The right way to Roll(s): Phantom stretch limo by Mutec

[Bartek S.]

The Rolls-Royce Phantom makes people stop what they're doing and wonder A.) what celebrity you are, B.) why you look so different in person than you do on television, and C.) what the hell you're doing at the local Dairy Queen. We got a taste of this last Summer. It's fun. If the standard Phantom is not enough of an attention-getter for you, Mutec will take your car, add a divider behind the front seats, and stretch it an additional 1100mm (43 inches) to make it a proper limousine. This also makes it the approximate length of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, but what do you care? You won't be driving anyway. You'll be in back with three friends (or celebrities, or world leaders, or captains of industry), enjoying the revamped, face-to-face 4-seat configuration while you sip bubbly, broker multimillion-dollar handshake deals and gossip about how Jay-Z's Maybach is so completely pedestrian.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/03/the-right-way-to-roll-s-phantom-stretch-limo-by-mutec/

 

[coolraoul]

Fine, but be careful with your legs...Not much space...

On the other hand, it's cool to put your legs on the seat in front of you if nobody sits here...and if you take you shoes off...

 

[ree]

Fine, but be careful with your legs...Not much space...

On the other hand, it's cool to put your legs on the seat in front of you if nobody sits here...and if you take you shoes off...

Thought the same!! I would have really problems with my legs! Not very comfortable. I think - sounds stupid I know - a Volkswagen T5 Multivan Business. You got lots of space, even for your legs and it's much cheaper. And it doesn't look like it is expensive and rare - so it would be my choice!

 

[Merc1]

Looks like a bus or a Sante Fe railcar. I didn't read the article because I don't want to know the price of all tihs.

M

 

[SDNR]

^ Yeah ....it looks ridiculous. Why has the world become so darn tacky?

 

[JadeVetti]

I like it, but the interior is too cramped. They have the old white Rolls limos rolling around whenever you see a wedding, so why not bring it up to date.

 

[CorpusCallosum]

Glad I'm not the only one that likes it! But yes, the interior is way to cramped. If you had all 4 seats occupied, the people siting across from each other would be rubbing knees.

 

[Merc1]

Which would be ridiculous for a car of this size.

M

 

[Centurion]

On the other hand, it's cool to put your legs on the seat in front of you if nobody sits here...and if you take you shoes off...

Lol, clever.

But I agree, the leg space is ridiculous which I why I would never buy this stretched phantom.

 

[Car Diva]

I saw one of these beauties at International Plaza.

IT IS GORGEOUS, leg room or not, it's stunning!

I could not help but to park my C-class by it... it looked like a wind-up-toy!

 

[Mr. Chigga_Chan]

If I had to be driven in a limo, it would be this one. However, that legroom thing is sort of an odd problem. Why didn't they push the rear facing seats farther forward...what was the point of the stretch in this limo?

Otherwise, this thing is one elegant people mover :-D

 

[SDNR]

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.

The 25cm-longer Extended Wheelbase (EWB) version that became available earlier this year is most definitely a chauffeur-driven proposition however, and provides a more generously-proportioned traveling environment for rear seat occupants. The only question then, is whether to choose the bench rear seat, or two individual, electrically-powered seats from which to enjoy the extra legroom.

Rolls-Royce currently sells 700 of the normal Phantoms a year, and it fully expects the EWB to make up 40 percent of Phantom sales in the future.
From the end of 2006 however, a third Phantom version will be offered to Plutocrats who either wish to bring other family members with them or hold face-to-face business meetings on the move.

Stretched by a further 85cm over the EWB on which it is based, the new 1.1 meter-longer Phantom Long Wheelbase (LWB) offers conference seating for four or six people depending on whether you opt for the individual or bench seat arrangements. You can of course also choose a combination of both seat types if you so wish.

 

[SDNR]

 

[polo2007]

awesome .. but where's TV ? ..

 

[vabboud]

my agnostic self is imploring the uncertain god to stop this utter blasphemy!
rolls are NOT modifieable cars!

 

[Sunny]

my agnostic self is imploring the uncertain god to stop this utter blasphemy!
rolls are NOT modifieable cars!

Quite to the contrary, a lot a coach builders have added their touch to Rolls of the past.

 

[NarutoRamen]

If the quality is up to par, then F__K yes!! But if it has shoddy ass craftmenship, then this will be a bitter lemon.

 

[SDNR]

my agnostic self is imploring the uncertain god to stop this utter blasphemy!
rolls are NOT modifieable cars!

Quite to the contrary, a lot a coach builders have added their touch to Rolls of the past.

You are right of course Sunny ....but this stretched Phantom is not a good example of the art of coachbuilding. I have to agree with vabboud.

Fine, but be careful with your legs...Not much space...

On the other hand, it's cool to put your legs on the seat in front of you if nobody sits here...and if you take you shoes off...

If you require more room, the one made by Genaddi is longer.

Also, the Genaddi one looks less messy -- they have not just used the standard B-pillar like on the Mutec version, so the extension window looks much tidier and properly integrated. Still doesn't do much for me though.

 

[vabboud]

the 'art of coachbuilding' is the subtle art of bespoke creation of a personal model on the basis of a standard chassis built by a manufacturer that leaves the habitabion binnacle to be specified by the tastes of the user
having a company called "mutec" pimping a roller by adding a bit of length and a couple of extra seats in a crappy way by not even thinking about the effectively needed space, now that is utterly blasphemous