LWB Phantom with compartment Divider

Hypersonic · 10-20-2005, 04:54 PM

Rolls Royce have shown their LWB Phantom with a divider.

I think Rolls-Royce have done a better job in the past.

Phantom V

Mulliner Park Ward Silver Spur Limousine

1999 Silver Spur Limousine

Bentley Arnage Limousine

warot · 10-20-2005, 06:04 PM

Meh it looks a bit bulky if you ask me... and the glass for some reason looks like plastic, because of the way it's shaped. I'd have one without, doesn't matter what goes on in the car, nothing to hide.

The Artist · 10-20-2005, 06:30 PM

Not nice looks like the protection glass around hockey rinks..

Snake Vargas · 10-20-2005, 10:33 PM

Not that great. As I posted in another thread, I'd rather they make it retractable, and also able to be made opaque, whether through a cover or through electrochromatic glass like various sunroofs. Neither does it look that elegant.

I would have thought that a LWB Phantom would have enough room for them to make it 'flat' - ie, doesn't have to bulge out to accommodate the front seats. I think that's the culprit, otherwise a flat divider would be much easier to make retractable or with another covering layer.

As for looks, it is a little uninspiring, if at least neat. The Phantom V and the Silver Spur are my favourites there.

Hypersonic · 10-20-2005, 11:38 PM

Maybach did a much better job with the divider - I don't think it is great, but it is far superior to the Phantom's IMO.

As far as I'm concerned, it is very remiss of Rolls-Royce not to have a fully retractable glass window for the divider.

Snake Vargas · 10-21-2005, 12:36 AM

Yeah. I'm not that keen on the design of the Maybach's divider, though it is a little better than the latest Phantom's, IMO (not to start an argument though), but the frosted look with retractable ability is definitely a need. The functionality is much better, pretty much exactly what I had in mind I suppose.

The little porthole on the Phantom's might be somehow traditional, but in this day and age I'd say it's more an anachronism, and unforgiveable. You might not need the interior to be a gadget-fest, but this is silly.

BMW_Dude · 10-21-2005, 05:06 AM

I sure if you asked RR, or a different company, they'd make what ever you wanted!

Snake Vargas · 10-21-2005, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW_Dude

I sure if you asked RR, or a different company, they'd make what ever you wanted!

I would hope so. Then again, for that car, and for that price, I don't think it's too much for me to expect that they could have got it right first time.

Deutsch · 10-21-2005, 01:59 PM

The Arnage RL has the best rear seat setup if you ask me.

Hypersonic · 10-21-2005, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMW_Dude

I sure if you asked RR, or a different company, they'd make what ever you wanted!

Well that goes without saying but I still think a fully retractable glass partition is the standard expectation - with this you have to scream instructions to your driver though a little aperture - very 1930's

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snake Vargas

I would hope so. Then again, for that car, and for that price, I don't think it's too much for me to expect that they could have got it right first time.

I agree whole-heartedly SV

10-20-2005, 04:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hypersonic Connoisseur Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,528 Thanks: 1,029 Thanked 852 Times in 524 Posts	LWB Phantom with compartment Divider Rolls Royce have shown their LWB Phantom with a divider. I think Rolls-Royce have done a better job in the past. Phantom V Mulliner Park Ward Silver Spur Limousine 1999 Silver Spur Limousine Bentley Arnage Limousine Last edited by Hypersonic; 10-22-2005 at 04:03 PM.

10-20-2005, 06:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
warot Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,413 Thanks: 31 Thanked 93 Times in 53 Posts	Re: LWB Phantom with compartment Divider Meh it looks a bit bulky if you ask me... and the glass for some reason looks like plastic, because of the way it's shaped. I'd have one without, doesn't matter what goes on in the car, nothing to hide.

10-20-2005, 06:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
The Artist Shaolin Shadow Boxer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Gothenburg Posts: 11,471 My Mood: Thanks: 127 Thanked 738 Times in 467 Posts	Re: LWB Phantom with compartment Divider Not nice looks like the protection glass around hockey rinks..

10-20-2005, 10:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Snake Vargas Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 1,201 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: LWB Phantom with compartment Divider Not that great. As I posted in another thread, I'd rather they make it retractable, and also able to be made opaque, whether through a cover or through electrochromatic glass like various sunroofs. Neither does it look that elegant. I would have thought that a LWB Phantom would have enough room for them to make it 'flat' - ie, doesn't have to bulge out to accommodate the front seats. I think that's the culprit, otherwise a flat divider would be much easier to make retractable or with another covering layer. As for looks, it is a little uninspiring, if at least neat. The Phantom V and the Silver Spur are my favourites there.

10-20-2005, 11:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hypersonic Connoisseur Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,528 Thanks: 1,029 Thanked 852 Times in 524 Posts	Re: LWB Phantom with compartment Divider Maybach did a much better job with the divider - I don't think it is great, but it is far superior to the Phantom's IMO. As far as I'm concerned, it is very remiss of Rolls-Royce not to have a fully retractable glass window for the divider.

10-21-2005, 12:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
Snake Vargas Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 1,201 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: LWB Phantom with compartment Divider Yeah. I'm not that keen on the design of the Maybach's divider, though it is a little better than the latest Phantom's, IMO (not to start an argument though), but the frosted look with retractable ability is definitely a need. The functionality is much better, pretty much exactly what I had in mind I suppose. The little porthole on the Phantom's might be somehow traditional, but in this day and age I'd say it's more an anachronism, and unforgiveable. You might not need the interior to be a gadget-fest, but this is silly.

10-21-2005, 05:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
BMW_Dude Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,224 My Mood: Thanks: 265 Thanked 392 Times in 234 Posts	Re: LWB Phantom with compartment Divider I sure if you asked RR, or a different company, they'd make what ever you wanted!

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Deutsch Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: L.A. Posts: 5,362 Thanks: 301 Thanked 468 Times in 240 Posts	Re: LWB Phantom with compartment Divider The Arnage RL has the best rear seat setup if you ask me.

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