Wraith. And the world stood still.

The darker side of Rolls-Royce is upon us. Power; style; drama.

Wraith teasers

The new Wraith is coming.

Inspired by Art Deco

Bespoke.

This bespoke Ghost was made for a client in Abu Dhabi. It matches a Silver main exterior colour to a Metropolitan Blue contrast, while inside the leather is in Hotspur Red. It also features a mahogany interior and 20-inch alloy wheels.

Rolls Jazz..

A Rolls-Royce Wraith featured in Jazz Age-inspired fashion spread, shot on the streets of New York, for  Elle magazine. The 1939 car belongs to a private owner from the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ club.

Adrian van Hooydonk, a visionary gentleman

He adores motorbikes, the last one he bought was a Husqvarna Cross 400, like the one Steve McQueen rode bare-chested and on which the actor featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated in August 1971. However, Adrian van Hooydonk doesn't seem the type to ride bare-chested; he'll probably rather wear his usual white shirt, which clothes a physique as streamlined as the lines he draws ever since he started designing. Dutch by birth and a citizen of the world, since 2009 Van Hooydonk has been director of design of the BMW group which includes the Mini and Rolls-Royce and, on two wheels, BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna.

Ghost Six Senses

The Ghost Six Senses concept, unveiled this week in Beijing at Auto China 2012, is a highly bespoke Ghost Extended Wheelbase that aims to encapsulate the richness of experience that comes with any Rolls-Royce and takes it to a new level of sensory indulgence.

2012 Phantom Coupé

The recently unveiled updated Rolls Royce Phantom Coupé.

Bespoke Phantom Silver

Produced in a run of just 25 cars, the 2007 Phantom Silver featured a uniquely vibrant paint scheme, with a hallmarked solid silver Spirit of Ecstasy and white aluminium instrument dials – all designed to pay homage to the original Silver Ghost which made its name exactly a century before.

One Rolls-Royce

Welcome to Goodwood, the home of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. This film begins along the Glass Mile, where each Phantom, Phantom Drophead Coupé and Phantom Coupé is handcrafted by skilled experts, then takes you on the road in all three models.

Mirage

Taking its name from one of the 20th Century’s most iconic Arabian horses, the one-off Mirage evokes the flawless heritage of the world famous stallion from the 20s and 30s; an animal whose bloodline is present in many modern day Arabian horses.

Phantom Series II à Genève

Bespoke Ghosts

In addition to the launch of the Phantom Series II, the Geneva Motor Show has also highlighted one of the earliest examples of the bespoke two-tone Ghost.

Phantom Series II Launch

Rolls Royce Phantom series II press conference

Rolls Royce Phantom Series II

Rolls Royce presented the series II of the current Phantom models, applying the phrase of Sir Henry Royce "Take the best that exists and make it better".

The glitter is gone

At the Cannes Film Festival in May, Daimler presented a special edition of the Maybach 62, studded with de Grisogono jewels.

But the glitter is gone.

"We decided to go with Mercedes and drop Maybach by 2013, the year when S-Class comes" a Daimler spokesman said.