Sometimes, the blog posts just write themselves, you know?
If you want any further evidence about the vast transfer of wealth that has taken place over the last decade or so, look no further than this little tidbit. Rolls-Royce, makers of cars so over the top and ostentatious that even Alain de Cadenet can’t bring himself to say something nice about them are rolling out there latest coupe (or coupe’ if you want to really lather it on) in … well, RR doesn’t give specifics, oddly enough, they simply say “the Middle East”. I wonder why that is?
Speaking of specifics, RR does say that “the Coupé’s power is provided by the 6.75-litre V12 that produces 453 bhp, 720 Nm of torque and has segment-leading fuel economy.” Well, so much for never mentioning what a Rolls puts out under the hood, or at least saying that the power is “adequate”. Another tradition, forever lost, I suppose. 453 would have probably been called ‘just adequate’, since you know this thing tips the scales about equal with one of The Queen Mary’s props. Oh, and got to love the “has segment-leading fuel economy” bit. And which segment would that be Nigel, the “richer than Croesus” segment?
And get this: “The interior can be illuminated by an optional starlight headliner, more than 1,600 fibre-optics give the impression of a star-filled night sky.”
Stay classy Rolls-Royce.
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