Photo: Kleber Silva on Behance
More than any other automobile on sale today, the Phantom VIII is the epitome of luxury. The eighth and most technologized Phantom of them all, the luxobarge is the newest muse of pixel artists. After being imagined as a shooting brake and with steel wheels, today we’ll focus on the Phantom pickup truck.
Sao Paulo, Brazil-based Kleber Silva rendered the Phantom VIII as a pickup, renaming it Rolls-Royce Haunt. The basis for the digital work of wonder, as you’ll notice from the design of the roof rails and taillights, is the Fiat Toro. Originally known as Project 226, the Toro is a small workhorse that rides on the same platform as the Fiat 500X, Jeep Renegade, and the Compass.
For some reason or other, beautifying a pickup truck with the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament doesn’t seem profane from Rolls-Royce’s part. American automakers are pushing the envelope of luxury and technology in this segment, and Mercedes-Benz took things one step further with the X-Class. Heck, even BMW is keeping a close eye on how the X-Class performs in terms of sales as the Bavarian company is consdering to develop its own pickup.
Because BMW owns Rolls-Royce and because the British marque will soon introduce its first-ever sport utility vehicle, anything can happen in a few years’ time. In the eventuality the Phantom pickup truck turns to reality, you can bet your sweet bippy the automaker won’t have trouble selling such a vehicle for a ridiculous amount of money to the disdain of Rolls-Royce purists.
Back on planet Earth, the all-new Phantom is getting ready for the first customer deliveries, which are scheduled in early 2018. Priced at $450,000 and propelled by the BMW N74 twin-turbo V12, the Phantom is already in production at Rolls-Royce’s plant in Goodwood, UK. Instead of an ending note, did you know the extended-wheelbase Phantom is a few hundred pounds heavier and almost a foot longer than the Chevrolet Suburban?
For some reason or other, beautifying a pickup truck with the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament doesn’t seem profane from Rolls-Royce’s part. American automakers are pushing the envelope of luxury and technology in this segment, and Mercedes-Benz took things one step further with the X-Class. Heck, even BMW is keeping a close eye on how the X-Class performs in terms of sales as the Bavarian company is consdering to develop its own pickup.
Because BMW owns Rolls-Royce and because the British marque will soon introduce its first-ever sport utility vehicle, anything can happen in a few years’ time. In the eventuality the Phantom pickup truck turns to reality, you can bet your sweet bippy the automaker won’t have trouble selling such a vehicle for a ridiculous amount of money to the disdain of Rolls-Royce purists.
Back on planet Earth, the all-new Phantom is getting ready for the first customer deliveries, which are scheduled in early 2018. Priced at $450,000 and propelled by the BMW N74 twin-turbo V12, the Phantom is already in production at Rolls-Royce’s plant in Goodwood, UK. Instead of an ending note, did you know the extended-wheelbase Phantom is a few hundred pounds heavier and almost a foot longer than the Chevrolet Suburban?
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