Rolls-Royce’s ultra-luxury starts from the assembly line.
Especially since it established its home in Goodwood, England, over 20 years ago, Rolls-Royce has earned a unique reputation within automotive history for representing the absolute pinnacle of automotive luxury. With opulent details, incredible features, and luxury-focused engineering, Rolls-Royce vehicles have long been a favorite of celebrities and those who want an utterly uncompromised luxury driving experience. However, the painstaking craftsmanship behind Rolls-Royce cars is the foundation for its cherished reputation.
It’s at Goodwood where Rolls-Royce’s lineup, consisting of the Phantom, Ghost, Spectre and Cullinan, as well as Rolls-Royce’s multimillion-dollar Caochbuilt masterpieces, are all handmade, with each example reflecting its owner’s personal tastes. With varying degrees of personalization and bespoke craftsmanship, it takes more than 600 hours of work to create any Rolls-Royce vehicle, with more involved commissions taking as much as four years to complete.
Seasoned expert craftspeople specialize in each element of Rolls-Royce craftsmanship, working together to create some of the most exquisite pieces of automotive excellence on the market. Over 44,000 exterior colors are available in Rolls-Royce’s palette, and customers can create new colors if they want to match things like flowers, gemstones, or other objects of beauty. Special colors and finishes are also available, with up to 20 layers of lacquer and four hours of hand-polishing to achieve the signature Piano finish.
The interiors of Rolls-Royces are finished with stunning leather and fabric, with beautiful techniques like perforation, precise ‘skiving’ for the neatest seams possible, stunning embroidery, and even hand-painted artworks. Features like the Phantom Gallery, Starlight Doors and Headliner, and the copious veneers in Rolls-Royce cars are incredibly laborious to craft, with incredible attention to detail paid to ensure perfection. With steep prices and limited numbers of Rolls-Royce cars on the market, the stunning craftsmanship involved is the reason Rolls-Royces are some of the world’s most desirable cars.
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