Rolls-Royce celebrates Chinese culture with Year Of The Dragon editions!

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is celebrating the Chinese Year of the Dragon with four exclusive vehicles, which in the “Home of Rolls Royce“ were designed and handcrafted in Goodwood, England by the in-house Bespoke department. The collection, consisting of three Phantom Extended vehicles and a Cullinan, is a tribute to the rich Chinese culture. Each of the unique pieces is presented in one two-tone design with hand-drawn details that a Dragon motif show that symbolically points to the east, the direction of the rising sun. And the craftsmanship continues in the interior: Dashboards with hand-drawn dragons in red, a symbol of good luck and prosperity in Chinese culture, create a wonderful thanks to a complex technique in which several shades of red were applied one on top of the other in four steps 3D effect.

“Year Of The Dragon“-Editions

And the headrests Also decorated with red dragons, round for their manufacture 20h and 5.449 stitches were needed. They also deserve a special mention picnic tables in the rear of the Phantom Extended vehicles, which show a stainless steel version of the Chinese zodiac calendar, specially highlighted with the dragon in gold. The special Cullinan, on the other hand, impresses with its more subtle design with an interior black piano lacquer and a pickled one Stainless steel kite. This is an absolute highlight Starlight sky (starry sky) with one Dragon motif, consisting of 677 individually placed fiberglass “stars”, surrounded by a further 667 LEDs – a first for Rolls-Royce.

no prices are known yet

Just developing the unique roof lining took time three months and attaching the LEDs alone 20h. Rolls-Royce has not provided any information about the prices of the “Year Of The Dragon” special editions, but the prices of similar special editions were between 350.000 EUR and 1,1 million euros. With the vehicles, Rolls-Royce once again provides insights into the art of individual appearance from the in-house Bespoke department and celebrates Chinese culture with craftsmanship and great attention to detail.