2009 Rolls Royce Coupe

Where else can you get an optional $12,000 Starlight headliner?

By Bill Baker

Rolls Royce Coupe

Since Rolls Royce introduced its $434,000 convertible last year – you know the one that reminds you of a Riva speedboat you can moor in your garage – it has been sold out.

Now, the company that brings you the disappearing Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament has completed the four-model Phantom line with the addition of a two-door coupe built off of a modified convertible chassis. Those two models, along with the original Phantom and its Extended Wheelbase version, comprise the complete Rolls Royce line until sometime next year when “RR4″ comes along. That will be a less expensive, much sportier addition to the Rolls’ sedan stable that will come off a BMW 7 Series platform. Read the rest of this entry »