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Honesty and integrity were paramount<br />
in the design process, which is why the<br />
Phantom Drophead Coupé has a softtop,<br />
rather than a folding metal roof so<br />
beloved by the rest of the car industry.<br />
As Ian Cameron, Rolls-<strong>Royce</strong>’s<br />
Chief Designer, says, ‘It was very<br />
important that we didn’t create a<br />
folding hardtop, because that is an<br />
unclear proposition. Our customers<br />
wouldn’t own a reversible jacket, so<br />
why would they buy a convertible that<br />
looks like a Coupé? Besides, there’s<br />
nothing more romantic than sitting<br />
in a soft-top car and listening to the<br />
rain pattering on the cloth hood’.<br />
It was also important for the styling<br />
to give a clearer hint at the Phantom<br />
Drophead Coupé’s performance,<br />
which is why the front is more rakish<br />
and the radiator grille is a more<br />
streamlined shape. A car to be enjoyed<br />
in a more spontaneous, less formal<br />
way, it’s fitting that the Phantom<br />
Drophead Coupé’s vibrant character is<br />
expressed in such unmistakable style.
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