Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé Waterspeed Collection

The latest Bespoke Collection from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars set for UK and European debuts. Rolls-Royce revealed the Phantom Drophead Coupé Waterspeed Collection dedicated to the world water-speed record-breaking exploits of Sir Malcolm Campbell. Finished in a special ‘Maggiore Blue,’ the limited edition luxury car will be unveiled to the public for the first time at … Read more

China’s love of travel celebrated with Pinnacle Travel Phantom

According to the World Tourism Barometer published by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, China continues to be the largest outbound travel market for the second year in a row, spending an estimated $125 billion on travel in 2013. Answering this growing interest in luxury travel, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has unveiled the Pinnacle Travel Phantom, … Read more

Lamborghini Ad Personam customization progam debuts at 2014 Geneva Motor Show

Personalization is the big luxury automotive trend of the years to come. Along with Ferrari’s and Rolls-Royce’s bespoke customization services and announcements of a record year for client customization requests, Automobili Lamborghini is the next automotive brand to present its personalization program at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The renewed Lamborghini Ad Personam program allows … Read more

Rolls-Royce is the home of Bespoke in the luxury world

  The Bespoke business in the automotive industry is on the rise. Luxury cars owners like the personal touch. 2013 saw a high number of Bespoke Collection cars by Rolls-Royce unveiled to the world, amongst which the most memorable were the Celestial Phantom, the Alpine Trial Centenary Ghost and the Home of Rolls-Royce Collection. Almost … Read more

The thousand and one cars of the Maharajas at the 2014 Retromobile Paris

Maharajas’ cars to star at Retromobile 2014. Amongst these fascinating line-up will be the incredible Swan Car of the Maharaja of Nabha,several polished aluminium Rolls-Royces, car for hunting tigers and ceremonial cars. In India, during the 1920s and 1930s the automobiles of the Maharajas were of the most extravagant kinds: amazing shapes, extraordinary accessories, flamboyant … Read more

The Life of the Automobile by Steven Parissien and Auto Biography by Mark Wallington – reviews

Is car worship declining? Joe Moran gets behind the wheel for two enjoyable histories of the automobile