Gold-Infused Phantom Is Most Expensive Rolls-Royce
Feeling Fancy? Gold-Infused Rolls-Royce Phantoms Are Ready to Please Macau’s Elite Visitors
Much like Learjet and Hermes, Rolls-Royce caters to the rich and eccentric. The kind of peeps that often demand the most outrageous goods. Luckily, gold-infused paint fits well in that category.
According to Rolls-Royce, Stephen Hung, Joint Chairman of Macau’s upcoming ultra-exclusive hotel, The 13, has commissioned a total of 30 bespoke Rolls-Royce Phantoms. In addition, Mr. Hung asked for two fleet flagship models to be infused with gold. Now, gold-infused is very different than gold-plated, and outrageously more expensive. Gold-infused features 23.75-karat gold masterfully blended with the paint, while gold-plated is lesser-karat, transferable gold-leaf.
Having spent time with a 2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge with a $400,000 price tag, we simply can’t imagine adding more fluff on top. In addition, Rolls-Royce claims that at the time of commissioning, these were the most-expensive Rolls-Royce Phantoms ever ordered. As a result, that makes Mr. Hung’s the largest and most-expensive single order in the history of the marque.
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“A Rolls-Royce motor car is commissioned to express the tastes, desires, and lifestyle of its patron. It is testament to the skill of the artisans that so elegantly express their craft at our Global Centre of Excellence in Goodwood, that this bold and technically challenging design scheme has been executed so perfectly,” says Giles Taylor, Director of Design, Rolls-Royce.
The flagship Phantoms will use 250% more paint than others. They’ll also feature a 24-karat gold-plated Spirit of Ecstasy, a gold-colored Pantheon Grille, and an RR emblem surrounded by 336 pavé-set, brilliant-cut diamonds. (Oh, that’s it?)
The only way to hitch a ride in one of these bad boys is by booking The 13’s most-coveted suites. So what are you waiting for?