For Some will think that, if you’re going to have a Phantom, the long-wheelbase version is the one to have. Massively luxurious, spacious and rapid, the Phantom EWB is the ultimate luxury car.
Against The addition of 25cm to the already massively long Phantom’s wheelbase adds a preposterous £50,000 to the list price.
What Car? says
There’s no rational argument for having the longer Phantom over the already vast standard car.
Reader review rating
4.666667
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Target Price team says:
Hand-built at a facility in Goodwood, England, the Phantom is BMW’s take on what the quintessential British luxury car should be. It’s vast and imposing in any of its four bodystyles – saloon, extended-wheelbase saloon, coupe and drop-head cabriolet.
All are beautifully built from the finest materials available, while Rolls-Royce quirks like coach (rear-hinged) doors, a power-reserve dial in place of a rev-counter and self-levelling badges in the wheels underline the attention to detail.
Shifting all that metal, wood and leather is a 6.8-litre V12 engine with 453bhp; gone are the days when Rolls-Royce used to merely describe its power as ‘adequate’.
Even so, it is, as the Phantom in any form is able to get to 62mph in a quite incredible six seconds. It drives well, too, the Phantom enjoyable behind the wheel as well as in the back.
Reader test team says:
Rolls-Royce Phantom Saloon 6.8 V12 4dr
I test drove a Phantom while i had a Maybach 57s…
4
out of 5 stars
Rolls-Royce Phantom Saloon 6.8 V12 4dr
I've driven the Bentley Flying Spur, and it's good…
5
out of 5 stars
Rolls-Royce Phantom Saloon 6.8 V12 4dr
Fabulous. But this car is better to be a passenger…
5
out of 5 stars
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