All rise… for the Rolls-Royce Phantom VI - Top Gear
suppose it’s worth mentioning the not-so-reasonably-priced car that will also. At least Kate Middleton’s turning up in a proper British vehicle, not one of. those Disney-spec Landau carriage things. Nor an Audi, even though the royals. It’s the very same seven-seat 1977 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI that those student. in a Home Counties vicarage, it’s the poshest Rolls in the history of ever. The original Phantom VI had a spell as the world’s most expensive car when it. launched in 1968, but this one had an extra pimp-over by RR before the British. replaced it with a custom-made solid silver model of St George slaying a. dragon. In terms of power, Rolls-Royce actually refused to publish engine performance. when the car was released – terribly gauche, you see – simply describing it as. ‘adequate’. But Rolls Royce specialists Frank Dale and Stepson reckon the 6. 75-litre V8 makes around 220bhp. Not the most. Still, the bride will probably have other things to distract her come Friday. Like pondering if another Audi would be. Source: www.topgear.com
