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It is said that you are what you drive. The reality, in the rarefied upper echelons of society, is that you are also what you are driven in. No marque on the planet quite competes with Rolls-Royce for sheer status, and the new Phantom LWB (Long Wheelbase) is the ultimate four-wheeled calling card.
A
normal Rolls-Royce Phantom is actually a good driver's car
too. Its 453bhp BMW-derived 6.75 liter normally-aspirated V12 motor
has 719Nm, enough torque to confer the marque's legendary waftability
on this 2.5 ton limousine.
And while the ride quality is sensationally
good, the chassis engineers have also been able to confer an amazingly
adroit level of handling on this monster of a car. The result is
that once you are used to its larger-than-life physical dimensions,
it shrinks around you and can be hustled quickly down a twisty road.
Imitating a sports saloon is not
the Phantom’s calling in life however, but its good dynamics
make it a car that you are just as happy to drive as to be driven
in. As a means of getting you from your home to a business meeting
or to your yacht or private jet, it is unsurpassed for style and
comfort.
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