Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Rolls Royce Phantoms of The Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong

The Peninsula Hong Kong has just welcomed its latest fleet of 14 Rolls-Royce Phantom extended wheelbase cars, all finished in signature Peninsula Green. Thus began a tradition that saw the hotel place the single largest order for Rolls-Royce automobiles several times through the intervening decades (breaking their own order-size records along the way).


Rolls Royce Phantoms of The Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong

Long celebrated for its Rolls-Royces which drive guests to and from the airport and around Hong Kong, The Peninsula has been associated in excellence with Rolls-Royce for almost 40 years in a record-breaking partnership that began with the hotel's first order for seven Silver Shadows in 1970. That purchase made history for being the largest ever single order for Rolls-Royce motor cars, and over the years, The Peninsula has set new records with each successive order for Rolls-Royces, a trend that continues to this day with the hotel's eighth and latest record-breaking fleet of 14 Phantoms - the largest ever single order of this model.


With attention to detail being a hallmark of both The Peninsula and Rolls-Royce, each car has been hand-made under Roll-Royce's "Bespoke" programme, with each Phantom taking over 350 hours to build and 25 Rolls-Royce designers and engineers involved in developing a range of dedicated features to meet the hotel's specific needs.

Due to the size and complexity of the new cars, The Peninsula's Fleet Vehicle Manager and the hotel's team of chauffeurs travelled to the UK for a week of training at Rolls-Royce's dedicated technical institute. The new fleet of Phantoms also marks a significant improvement in environmental terms, offering higher amounts of power and far more space for passengers, yet consuming significantly less fuel than The Peninsula's former fleet of previous-generation Silver Spurs.


Rolls Royce Phantoms of The Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong



Each car is finished in Brewster Green with a tan stripe, and has been customized with Bespoke features such as Peninsula Hotel sill plates, an enlarged trunk, a coolbox to store chilled towels, compartments for used towels in the doors, MP3 jacks for the rear seats, relocated rear-seat climate controls, repositioned and enhanced lighting, and even "No Smoking" plaques. Those (and more) are in addition to the already-opulent standard equipment list that includes 12" LCD screens in the rear seat snack trays, a high-end 420-watt sound system, privacy curtains, and the Great Intangibles: that signature grille and the iconic flying lady on the hood.



Rolls Royce Phantoms of The Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong


Rolls Royce Phantoms of The Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong


Rolls Royce Phantoms of The Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong


Rolls Royce Phantoms of The Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong


Rolls Royce Phantoms of The Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong


Rolls Royce Phantoms of The Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong





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