Luxury Cars
The New Rolls-Royce Boat Tail Coachbuild Unveiled
The new Rolls-Royce Boat Tail celebrates the revival of the automaker’s historic Coachbuild division who create specially commissioned one-off designs for their most discerning clients.
What do you get when you combine a small group of extremely passionate Rolls-Royce clients with a love for nautical design and the newly revived Rolls-Royce Coachbuilding division?
The new Rolls-Royce Boat Tail of course.
Inspired by the graceful lines of the J-Craft yacht and the restored 1932 Rolls-Royce Boat Tail of one of the owners, the new Rolls-Royce Boat Tail commission follows in the footsteps of the 2017 coachbuilt “Sweptail” and celebrates the return of Rolls-Royce’s historical Coachbuilding services which brought the brand great success in the 1920’s and 30’s.
Where Rolls-Royce Bespoke allows for the absolute customization of current models, the Coachbuild experience takes things one step further and will enable clients the opportunity to commission truly one-off vehicles (the three Boat Tails share the same unique body shape, but each has been highly customized per the individual client’s requests).
The concept for the Boat Tail originally grew from a group of clients who approached Rolls-Royce after the reveal of the Sweptail to ask if they could also commission their own unique design.
From the passionate group, it emerged three of the potential clients shared a love of nautical design, which coincided with a long-held ambition of the design team at Rolls-Royce to create a sailing boat-inspired vehicle. Once a general design for the coach body was decided upon by all involved, the Rolls-Royce design team then consulted each of the three individual clients to customize specific details of their own car.
“Today marks a seminal moment for the House of Rolls-Royce. We are proud to unveil Rolls-Royce Boat Tail to the world, and with it, the confirmation of coachbuilding as a permanent fixture within our future portfolio,” shares Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive, Rolls-Royce.
“Historically, coachbuilding had been an integral part of the Rolls-Royce story.
In the contemporary Rolls-Royce narrative, it has informed our guiding philosophy of Bespoke. But it is so much more. Rolls-Royce Coachbuild is a return to the very roots of our brand. It represents an opportunity for the select few to participate in the creation of utterly unique and truly personal commissions of future historical significance.”
At nearly 5.8 meters long, the long lines of the first Boat Tail is finished in an oceanic blue with a shimmering crystal flake paint color. The immediate stand-out feature of the exterior is, of course, the “timber deck” with Caleidolegno veneer that folds open like a butterfly at the touch of a button to reveal a detailed hosting suite complete with a parasol to shade the passengers while resting.
The blue tones of the exterior are carried over into the interior of the Boat Tail and reflect the color tone transition of the bonnet into the front seats with a darker blue hue contrasting against the lighter tone of the rear seats.
The owners also have a love for BOVET 1822 watches and were able to commission two-sided timepieces to feature in the interior, one for the lady and one for the gentleman, that can be worn or placed within the fascia as car clocks. The timepieces required Rolls-Royce and Bovet 1822 to work in partnership for over three years.
Other notable inclusions within the design of this particular Boat Tail include a special Montblanc pen from the owner’s collection that will reside in a hand-crafted case in the glove box and a double refrigerator found in the Hosting Suite that houses the client’s favorite vintages of Armand de Brignac champagne. The specially designed refrigerator can be rapidly cooled to precisely six degrees – the optimum serving temperature of the preferred vintage.
To fulfill the clients’ extraordinary ambitions, the Rolls-Royce design team had to overcome significant engineering challenges in the development of Rolls-Royce Boat Tail. In total, 1813 completely new parts were explicitly created for the cars.
A unique electronic treatment was required to support the complex requirements of the hosting suite to the rear of Boat Tail. Five electronic control units (ECUs) were created for the rear of the car alone – a process that required a complete redesign and took nine months of research and development to achieve.
Only then was it possible for the aft deck lids to open to an appropriate 67-degree angle, incorporate a highly secure locking mechanism and integrate a total climate control system to the rear hosting suite to keep the fridge at the required temperatures.
While Rolls-Royce has remained quiet on the total price of the new Rolls-Royce Boat Tail, it is possibly the most expensive modern model created to date, and as a fully homologated, road-legal vehicle created to be driven and enjoyed, all owners have indicated they intend on driving their Boat Tail as soon as it arrives in their driveway!
Lamborghini is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Countach with a special edition LPI 800-4 model debuting at this year’s Monterey Car Week.
In celebration of the Countach’s 50th anniversary, Lamborghini has unveiled a special limited edition Countach LPI 800-4 as a futuristic tribute to the poster car of the 1980s.
While sharing the same name and drawing on the visual legacy of its predecessor, the new Countach LPI 800-4 is powered by Lamborghini’s aspirated V12 engine combined with new hybrid supercapacitor technology initially developed for the Sian.
Delivering 802hp maximum combined power (rounded to 800 for the sake of its model name), the LPI 800-4 can reach 0-62mph acceleration in just 2.8 seconds and hit a top speed of 220mph.
“The Countach LPI 800-4 is a visionary car of the moment, just as its forerunner was,” says Automobili Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann. “One of the most important automotive icons, the Countach not only embodies the design and engineering tenet of Lamborghini but represents our philosophy of reinventing boundaries, achieving the unexpected and extraordinary and, most importantly, being the ‘stuff of dreams.
“The Countach LPI 800-4 pays homage to this Lamborghini legacy, but it is not retrospective: it imagines how the iconic Countach of the 70s and 80s might have evolved into an elite super sports model of this decade. It upholds the Lamborghini tradition of looking forward, of exploring new design and technology avenues while celebrating the DNA of our brand. It is a Lamborghini that innately expresses the marque’s enduring and emotive power: always inspirational and thrilling to see, hear and most of all drive.”
Inspired by the Countach’s distinctive silhouette, sharp angles, and wedge shape, the Countach LPI 800-4’s exterior inspiration was taken specifically from the Quattrovalvole edition in the bold lines of the front bonnet with long, low rectangular grille and headlights, as well as in the wheel arches with their hexagonal theme.
Unfortunately for fans of the Wolf of Wall Street Countach, there’s no fixed rear wing on the latest model. However, there are still air scoops integrated fluidly into the car’s shoulders and the distinctive Countach slatted “gills” and famous scissor doors.
The rear of the Countach LPI 800-4 still features a distinctive inverted wedge shape, with the rear bumper featuring a lower, sleeker line and the hexagonal rear light design similar to that of the Sián.
Lamborghini has revealed only 112 models of the new Countach LPI 800-4 will be produced (a number chosen in honor of the internal project name “LP 112” used for the original Countach development) with allocations already fulfilled prior to the public launch.
Porsche Motorsport celebrates 25 years partnership with Manthey-Racing and reveals the limited edition 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25.
Porsche Motorsport is celebrating 25 years of collaboration with Manthey-Racing GmbH and has unveiled the limited edition 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25 to commemorate.
Founded by racing driver Olaf Manthey in 1996, Manthey-Racing GmbH is responsible for running the Porsche 911 RSR of the factory squad in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and has made a name for itself in both the motor racing world and as a GT road car specialist.
The basic concept and technical ideas for the new special edition was provided by Manthey and based on the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport with Porsche providing the final design.
Developed specifically for track days and circuit racing, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25 is powered by a 3.8-liter flat-six twin-turbo engine and produces 515 HP directed to the rear wheels through Porsche’s seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox (PDK).
Taking inspiration from Manthey’s 911 GT3 R, known as the “Grello” because of its distinctive green and yellow livery, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25 sports a similar green and yellow color scheme to highlight functional areas of the vehicle and adopts many vehicle components and elements from future Porsche racing cars.
“The design of the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25 expresses the long-standing collaboration between Porsche Motorsport and Manthey,” emphasizes Grant Larson from Style Porsche. “It amalgamates the respective strengths of each partner into one racing car, and at the same time bridges the gap between the 991 and 992 model generations of the 911.”
The Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25 is limited to 30 vehicles in total (only six are allocated for North America) with deliveries expected to begin in early 2022.
To order, customers will need to email 911GT2RSClubsport25@porsche.de directly and have a spare $620,00 on hand.
The new Pagani Huayra BC Pacchetto Tempesta is set to make its debut at this year’s Monterey Car Week and celebrates ten years of the Huayra supercar.
This year at Monterey Car Week, Pagani celebrates ten years of the Huayra with the world premiere of the new Pagani Huayra BC Pacchetto Tempesta.
Based on the Huayra BC, the new Pacchetto Tempesta package means the Huayra BC’s high-performance platform can be equipped with a range of “state-of-the-art technical and artisan solutions” to maximize the car’s racing abilities and achieve an 8% power increase to deliver 827 hp and 1,100 Nm torque.
Pagani has only teased several introductory images of the green carbon fiber bodied beauty ahead of the premiere, and although full details are yet to be shared, Pagani has noted that the Pacchetto Tempesta features a new front splitter, dedicated air intake, rear wing with an integrated central fin, and six-pipe exhaust system to maximize aerodynamic efficiency.
A tweaked suspension system and the addition of an all-new “Soft Driving mode” also ensure drivers are afforded maximum comfort in the aggressive Huayra BC Pacchetto Tempesta.
The Huayra BC Pacchetto Tempesta will make its debut at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering event on Friday 13th August at Monterey Car Week 2021 and will be seen alongside the Huayra R project and an up-close-and-personal look at the all-new Pagani V12-R engine, six-speed sequential gearbox.
While no prices have been revealed yet, the Pagani Huayra BC Pacchetto Tempesta will no double start above the $2.25 million price tag of the Huayra BC.
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