CAR magazine UK reveals details of the exclusive Rolls-Royce Droptail commission
. They are designed and built in collaboration with a select few of Rolls-Royce’s most loyal and most wealthy customers. Down to the smallest detail, they are shaped, equipped and finished in a process that’s more like creating a sculpture park in the grounds of a country estate than sending another Vauxhall Astra down the production line.Since Rolls-Royce’s Goodwood era began 20 years ago under Rolls-Royce ownership, the focus has been on four- and five-seaters.
The shaping of the bodywork is not purely cosmetic. It also produces downforce to improve stability at speed – an effect difficult to achieve with a dropping rear end. How difficult? It took the designers and aerodynamicists two years of to and fro, and 20 versions. Coachbuild boss Alex Innes emphasises that the end result is progressive and clean: ‘Droptail is a celebration of reduction and focus of purpose that is entirely in tune with contemporary codes of luxury.’
The car you see here is the first of the four Droptails. It’s been commissioned by – and developed with – a super-rich couple with longstanding Rolls-Royce connections, who were due to be presented with the car at a private event close toshow at Pebble Beach in California. It’s called La Rose Noire, and takes its colour palette from the Black Baccara rose.
A darker hue is applied to the body’s details. They’re not painted but electro-plated in layers one micron thick. The same treatment is applied to some of the interior. That darker colour is also used on the 22-inch alloy wheels.The idea is cocooning and minimalist, with three prominent buttons . The facia took four years of work.
The timepiece is a one-off from Audemars Piguet. Specifically a 43mm Royal Oak Concept Split-Seconds Chronograph GMT Large Date with a unique self-winding Calibre 4407 movement, with a flyback chronograph and split-seconds mechanism.
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