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Rolls-Royce's Spirit of Ecstasy celebrates centenary anniversary(17/05/2011)
In 1910, Claude Johnson, the Managing Director of Rolls-Royce, commissioned Sykes to design a mascot that belonged to the (Rolls-Royce) car as much as a carved wooden figurehead belonged to a sailing vessel. The Spirit of Ecstasy mascot has adorned the radiator of every Rolls-Royce since 1911. To celebrate the Spirit of Ecstasy's centenary anniversary and its connections with the Montagu family, a new exhibition was unveiled on 5 May 2011 in... [more]
Axeon battery and Xtrac transmission system for the Rolls-Royce Phantom Experimental Electric(04/03/2011)
102EX, the Rolls-Royce Phantom Experimental Electric which was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this week, will be powered by a specially designed battery system the largest ever for a passenger car produced by Axeon. The Rolls-Royce is a one-off test-bed, designed to test owner attitudes to alternative power sources to its traditional V12 petrol engine. The Axeon power pack is expected to deliver a range of up to 200km with a 0-60 mph ac... [more]
Any colour for your car as long as it is not pink(23/10/2009)
In a poll of over a thousand motorists by Carsite.co.uk, pink topped the list of unusual shades with over 29 percent of the vote almost one in three respondents. Second place in the unpopularity stakes was brown with 16 percent closely followed by gold with 13.7 percent. Even though retro white is enjoying a recent surge in popularity, accounting for around 1 in 12 cars on the road today, it has just as many detractors according to Carsite.c... [more]
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars reports 20 per cent sales increase in 2008(15/01/2009)
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has seen its 2008 sales increase by 20 per cent. Last year the luxury car manufacturer retailed 1212 cars compared to 1010 the previous year. This marks the fifth consecutive annual sales increase since the company was launched in 2003. There was strong demand across the Phantom range. However the continued popularity of the four-door versions was evident with the Phantom saloon and Extended Wheelbase models accounting f... [more]
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