Yes yes ...this article is just every Mercedes fanboy's wet dream...but the point seems to have been completely missed here....nobody has ever, or ever will, buy a Rolls-Royce for the same reasons one buys an S class - sure the Merc is the wiser choice for the "real world" - but the Phantom is created for an entirely different purpose. Many, if not most, owners of a Rolls-Royce Phantom will undoubtedly own an S class (or something similar) for regular daily use anyway - but ask them which car stirs their emotions, which car makes them feel special, which car imbues even a short journey with a sense of occasion?.................well it's obvious isn't it.
Don't get me wrong, I think the S class is fantastic - but the Phantom exists in an altogether different context ......no potential buyer of the Rolls-Royce will be canceling their order as a result of this article and rushing out to acquire an S class instead ....of that, we can be certain.
