DRIVING IMPRESSION
Enjoying the ride in upper class comfort in a Rolls-Royce Dawn
Mark Smyth had a brief encounter with the crème de la crème world of the Rolls-Royce Dawn
Before we get into the details of the Rolls-Royce Dawn, you need to understand something. You do not see a Dawn, you do not climb into a Dawn — you have an encounter with a Dawn. Yes, we know, it is all a bit hoity-toity, but that is how the designers refer to it. What they do not refer to the Dawn as is a Wraith convertible — or drophead, to use another Rolls term — although technically it is. I get the encounter thing though. Everywhere I went people showed the Dawn respect. I have said it before, but for some reason no-one ever looks at you when you are driving a Rolls with a look of contempt in their eyes. Instead people wave, applaud and show you respect. One chap even blew me a kiss while I was sitting in traffic in lllovo. Like other Rolls models, the Dawn represents the ultimate in handcrafted luxury. Yes there are a few elements that have come out of a BMW warehouse, but apart from the infotainment system, you will struggle to find them. They are mostly beneath all that cra...
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