Last July, the eighth generation of the legendary Rolls Royce Phantom was presented, a stately luxury saloon that, although it maintains its unmistakable silhouette, is full of technology on all four sides. And is that to start, this new generation launches an advanced platform made of aluminum, a heart 6.75 V12 Biturbo with 571 hp of power, an automatic transmission of 8 speeds controlled by GPS, headlights with laser technology capable of illuminating 600 meters ahead of us ...
The first of all ... to auction
And also last December it was announced that the British firm was going to auction the first Phantom that came out of its handmade Goodwood factory. All for a good cause, because all the money raised would go to the Naples Children & Education Foundation , which helps more than 200,000 children in Collier County, Florida.
Well, this auction took place on January 28 during the Naples Winter Wine Festival in Florida. There appeared this Rolls Royce Phantom LWB painted in an exclusive color called Belladonna Purple and with an interior where leather and lacquered wood abounds everywhere. Note that this auctioned unit was also accompanied by a selection of exclusive wines from the Alpha Omega winery .
Jon and Bonnie Mason of Dover, Ohio, fell in love with this Phantom and bid for it to pay no less than $ 780,000, the equivalent of about 630,000 euros . Its starting price has not been disclosed, but it is rumored that in the United States the new Phantom could start at about 450,000 dollars (363,000 euros), almost half that has been paid for this unit, which is also equipped with options such as Starlight interior ceiling, drinks cooler in the back, whiskey glass holder ...
And although its price may seem disproportionate, I will tell you that someone paid $ 925,000 (747,000 euros) for the first Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 , while another disbursed $ 300,000 (242,000 euros) for the first Ford Mustang Bullit .