A Phantom at the 2005 United States Grand Prix

The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a luxury saloon (sedan) automobile made by Rolls-Royce. It was launched in 2003 and is the first Rolls-Royce model made under the ownership of BMW. It has a 6.75 L, 48 valve, V12 engine that produces 453 hp (337.8 kW) and 531 ft.lbf (719.9 Nm) of torque. It is 1.6 m (63 in) tall, 1.9 m (74.8 in). wide, 5.8 m (228.3 in) long, and weighs 2485 kg (5478.5 lb). The body of the car is built on an aluminum spaceframe and the Phantom can accelerate to 60 mph in 5.7 s. It has a six-speed automatic transmission and double wishbone suspension and instead of a tachometer it has a novel 'power reserve' dial telling you how much of the engine's power is left available to the driver. Its main rivals are the Bentley Arnage and the DaimlerChrysler-produced Maybach 57 and 62. The cost and depreciation of running one of these cars is huge. An example of this is when after three years with a new price of £250,000 the car will be worth £110,000. 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Although the car is built by BMW, the Phantom shares little or no parts with the rest of the BMW range. The intention was to avoid being seen as just an extension to the range. When Mercedes introduced its Maybach luxury saloon, it was criticized of producing "the ultimate Mercedes" instead of a separately branded car. The car shared many components with and looked like the cheaper S-Class saloon. BMW learned from this lesson, selling the Phantom through separate dealerships where BMWs are not sold, while the Maybach showroom in London also sells the most basic of Mercedes products. This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH (founded by Wilhelm Maybach) and his son Karl Maybach, was a German manufacturer of engines for zeppelins and later large and luxurious automobiles. ... St. ...

The Phantom features side markers on all vehicles. (rear ones are red in the USA to comply with federal car-lighting rules.)

Sales

Rear view of a 2005 Phantom

As of October 2004, only 555 Phantoms were sold, down from a target of 1,000 units. Many say this is due to the slow set-up of the dealer network. By the end of the year the company expect to have sold between 750 and 800. However, at this stage Rolls-Royce is selling twice as many cars as its closest rival, the Maybach 57 and 62. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: October 2004 in sports Deaths in October • 29 HRH Princess Alice • 25 John Peel • 24 James Cardinal Hickey • 23 Robert Merrill • 19 Paul Nitze • 18 K. M. Veerappan • 16 Pierre Salinger • 10 Christopher Reeve • 9... Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Maybach 57 The 57 and 62 were the first Maybach brand models after the automobile brands revival, produced by DaimlerChrysler (Mercedes-Benz). ...