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Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupé

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The Car Guide rating 4.0/5 80% Detailed ratings

Price $477,400 Payments

Fuel consumption 11.4 – 18.1 L/100km

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In a sense, the Drophead Coupe is a modern-time Corniche. As expected, it keeps the Phantom's essential characteristics, including its V12 engine. However, its lower body is completely different than the sedan's. Whether you opt for the coupe or the convertible, the Drophead Coupe is available this year with a fixed top simply called Coupe. The two versions share many cosmetic elements, including the metalized windshield frame.

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Rolls-Royce Unveils The Maharaja Phantom Drophead

Rolls-Royce’s regular clients list includes some unique names: the English Royal family, UAE sheikhs and Californian business owners, among others. However, through the years, another group has frequently purchased the English luxury vehicles: in 50 years, the Indian maharajas and princes have bought around 840 cars from Rolls-Royce. To celebrate …November 13, 2014

Rolls-Royce Launches the Waterspeed Collection

The latest land-barge to come out of Rolls-Royce Bespoke shipyards workshop is the Drophead Coupé Waterspeed Collection. They are a tribute to an English speed freak, Sir Malcolm Campbell. In 1937, he stole the water speed record from the Americans, going over 202 km/h in his Rolls-Royce-powered Bluebird K3 speedboat. May 13, 2014

Rolls-Royce presents one-off bespoke Drophead Coupé at Masterpiece London 2011

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The Car Guide rating 80%

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Driving	7/10
Safety	8/10
Interior	9/10
Reliability	9/10
Winter driving	6/10
Comfort	9/10

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