Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Dallas recently hosted an advance viewing of the groundbreaking Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII at the Network Bar in Trinity Groves.
Guests enjoyed cuisine from the Network Bar, specialty cocktails from Reyka Vodka, including a special martini dubbed the PHANtini, and single-malt scotch from The Balvenie. Guests also were treated to a glimpse of a black diamond ring designed by Sleipnir Diamonds honoring the new Phantom. All those who put down a deposit on the Phantom VIII before December 31, 2017 will have their names entered into a drawing for the $20,000 custom ring.
Originally launched in 1925, the Phantom is one of the longest-running automobile nameplates in the world. It’s been 14 year since Rolls-Royce introduced the Phantom VII, and the new PhantomVIII is much more than a mere facelift. Among the upgrades: a new twin-turbocharged 6.8-liter V-12 engine pumping 563-horsepower with 664 pound-feet of torque from just 1700 RPM. In other words, this magnificent beast can launch you from 0-to-62 mph in 5.3 seconds with a top speed of 155 mph. And yet the acceleration is so smooth, you’ll feel you’re wafting on air. Its all-aluminum spaceframe chassis -- officially christened the Architecture of Luxury -- is much lighter and stronger than its predecessor.
Whether the owner plans to drive it or have a chauffer transport its occupants around town, the Phantom VIII is loaded with high-tech driver-assistant features such as night vision, active cruise control, a four-camera 360-degree parking assistant, long-range sensors to detect traffic ahead and even a GPS-aided eight-speed transmission that automatically responds to changing terrain and selects the appropriate gear for the twists and turns ahead.
The Phantom VIII is also the quietest car ever built with triple glazing on all windows and more than 300 pounds of sound insulation strategically placed throughout. Reportedly, when Rolls-Royce engineers reviewed the acoustic test results, they double-checked their instruments to be sure they were correctly calibrated. One of the luxury carriage’s new features is The Embrace. “When the patron is settled into the car,” explained Rolls-Royce, “an assistant or valet steps forward and lightly touches a sensor on the door handle so it whispers closed, enveloping the occupant in The Embrace.”
Most Phantom owners will utilize the Bespoke program to customize everything from exotic woods and fine leather to matching a particular color of paint, making their Rolls-Royce an original, hand-crafted work of art that excels in both form and function. There’s even a space reserved in the dashboard – the Gallery -- for Phantom owners to display a work of art by their favorite artist.
With a suggested price of $450,000, the eighth-generation Phantom is what Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös calls “a dominant symbol of wealth and human achievement -- fit for a connoisseur of luxury in the extreme.”
The Network Bar is a members-only concept developed by Stuart Fitts and Phil Romano, creator of some of the most successful national chains. It takes networking and social interaction to another level, combining brain food, craft cocktails, meeting rooms, and education in the ideal environment for professionals to socialize and build their network. There’s even an innovative mobile app that revolutionizes collaboration and communication. More at http://www.networkbar.com
Located at 5300 Lemmon Avenue, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Dallas is part of the Park Place Premier Collection, with showrooms for Bentley, Maserati, McLaren and Rolls-Royce.
Ken Schnitzer founded Park Place Dealerships 30 years ago with a single Mercedes-Benz dealership on Oak Lawn. Today, Park Place Dealerships employs more than 2,000 people and operates 16 full-service dealerships representing luxury brands including Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volvo, Jaguar, Lotus, Land Rover, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Bugatti, McLaren, and Maserati. Park Place’s new Land Rover Jaguar dealership opened recently in Grapevine. A new Park Place Porsche dealership debuts in Grapevine next year. For more info, visit parkplace.com.