Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé

The now-discontinued Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé 6.7 V12 was the owner-driver member of the Phantom VII family, distinct from both the four-door limousine and the open Phantom Drophead Coupé. A South African new-car guide dated 20 April 2016 listed it by the public derivative identity 6.7 V12, with an eight-speed automatic transmission, two doors and a price-on-application sales state. Rolls-Royce subsequently confirmed that Phantom Coupé production would end in 2016. This makes the derivative a historical South African offering rather than a current showroom choice, but it remains relevant to collectors and buyers comparing the final Series II cars with Wraith or later Rolls-Royce coupés. The Series II World technical specification describes a very large four-seat coupé: 5612 mm long, 1987 mm wide and 1598 mm high, riding on a 3320 mm wheelbase. The cabin measurements are unusually useful for a low-volume luxury car. Front and rear headroom are 1021 mm and 943 mm, while front and rear legroom are 1040 mm and 936 mm. The luggage compartment holds 395 litres and the fuel tank holds 100 litres. Rolls-Royce published a 2580 kg DIN unladen mass, used here as the compatible base kerb weight, together with a 3050 kg gross vehicle weight and 470 kg payload. The separate 2665 kg EU unladen figure uses a different definition and remains contextual rather than replacing the canonical kerb value. Power comes from the 6749 cc V12 with direct injection. The World sheet records 338 kW at 5350 rpm and 720 Nm at 3500 rpm, delivered through an 8HP70 eight-speed automatic with a 3.154 final-drive ratio. The claimed top speed is 250 km/h and the official 0-100 km/h time is 5.8 seconds. EU5 combined consumption is 14.8 litres per 100 km with 347 g/km of CO2, so this is a car whose running-cost discussion begins with condition, provenance and specialist maintenance rather than fuel thrift. The chassis specification includes staggered 21-inch wheels, 255/50 front tyres, 285/45 rear tyres and ventilated discs measuring 374 mm at the front and 370 mm at the rear. The historical South African price guide also recorded six airbags, ABS and stability control. What it did not provide was a public fixed price: the final recorded state was POA, consistent with a car whose paint, trim and Bespoke commissioning could materially alter the invoice. A buyer today should therefore judge an individual car by build record, service history, tyre age, brake condition and completeness of its original documentation, not by a generic equipment claim borrowed from another Phantom body.