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Drop-dead gorgeous cars!
February 13, 2008
Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead convertible
The fabled British marque (now owned by BMW) chose the Detroit Auto Show to reveal the 2008 Phantom Drophead Coupe, a spectacular 4-seat convertible.
Drophead Coupe is powered by the Phantom sedan's 6.75L V12, which generates 453 horsepower and 513 lb-ft of torque at 3500 rpm. That's enough to propel the 5775-pound droptop to 60 mph in approximately 5.7 seconds.
Priced at around $407,000 (about Rs 1.6 crore) the car's hand-welded aluminum spaceframe is manufactured at a BMW facility in Germany.
Passengers sit in a sea of leather, wood and chrome, and when the weather's less than perfect, a cashmere-lined 5-layer roof protects them.
The car's trunk, or 'picnic boot' as Rolls-Royce calls it, which has a split opening. In addition to the traditional trunklid, there's a folding tailgate which acts as a bench capable of supporting 330 lbs.
Image: The 2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead convertible is displayed during the press preview days at the North American International Auto show at Cobo Center, Detroit.
Photograph: Bryan Mitchell/Getty Images
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