Rolls-Royce Boat Tail Explained
The Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is a mid-sized luxury coach built grand tourer car made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. It is the world's most expensive street legal new car, with a speculated price of US$28 million.[3] [4] [5]
History
BMW, the parent company of Rolls-Royce, trademark protected the Boat Tail Concept with the European Union Intellectual Property Office on 30 May 2018, as well as with the National Institute of Industrial Property in Brazil.[6] [7] [8] [9]
Design
The car was designed by the company's specialised coachbuild division at its Goodwood plant, reinterpreting the 1910s Rolls-Royce Ltd Boat Tail car design.[10] It draws aesthetic inspiration from yachts of the 1920s and 1930s. The car shares its chassis and engine with the Rolls-Royce Phantom;[11] [4] but has 1,813 bespoke parts,[12] including five electronic control units in the rear deck.[1] The cars feature a parasol that extends from the rear deck deployed by a mechanical system in an inverted manner like a flower,[1] rotating cocktail tables with matching stool seats, a complete set of Christofle tableware and two fridges in a colour scheme to match Armand de Brignac champagne bottles. [3] The deck is finished in Caleidolegno veneer and hinges towards the centre in a butterfly shape, at an angle of 67 degrees.[13] [14] [15]
The first car features matching pairs of men's and women's watches manufactured by Bovet Fleurier which include a tiny sculpture of the car in the dial. The watches can be worn as a wristwatch or used as a desk clock or pocket watch, and they can also be placed in a titanium enclosure on the car's dashboard to be used as its clock. The car has a bespoke Bose Corporation sound system which uses the car's floor structure as a resonance chamber. The car includes a Montblanc pen housed in a hand-crafted case inside the glove box. The instrument panel dials feature guilloché decorative work.[16]
Notes and References
- Rolls Royce Boat Tail Coach build Relaunch. BMW Rolls Royce Motor Cars Ltd.. 10 June 2021. 10 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210610192156/https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0333689EN/rolls-royce-boat-tail%E2%80%99-a-counterpoint-to-industrialised-luxury. live.
- Rolls Royce Boat Tail Next. BMW Rolls Royce Motor Cars Ltd.. 20 May 2022.
- News: Attwood. James. Exclusive: Rolls-Royce Boat Tail designer on coachbuilt car's key features. Autocar. 9 June 2021. 9 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609142300/https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/exclusive-rolls-royce-boat-tail-designer-coachbuilt-cars-key-features. live.
- News: Sharma. Sonali. All about world's most expensive car Rolls-Royce Boat Tail – Price, specifications and other details. DNA. 9 June 2021. 7 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210607124953/https://www.dnaindia.com/automobile/report-all-about-world-s-most-expensive-car-rolls-royce-boat-tail-price-specifications-and-other-details-2893968. live.
- News: Launches. Luxury. Did Beyoncé and Jay-Z just order the world's most expensive car? Why this custom-built Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is worth US$ 28 million. South China Morning Post. 9 June 2021. 9 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609163913/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3136364/did-beyonce-and-jay-z-just-order-worlds-most-expensive-car. live.
- Web site: Rolls-Royce Coupe Patent Image Document - 5102953.
- News: Vijayenthiran. Viknesh. Is this the New Boat Tail? Patent drawings hint at the next Rolls-Royce one-off. Motor Authority. 19 June 2021.
- News: Harvey. Michael. Rolls-Royce debuts its stunning £10 million Sweptail – the most expensive new car ever sold. The Daily Telegraph. 19 June 2021.
- News: Padeanu. Adrian. BMW Trademark For "Boat Tail" Could Hint At Bespoke Rolls-Royce. Motor1. 19 June 2021.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oaZ-TQGLo (at 3 min 50s)
- News: Coke. Hope. £20 million-worth of luxury: Rolls-Royce creates world's most expensive car. Tatler. 9 June 2021. 9 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609154416/https://www.tatler.com/article/rolls-royce-worlds-most-expensive-car-20-million. live.
- News: Edward. Kyle. Rolls-Royce Boat Tail: A True Engineering Masterpiece. Forbes. 9 June 2021. 13 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613044154/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kyleedward/2021/06/08/rolls-royce-boat-tail-a-true-engineering-masterpiece/?sh=5e39d88e5ce7. live.
- News: Drives Desk. Express. Luxury worth Rs 206 crore: Rolls-Royce introduces bespoke coachbuilt Boat Tail. The Financial Express. 9 June 2021. 9 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609155631/https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/gallery/worlds-most-expensive-car-20-million-rolls-royce-boat-tail-bespoke-coachbuilt-phantom-ghost-sweptail-price/photos/2260573/. live.
- News: Bahadur. Nishmanya. New Rolls Royce Boat Tail revealed. Autocar. 9 June 2021. 9 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609161354/https://www.autocarindia.com/car-news/new-rolls-royce-boat-tail-revealed-420932. live .
- News: Desk. HT Auto. Rolls-Royce Boat Tail, the most expensive car in the world, breaks cover. Hindustan Times. 9 June 2021. 9 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609161734/https://auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/cars/rollsroyce-boat-tail-the-most-expensive-car-in-the-world-breaks-cover-41622170659257.html. live.
- News: Hyatt. Kyle. Rolls-Royce and 199-year-old watchmaker Bovet partner on two Boat Tail timepieces. CNET. 9 June 2021. 9 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609152115/https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/rolls-royce-bovet-1822-boat-tail-timepieces/. live.
