A $200,000 Hood Ornament for Rolls-Royce
Okay, this doesn't seem wise: putting an enormous diamond-encrusted hood ornament on the front of your Rolls-Royce. Aren't you just asking somebody to pop it off as they run by? Well, regardless, it certainly does look sparkly and it's really just a bit of promotional bling created by a jeweler for The New York International Auto Show. It's a one-of-a-kind diamond version of the Rolls-Royce mascot designed by Manhattan jeweler Jean Kemanjian and is exclusive to Manhattan Motorcars. Called "The Spirit of...

Spy Shots: Rolls-Royce RR4 entry-level sedan
Rolls-Royce is currently developing a new entry-level model for launch in 2010, which is expected to double the number of vehicles built by the ultra-luxury carmaker each year. The new car carries the internal name ‘RR4’ and has been spotted testing both in the UK and Germany. Former Rolls-Royce CEO Ian Robertson has previously mentioned the carmaker would add a second shift to its Goodwood, UK, plant to build the new car and that up to 800 units per year would be built. Last year, RR sold 805 cars...

Spy Shots: Rolls-Royce RR4 entry-level sedan
Rolls-Royce is currently developing a new entry-level model for launch in 2010, which is expected to double the number of vehicles built by the ultra-luxury carmaker each year. The new car carries the internal name ‘RR4’ and has been spotted testing both in the UK and Germany. Former Rolls-Royce CEO Ian Robertson has previously mentioned the carmaker would add a second shift to its Goodwood, UK, plant to build the new car and that up to 800 units per year would be built. Last year, RR sold 805 cars...

Rolls-Royce releases official sketches of RR4 sedan
Rolls-Royce today revealed the first design sketches of its upcoming baby sedan, known internally as the RR4. Due to be launched in 2010, the new saloon will be smaller than the current Phantom and will be powered by a brand new engine. Although the car is expected to share much in common with BMW’s next-generation 7-series, key components such as the actual platform plus the new engine will be unique to Rolls-Royce. The Goodwood plant is being completely reconfigured to accommodate the new RR4, with...

Rolls-Royce's small car targets discreet drivers
Even Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is developing a smaller car, although the reasoning behind its new RR4 has little to do with $4 a gallon gas prices. The RR4 sedan, as the car is now known, is targeting customers that Rolls-Royce's archrival Bentley attracted with its Continental GT and Flying Spur cars -- people who are extremely rich but perhaps more discreet than buyers of traditional Rolls-Royce Phantom and Bentley Arnage limousines. Sketches released Tuesday by Rolls-Royce, owned by Germany's BMW AG...

Rolls-Royce RR4 concept coming to Geneva '09
Click above to view sketches of the upcoming RR4 After having maxed-out the Phantom range with sedan, coupe and convertible variants, Rolls-Royce has been hard at work preparing its second range. Known tentatively as the RR4 following in succession after the three Phantoms, the new "baby Rolls" will be anything but, and is expected to be unveiled next March at the Geneva show. Based on a heavily-modified version of the BMW 7-series, the RR4 will offer direct competition to the Bentley Continental. And...

2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe
The girth of the Coupe, 62. 7-liter v-12 that makes 453 horsepower and 531 pounds-feet as respects torque. Bloating front, the seats are sizable and comfortable. Volkswagen ended up acquiring Bentley and a manufacturing facility. 8 inches, has a more sports configuration alias other Rolls models. Not significantly a great look. The Phantom Coupe is the third extra Rolls-Royce model since BMW organization bought the smouch on speaking terms 1998. The new rolls-royce unfleshly Coupe, which officially goes...

eBay Find of the Day: Rolls-Royce RR4 already for sale
That treasure trove of appalling autodom described in the most gnarled English imaginable, otherwise known as eBay Motors, serves up today's flavorful morsel of weird and wonderful. Why wait for the upcoming Rolls-Royce RR4 when you can just throw $50K at this heavily customized Chrysler 300C? It's got the ostentatious grille, the suicide doors, the RR embroidered headrests, but most importantly, a HEMI V8 underhood. HEMI, apparently now transmuted to mean "multi-displacement system," will save you fuel...

Rolls-Royce unveils Phantom Sapphire Edition
A special edition Phantom has been made by Rolls-Royce as part of their Bespoke Collection highlighting their wide-ranging customization program. The Phantom Sapphire gets its name from the bodywork’s exceptional shade of Milori Sapphire which is a distinctive shade of navy blue.The inside comes in an option of two color combinations either navy blue with seashell accents or seashell with navy blue accents, the walnut burr veneer highlighting inlaid diamond pattern decorative designs.[source]

Rolls Royce 200EX concept revealed before Geneva
Embargoes are funny things. Everyone stays tight lipped, until someone spills the beans. Then the heavens open, and the whole internet becomes awash with images and specifications.Well, someone has done just that with the new ‘baby’ Rolls Royce, codenamed 200EX, which we saw the other day as the RR4 spy shots.Due to be fully unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, Car magazine has given us the clearest shots we could hope for, showing the styling of the new Roller. Obviously it misses out on the...