Rolls Royce

Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe

The Drophead Coupe is a new-for-2008 convertible that remains faithful to the marine-nautical theme of the concept car shown a few years before. A hardtop coupe debuts in 2009. The two-door four-seater features rearward-opening "suicide" doors, and the ragtop has optional teak-wood paneling as a cover for the folded roof. The optional unpainted hood is made of lacquered stainless steel, while the interior trim is a combination of real wood, real leather and real metal. The extravagantly-large car is powered by a 6.8-litre V12, mated to a 6-speed automatic and a chopped Phantom rear-wheel-drive platform. Standard features include the goofy name, a CD stereo with an amazing fifteen speakers, massive 21-inch alloy wheels, and power everything, including electrically-closing doors. The cloth roof that is said to be quieter than most other hard tops, and 15 cows died to provide the leather cabin. The car is bigger than most full-size cars, so owners will have trouble manouevreing this thing, although it is still very fast and stable. The waiting list for this silly indulgence is very long, but this caricature really has no direct competitors.