Rolls-Royce

Cage Faces Off With Ex-Manager Over Money

DaLockerRoom.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009

Nicholas Cage faces cash problems after buying $7.5 million island, 15 mansions, 4 yachts, a Gulfstream, 47 pieces of art and 9 Rolls-Royce Phantoms.

Borat's Ride: Kazakhstani Transforms Mercedes E-Class W124 into Rolls Royce Phantom

CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009

Adding to our long list of Rolls Royce Phantom wannabes from all over the world (bad taste has no ethnic boundaries...) is this creation that's said to come from Kazakhstan. A fitting (luxury) proposal for Sacha Baron Cohen's fictional character Borat, the Phantom appears to be based on the late 1980s - early 1990s, W124 Mercedes-Benz E-Class....

Mike Davis: Evil Paradise -- An Artist's Vision of Dubai in the Future

Dialogic (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009

(This essay is from 2005, but I dug it up to put it into play with Ron Sherer's Why Debt at Dubai World Is Shaking World Financial Markets ) Evil Paradise: An Artist's Vision of Dubai in the Future by Mike Davis Socialist Review Mike Davis asks if the road to the future ends at Dubai. The narration begins: As your jet starts its descent, you are glued to your window. The scene below is astonishing...

Beckham and Rooney doing their bit for England

Auto Trader Blog (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009

You can’t ever fault David Beckham and Wayne Rooney for their contributions to English football. These two superstars are also supporting England off the pitch – in the car market. In the past month Beckham has bought a Range Rover and Bentley Continental Supersports. That’s more than £220,000 of Brit-mobiles to go with his £320,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom [...]

David Beckham jumps from one Bentley to another!

Luxurylaunches.com (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009

Moving over his fetish for black cars, and after selling off his old 2002 Bentley Arnage T, another Bentley has caught the LA Galaxy star's eyes! This time it’s the new Bentley Continental Supersports. Instead of his usual matt black choice the start has reportedly opted for a quartzite hue this time around. This beauty joins the Beckham's car family fleet which has other members like a Range...

Nicolas Cage bought nine (nine!) Rolls-Royce Phantoms... and an island

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009

Nicolas Cage is suing his former manager Samuel Levin for $20 million for gross negligence of his finances and for lining his own pockets at the actor's expense. Cage is moving to sue the former manager due to the actor's sudden cash crunch, which includes a boat load of debt and over $7 million in back taxes. But Levin has a story of his own to tell, and it involves excess on a scale that we can...

Electric Rolls Royce On Road Within The Year?

MATTER MAGAZINE (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009

By Christopher DeMorro You know electric cars are serious when even Rolls Royce is considering ditching fossil fuel for electrons. The maker of luxury cars renowned the world over for their opulence is seriously considering having an electric version of its luxo-bargo Phantom on the road as early as next year... just in time for the 2012 Olympics being held in its native London. But will an electric...

All-Electric Rolls-Royce Phantom To Awe 2012 London Olympics?

Green Car Reports (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

We almost never mention the 2010 Rolls-Royce Phantom here on GreenCarReports.com. That's because--at three tons, with 453 horsepower from its 6.7-liter V-12 engine, and an EPA rating of 13 mpg city / 19 mpg highway--it's [ahem] just not that green. Well, Rolls-Royce is looking ahead. Not only into a new century of carbon limits and cities that...

Electric Rolls Royce Phantom Coming in 2010, Priced Just Around Half A Million Dollars [Automotive]

Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

While we don't have the official price, we're reading that the electric Rolls Royce Phantom will run just a bit higher than the current $380,000 gas-powered model. Let's round that to about half a mil and daydream together. If you're having trouble getting over the price tag long enough to daydream, just think of how much you're saving with the standard HD radio . Or think about a Tesla , which is...

Electric Rolls-Royce Phantom Coming In 2010

Gizmodo Australia (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

While we don’t have the official price, we’re reading that the electric Rolls-Royce Phantom will run just a bit higher than the current $US380,000 gas-powered model. Let’s round that to about half a mill and daydream together. (more…)

Rumor: Electric Rolls-Royce Phantom coming within the next 12 months - 4WHEELSNEWS

habser | 11/22/2009

Don’t get too excited now but it could well be possible that Rolls-Royce will have an electric Phantom on the road within a year and just in time for the car to be one of the centerpieces of BMW’s sponsorship of the 2012 London Olympics .

Electric Rolls-Royce Phantom Coming?

PcBlue.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Electric Rolls-Royce Phantom Coming?

übergizmo (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Reports are going around that Rolls Royce could be showing off an electric version of its Phantom super-luxury car on the road before 2010 is over. Word is that the thought of the near-silence of electric propulsion, the fact that full torque is available from a standstill, would be perfectly aligned with Rolls-Royce’s core values. It’s good to see that Rolls-Royce is also working towards...

MiMoo Takes A Ride Inside Herself

PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Where can we get one! Mariah Carey rolled up to her fragrance Thursday night in London in one interesting ride! She had commissioned a Rolls-Royce Phantom with her seksi self plastered all over it. Some people might consider that self-indulgent and vain. Then again, some people aren't Mariah Carey! [Image via Pacific Coast News Online.]

Mariah Carey Comes In Style In A Rolls Royce Phantom

Anything Hollywood (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Mariah Carey comes in style in a Rolls Royce Phantom for her fragrance “Forever” launch party in London yesterday. Of course, Mariah’s ride would be nothing less than lavish. On top of that the side of her Rolls reads ” “Memoirs of an imperfect angel” along with various photos of the diva plastered on its side. more photos of the diva [...]

Rumor: Electric Rolls-Royce Phantom coming within the next 12 months - 4WHEELSNEWS

habser | 11/22/2009

Don’t get too excited now but it could well be possible that Rolls-Royce will have an electric Phantom on the road within a year and just in time for the car to be one of the centerpieces of BMW’s sponsorship of the 2012 London Olympics .

Video: Rolls Royce Phantom

zer4k | 10/19/2009

Video: Rolls Royce Phantom

Top Ten Exotic Cars to Get Erotic In-Letterman Style

imagine lifestyles | 10/14/2009

If you are going to get naughty, you may as well take a tip from David Letterman and lock lips in a luxury car. If anything, the expensive car will distract from whom you are kissing, just in case it isn’t your significant other. So without further ado, our top ten exotic cars that we deem acceptable to get caught kissing in are as follows: 1. Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 2. Aston Martin DB9 Volante 3. Rolls-Royce...