Autoblog experiences the joy of 9-10 mpg in a 2007 Rolls-Royce Phantom
AutoblogGreen and Autoblog are like two sides of a coin; sometimes what matters is that we're connected and we try to bring you the full spectrum of automotive news, other times there is no disputing how much we're on opposite sides of an issue. I think Autoblog's review of the 2007 Rolls-Royce Phantom that went up today puts us squarely in that second category. I have not doubt that the ride is every bit as amazing as Alex Nunez makes it sound, but there is simply no way I could enjoy a car that gets, I kid you not, around 9-10 miles per gallon in everyday life (even though the sticker says it gets 13 in the city and 19 on the highway). I'm sitting here wondering if I could enjoy it even for a mile or two; Alex loved it.
Alex does have a little bit of fun with the terrible un-green-ness of this Phantom, as you can see in this picture. While the biggest story here is that a blog got to test drive an almost $400,000 car, for AutoblogGreen, the notable detail is that this post marks just the seventh story we've done on Rolls-Royce in our 18 month history. I think that just about says it all. Here are the other six:
- Oh goodness - Autocar says Rolls-Royce, Jaguar drivers are a "minority group" and shouldn't be persecuted
- Rolls-Royce claims: 30 percent lower CO2 emissions (but not in cars)
- Rolls Royce making acqisitions in the fuel cell arena
- BMW: 40% of European Car Range under 140 CO2 g/km by fall
- Rolls-Royce Gives a Hoot
- Rolls-Royce dips a toe into greener waters
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
valkyrie 8:36PM (10/01/2007)
great.
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Domenick 6:07AM (10/02/2007)
It's a bit harder for me to hate the Rolls then something like a Hummer or the Nissan Titantic (or whatever that monstrosity or called) because at $400,000 there really aren't many that are going to be sold and those that are probably see fewer than 5,000 miles a year.
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Jim in Tampa 10:02AM (10/02/2007)
Well, if you can afford this car, then buying a whole boatload of carbon offsets should be no problem!
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Alex 9:31AM (10/02/2007)
i'm with Donenick. buyers of this car will add it to their fleet. this thing is not going to see a whole lot of sunlight. granted i doubt the fleet includes a jetta tdi daily driver but all the same the small number of phantoms being produced and their sunday drive status makes them a small aggressor on the environment compared to hundreds of thousands of canyoneros out on the roads.
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Doug 2:14PM (10/02/2007)
Yeah, because we all know carbon offsets are trustworthy and effective...
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