This Is The New Twin-Turbocharged V12 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII

An all-new aluminium spaceframe and an all-new twin-turbocharged, 6.75-litre V12 unit. And oodles of luxury. This is the eighth-generation Phantom
This Is The New Twin-Turbocharged V12 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII

At one minute past midnight on the first of January 2003, Rolls-Royce parent company BMW ushered in the seventh-generation of its iconic, range-topping luxury car. Today, the company is announcing its eighth-generation Phantom, complete with an all-new aluminium spaceframe dubbed ‘the architecture of luxury’, and more changes both under the hood and inside its hefty doors.

This Is The New Twin-Turbocharged V12 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII

Let’s start with changes to the powerplant; gone is the naturally-aspirated 6.75-litre unit and in its place is a twin-turbocharged V12 with the same displacement, mated to an 8-speed ZF gearbox. It churns out 563bhp and a frankly more important 663 lb-ft of torque from a lowly 1,700rpm. This helps the car propel itself to 60mph in 5.3 seconds with a top speed of 155mph.

And all this, as usual, is achieved without fuss. Rolls-Royce’s engineers spent a lot of time soundproofing the car so that the regal occupants in the rear wouldn’t have to hear any untoward engine barking. So there is more than 130kg of sound-deadening material in the headliner, doors and boot cavity, as well as cavity sound insulation in the tyres.

The result? This Phantom VIII is 60dB quieter than the previous generation at 62mph.

This Is The New Twin-Turbocharged V12 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII

Then of course, we get to the interior. This is where Rolls-Royce expect an average car to be fitted with $150,000 worth of options on top of the $440,000 list price.

Every one of our customers – connoisseurs of luxury in the extreme – was asking me for something more individual to them, not less,” Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös says in an interview with TopGear magazine. “I was adamant that’s what they should have.

Case in point: Rolls-Royce has installed a gallery in the dashboard, perfect for those buyers wanting to take their priceless collections with them on the road, hidden inside a glass casing. Then of course there are the seats, either ‘Lounge’ or ‘Individual’, with console variations and drink holders in any denomination you’d like. There are heated front-door armrests for those wicked winter months, as well as lighting options that you’d more commonly find in an art gallery.

This Is The New Twin-Turbocharged V12 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII

Given this is only the second iteration of the Phantom under BMW’s watch, the parent company has also gone full steam with tech advancements to make this the most high-tech Rolls-Royce in history.

The new Phantom uses self-levelling air suspension and a clever camera system which monitors the road ahead and alters the softness of the ride to provide the perfect smooth journey for its occupants. There’s also four-wheel steering to increase stability at higher speeds and manoeuvrability at low speeds.

There’s no word yet on when the 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII will be made available to order, but a new bar has undoubtedly been set in the luxury car space.

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Comments

Abdou M

Watch people take it to RDBLA and wrap it in satin black

07/28/2017 - 13:52 |
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That 70k wrap tho

07/28/2017 - 16:51 |
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TheMindGarage

Great article, but “60dB quieter” sounds impossible to me. I bet the Phantom VII is already well below 60dB at 70mph, and I have a hard time believing the VIII is below 0dB. Unless the interior has an anechoic chamber option…

07/28/2017 - 14:26 |
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Probably a typo. Maybe 6 dB quieter

07/28/2017 - 18:52 |
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Put comma after 60dB

07/28/2017 - 19:04 |
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Netcarshow stated that it is 10% more quiet than the VII, and that must be 6 dB.

07/31/2017 - 10:32 |
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Deadpool (Cam's much sexier twin) (Official Demon Fangirl)

A purple interior….I can dig it.

07/28/2017 - 14:42 |
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Brett Moore

the slowest 563 horsepower car in history

07/28/2017 - 15:20 |
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Not that that really matters when you’re buying a road going yacht lol

07/29/2017 - 03:25 |
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Anonymous

AYYYY :D

07/28/2017 - 15:37 |
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Anonymous

Maybe 6dB? 60dB decrease is impossible, well at least when we asume that previouse gen wasn’t loud inside as jet engine;)

07/28/2017 - 15:52 |
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eric 10

60dB quiter? I guess its near silent then

07/28/2017 - 16:04 |
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Anonymous

Like driving a motorised Buckingham Palace…

07/28/2017 - 16:18 |
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Yoorr

Lol the 60 dB quieter can’t be right, right?

07/28/2017 - 16:52 |
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Tomislav Celić

In reply to by Yoorr

Probably a typo. 6

07/28/2017 - 18:52 |
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Anonymous

I now need a purple leather interior in my life…

07/28/2017 - 17:20 |
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