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Suddenly within the space of two weeks, the (rarefied super-rich) world has a duo of extra-large four-seat convertibles from which to choose.
The Dawn – homage to the original Silver Dawn drophead of 1952 – claims to have 80 per cent unique body panels compared with its $600,000-plus Ghost sedan and Wraith coupe stablemates.
Taking a shot at other rivals that adopt a 2+2 seater philosophy, the brand says, “The result is a sector populated exclusively by open-top cars that Rolls-Royce would consider compromised and ‘anti-social’”.
May as well belt out a few lines of Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain while you’re there.
Stowed away, a stainless steel waistline finisher and open-pore Canadel deck paneling reveal themselves to a world not as wealthy as you. (They’ll see you Rollin’ and, yes, they will be hatin’).
Rolls-Royce has also pinched from BMW new technology such as full LED headlights with auto high-beam that can ‘block out’ individual cars ahead, active cruise control, head-up display and heat detection system that can pick up humans and animals ahead and warn the driver not to mow them down.
