£25 Million for a car ?

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Would you pay £25 million for a car even if you had the money ?

The worlds' most expensive car.. is a Rolls Royce two-door, two-seater convertible Droptail - called 'La Rose Noire'

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it's made here in the south of England...took 5 years to build and was made to order for one mysterious owner..


Seats: 2 Doors: 2

Price: £25million

Built: Goodwood, West Sussex

Length: 5.3 metres

Width: 2 metres

Wheelbase: 3.1 metres

Height: 1.5 metres

Weight: Around 2,500kg

Engine: 6.6-litre twin-turbo V12 petrol

Power: 593bhp

Top speed: 155mph

Acceleration (0-62mph): Around 5 seconds (estimated)

Gearbox: 8-speed automatic (with manual override)

Wheels: 22-inch


World's most expensive new car:£25m Rolls-Royce La Rose Noire Droptail
 

Murrmurr said:
It's obviously worth it to someone.

I'm guessing the windows are bullet-proof.
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it doesn't say they are...

The one-off motor was presented to the client and her family at a private event close to Pebble Beach in California on Saturday night during Monterey Car Week - the automotive date in the calendar that attracts the rich, famous, and fashionable from around the globe.

Although Rolls-Royce has declined to name the wealthy commissioning client and her family, there are some clues to their potential identity including their love of cars, fashion, art and champagne.

Rolls-Royce said the new 'La Rose Noire' Droptail was designed in close cooperation with the client and her family and represents both 'glamour distilled' and the clients' 'passion for detail'.

The wealth of personal touches and detailing include a removeable low-slung hard-top that transforms it from an open-top two-seater roadster into a dramatic coupe with an electro-chromatic glass roof section which, at the press of a button. can darken or stay clear to let light flood in.

It also gets a specially created 'True Love' shade of dark red paint - linked to the Black Baccara rose - which took 150 iterations to perfect.
Inside, it features the most complex wood parquetry inlays in Rolls-Royce's history, comprising 1,603 individual and intricate triangular veneer pieces representing stylised rose petals, hand-finished and hand-placed over nearly two years. The craftsman carrying this out reportedly had to work in complete and silent isolation and only for five hours a day with breaks – so intense was the level the concentration required.

The cabin also includes a removeable luxury timepiece from luxury Swiss firm Audemars Piguet, which doubles as both a dashboard clock and - once released from a clasp mechanism - a wristwatch using a stored strap.

Another unique addition is a Rolls-Royce champagne chest and cooler to carry the clients' special edition Champagne de Lossy – described as one of only 'a precious handful of vintages produced by the Chateau in its 160-year history' – and fluted glasses.
 
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The owners commissioned a unique Rolls-Royce champagne chest and cooler (made from black anodised aluminium and carbon fibre) - with matching rose petal parquetry, colour palette and materials - to carry their special favourite vintage fizz and fluted glasses at the optimum drinking temperature.

'To celebrate their Rolls-Royce La Rose Noire Droptail the owners commissioned an exclusive vintage of Champagne de Lossy, one of their favourite wine properties.'

'This is of particular significance given the special wine created for La Rose Noire Droptail is one of only a precious handful of vintages produced by the Chateau in its 160-year history.'

The champagne hails from a vineyard and chateau in Rilly la Montagne near Reims, and bears a crest with a motto very much in keeping with the Rolls-Royce quality ethos: ' Ne tentes aut perfice' – freely translated as: 'All or nothing'.

Rolls-Royce said: 'At the press of a button, the Champagne Chest opens, revealing an intricate champagne set replete with hand-blown crystal champagne flutes.

'Once deployed, they reveal two hammocks cradling the clients' special edition Champagne de Lossy, designed to match the motor car's colour scheme.'

The exterior lid converts to a serving tray made of Black Sycamore wood with a design of the Chateau central to the brushed and laser-cut stainless-steel inlay. The sides have the same intricate parquetry work as the car.
 
Murrmurr said:
That's why I'm guessing. 🤪
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it does seem odd tho' that it might not have.. simply because this is a one off car for people who are extraordinarily rich.. which means the second that car is seen on the roads of California it's going to be a potential target for kidnappers and robbers ...so maybe it is.. and it's just not been mentioned, otherwise I can't see where £25 million would have been spent :unsure:
 
I can't even imagine the REALITY of ownership.
Maybe if I owned an estate the size of a small country ...
Filled with exquisite scenic vistas and world class destinations ...
AND all roads were private ... maybe.
Otherwise, my money would probably be in a yacht.
 
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