Rolls-Royce Sweptail | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Motor Cars |
Production | 2017 |
Model years | 2018 [1] |
Assembly | Goodwood plant, Chichester, West Sussex, England |
Designer | Alex Innes [2] |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Full-size luxury car/ grand tourer (GT) |
Body style | 2-door coupé [1] |
Layout | FR layout |
Doors | Suicide doors |
Related | Rolls-Royce Phantom VII |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 6.75 L V12 [1] |
Power output | 338 kW (453 bhp) [1] |
Transmission | ZF 8-speed automatic |
The Rolls-Royce Sweptail is a one-off large luxury car made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
The Sweptail is based on the Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé and hand-built over four years. [3] Inspired by coachbuilding of the 1920s and 1930s, the car was commissioned in 2013, by a super-yacht and aircraft specialist. [4]
At the time of its May 2017 debut at the yearly Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, it was the most expensive new automobile in the world, costing around £10 million. [5]
The Sweptail is owned by Hong Kong-based customer Sam Li, son of billionaire real estate mogul Samuel Tak Lee. [6]
Giles Taylor, former director of design at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars described the vehicle as "the automotive equivalent of Haute couture". [7]
In 2019, it was overtaken as the most expensive new car by the Bugatti La Voiture Noire which sold for US$18.7 million. [8]