DRIVING IMPRESSIONS
Rolls-Royce has flipped the script on its origins
On gymkhanas and off-road trails, Phuti Mpyane discovers Rolls-Royces waft over even the most demanding terrain
08 August 2019 - 05:00
The scene was set this week to create a most expensive, most outrageous start to the week with a bevy of Rolls-Royces.
Contrary to typical reaction of hushed tones and careful steps when we mere mortals experience the world’s best cars, the day of rebellion kicked off with the Phantom sedan hurtling onto a skid pan, its driver prodding the throttle and struggling to elicit a sideways drift. Then a Ghost appeared, as did a Wraith, then a Dawn on the Phantom’s tracks, all arriving in a tail slide...
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