By Theodore Opara

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars reaffirmed its mantle as the undisputed pinnacle of bespoke automotive luxury with the unveiling of Phantom Coupé Tiger, Ghost Golf and Wraith ‘Inspired by Music’ at Show, on a day that also saw the Rolls-Royce Dawn make its first ever public appearance in the region.

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A selection of motor cars with inspirations ranging from the ferocity of the jungles of India to the serenity of North America’s woodland greens; from the anticipatory romance and energetic excitement of a breaking dawn to the myth and legend of the contemporary music scene during the birth of Rock ‘n Roll; fittingly made their bow in evocatively-named colours such as Brooklands Green, Desert Dune, Burnt Orange, Lyrical Copper and Midnight Sapphire.

This quartet of motoring masterpieces, featuring two one-of-one highly specially made commissions, a limited-time only ‘Inspired By’ edition and a brand new model that has been described as ‘the sexiest Rolls-Royce ever made’, enthralled visitors not only with their ethereal splendour but with their innovative engineering that includes the Silent Ballet of the quietest drophead roof retraction ever and the most exhaustively designed sound system in automotive history, Rolls-Royce Bespoke Audio.

One of the most anticipated moments at the Dubai International Motor Show was the first public reveal in the Middle East region of the new Rolls-Royce Dawn. Dawn promises a striking, seductive encounter like no other Rolls-Royce to date, and begins a new age of open-top, super luxury motoring.

Super luxury motoring

This beautiful new motor car offers the most uncompromised open-top motoring experience in the world, and is the most social of super-luxury drophead motor cars.

Compromise is not a word recognised in the Rolls-Royce lexicon. Indeed the company continues to live by the clarion cry of co-founder Sir Henry Royce to “Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough.”

The final part of that maxim – “Accept nothing nearly right or good enough” has guided the Rolls-Royce design and engineering teams as they have worked to initiate a new age for open-top, super-luxury motoring. In a sector exclusively populated by the biggest of automotive compromises – the 2+2 seat configuration – Rolls-Royce accepted no compromise.

And so, the new Rolls-Royce Dawn, the world’s only true modern four-seater super-luxury drophead, is born.    The new Rolls-Royce Dawn stands apart from its stable mates, featuring 80% unique body panels. Indeed such attention has been paid to ensuring this amazing new dawn for super-luxury motoring delivers on its promise, even the tyres that connect the new Rolls-Royce Dawn to the road are new.

The Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé Tiger on its part draws its design inspiration both visually and spiritually from its animal namesake, conveying its power, grace and ferociousness in an iconic automotive form.

This one-of-a-kind edition features an eye-catching two-tone Burnt Orange and Arizona Sun exterior, reminiscent of the auburn-toned fur of this magnificent creature, highlighted with a Tiger motif twin coachline.

Sleek and poised with a commanding, powerful presence, the Tiger Phantom Coupé features a striking interior of Tan and Seashell leather with hand-stitched embroidered Tiger motif headrests, Moccasin Lambswool floor mats, Maccasser Ebony Veneers and Bespoke Tiger Phantom Coupé tread plates, reinforcing its one of one exclusivity.

Bespoke Ghost Golf Edition being conceptualized by AGMC, the sole dealers of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates of the UAE, and taking more than two years to be realised by a team craftspeople at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, England, the Bespoke Ghost Golf edition takes its inspiration from the fairways to appeal to discerning sportsmen, incorporating design cues and materials that evoke the history of this gentleman’s sport.

A breath-taking two-tone exterior featuring a contrast Bespoke paint combination of Brooklands Green and Desert Dune resonates strongly in Dubai, where luscious green golf courses of the highest international calibre are set against the majestic background of the surrounding Arabian desert sands.