The Phantom Menace: Middle East gets two new special edition Rolls Royces’

Rolls Royce Phantom

A few weeks back Bentley announced two new special edition Continental Flying Spurs for the Middle East dubbed the Continental ‘Arabia’ range.

Two new special edition Flying Spurs from Bentley

Well, now Rolls Royce has responded with its latest offering for the oil barons of Arabia. And guess what, two special edition Phantoms’ will go head-to-head with Bentleys’ contenders. A showdown between BMW and VW..Hmm.. nice!

Phantom Coupé Shaheen and the Phantom Bayunah is what Rolls like to call them with base price (in the Middle East) of $381,000 (£245,000) for the standard Phantom, and $408,000 (£262,000) for the standard Phantom Coupé, not including delivery or VAT.

Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe

The styling of the four-door Phantom Bayunah has been inspired by the landscape of the Baynunah area in the western region of Abu Dhabi famous for its sand dunes. The interior and exterior styling features shades of beige and brown and has a tan ever-flex roof.

The inlay and marquetry are “inspired by the traditional, vibrant colours of an Arabian camel harness” according to Rolls-Royce and are made at Rolls-Royce’s headquarters in Goodwood using individually cut hand-assembled pieces of coloured veneer.

The Phantom Coupé Shaheen has been inspired by the region’s famous falcon, the Shaheen, and has a marquise-white exterior with a red and Seashell leather interior featuring falcon motifs embroidered into the head rests.

News courtesy: autocar