for the pick-up.
I bark out a laugh and punch him matily on the arm. Abbass shoots me a critical look. A few days later, a penalty charge notice lands on his desk. With that, nothing. He stood there awkwardly for a moment. Just staring at me. I mean the claims that you're making aren't really an issue for anyone that has actually driven a Rolls Royce" I said fairly proudly this time.
But everything I was saying was totally true. I've actually driven two Rolls Royce models in my life, not owned, but driven. I've driven the Wraith and the Dawn. And I love both of them, but with good reason.
I mean bar the diamond cross hatch custom comfortable leather, and the fact that they're a heap of fun to drive thanks to a whopping, thundering great engine and rear wheel drive. People actually try to ignore you when you're driving a Rolls Royce. It's like they think you're the devil spawn of Cruella De Vil and they want to make absolute sure that they have nothing to do with you.
I love this, I love the fact that I feel like Goldfinger even driving the coupe model. And there's a good reason for it. Because in the most evil way possible. I hate most people. Please don't take offense when I say that. I just mean that the 21st century is so tasking at the easiest of times psychologically. So being in a car that's ultra quiet, gets ignored and still goes fast is almost therapeutic.
It feels like the world just disappears. It's just you and the road. I would own a lot of cars. Most of them I couldn't actually own as a daily driver. But using it as a daily driver would kill the experience for me, I love driving it like a driver, not driving it into pedestrians or much worse into a traffic jam. The Rolls Royce though I can do as a daily driver. Means you just cannot buy one, you have to actually earn it. Rolls-Royce started manufacturing the cars in , standing as a subsidiary of BMW.
It further has seven concept cars in the pipeline as of now. Given the reputation that it has, Rolls-Royce sold 4, cars in , with a varying customer base. Many celebrities who have earned the luxury cars love to drive around in them, giving us mere mortals a glimpse of their Rolls-Royces. Nevertheless, looking at them drive their cars, we just wish for some room on the passenger seat with our favorite celebrity at the wheel. He has a lot of money from his shows and also claims to have ventured into business to afford his luxuries.
But well, of course, we know Kourtney's contributions to his collection as well, as documented in Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Her last car, a Mercedes-Benz was stolen in and she had to invest in the Rolls-Royce car that was triple in cost compared to her last car.
It looks like the Kardashians have it in the family. Confidence-inspiring the Phantom is not on a fast B road. The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead any Roller for that matter is a car that you enjoy smelling, sitting in and appreciating.
After all, it takes 60 pairs of hands and more than hours to make one of these luxury machines from start to finish. And that shows. The wood - which is oiled and made up of 30 layers, plus thin sheets of aluminium for strength and to prevent splintering, is beautiful and hand-crafted. Only the finest hand-selected hides from Alpine bulls are used by Rolls-Royce. The healthy environment and open meadows without thorn or barbed wire result in far fewer natural marks.
The leather is drum pigmented to allow the durable Rolls-Royce leather to retain its famous soft and supple feel, giving a rich, uniform colour while maintaining the natural feel, softness and grain. Driving the Phantom is certainly an occasion , but I never really enjoyed the experience. To get the most out of the Phantom, you need wide and empty roads, a massive fuel budget and a cat-like ability to judge gaps.
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