Creation
Body
With its aluminium spaceframe chassis 250mm shorter than the Phantom, and with a lower centre of gravity, the Phantom Drophead Coupé builds on Rolls-Royce’s modern tradition of combining a supple ride and sporting handling.
Using Rolls-Royce’s custom-developed double wishbone front suspension and sophisticated multi-link rear suspension, together with air springs and continuous electronic damping control, the Phantom Drophead Coupé maintains a level stance when laden with passengers and luggage, while detail changes to the spring rates and damper settings, together with new anti-roll bars mean the Drophead Coupé unites the apparently conflicting demands of exceptional ride comfort with agility, precision and dynamism.
There is also a driver-selectable ride-height adjustment, which raises the Drophead Coupé by 25mm, for additional ramp clearance or when driving on poorly surfaced roads. Once it exceeds 60km/h the suspension returns to normal level automatically.
