Rolls Royce did not take a concept to Paris, however, it did not want to fail to present a model that takes exclusivity to a new level, combining the manipulation of exotic woods with pure craftsmanship: the Phantom Metroplitan Collection.
If you're wondering at this point how this Rolls Royce Phantom differs from the rest, don't despair. The manufacturing process of the picnic tables placed on the front seats is, too, a work of persistence with detail and an obsession with quality. Yes, this article is about «picnic» tables.
To give you a little idea, composing the image of urban lines on the picnic tables requires the use of approximately 500 different wooden pieces, with different tones and which in turn are cut, painted and molded by hand, and then assembled like a puzzle in a process that takes several days to complete.
Not surprisingly, the exorbitant price of €450,000 before tax requested for this special version of the Rolls Royce Phantom. Limited to 20 units, its production is already out of stock. Apparently, Rolls Royce customers really like picnic tables.
The urban theme with a view over the city, extends to every detail of the wood finishes and even the chosen leather was purposely created just for this version. Surprise or not, but the 6800 stitches on the skin that covers this Phantom, reflect well the care that the quality finish means to Rolls Royce.
As if that wasn't enough, the clock placed in the center console is able to tell us the time in 24 cities, properly marked on its rotating dial.
For those indecisive when choosing a color, the Rolls Royce Phantom Metropolitan Collection has the exclusive Rolls Royce color palette, where you can choose between 44 thousand colors. In fact, there are a few thousand colors spread over several shades, but it's still amazing.
If you think that the personalization market for luxury brands is just a niche, don't deny from the outset a “science” that you don't know about. Rolls Royce has numbers to show that this is not the case, in other words, all Rolls Royce Phantoms sold around the world are fully customized to the customer's taste. 90% of Wraith are custom and Rolls Royce Ghost has about 80% customisations.
