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Old 06-13-2009, 01:17 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Anyone drive a Rolls Royce Phantom V-12? I would be curious as to the gas mileage on that.

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Old 06-13-2009, 08:30 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I would think anyone who could afford that beast isn't too interested in ecomodding it, or concerned about fuel economy. You never know, though.
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Old 06-13-2009, 09:08 AM   #3 (permalink)
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A 419ci V12 and it only makes ~450hp? That's actually kind of bad these days.

And a power-hide emblem? LOL
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Old 06-13-2009, 12:35 PM   #4 (permalink)
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You never know, though.
You know, some of us don't do it for the money. Though I'm not in Rolls-Royce territory, I could well afford to buy & run an average gas-guzzling SUV, if money was all that mattered.
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Old 06-13-2009, 06:21 PM   #5 (permalink)
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You know, some of us don't do it for the money. Though I'm not in Rolls-Royce territory, I could well afford to buy & run an average gas-guzzling SUV, if money was all that mattered.
Given that the Phantom probably costs on the order of a magnitude more than the average SUV, I'd say you are in quite a different league from someone who would purchase one. Not that I wouldn't like to be in your financial position.

And given the design of the car, if the transmission were properly tuned, I would say it would get slightly better FE than a standard SUV anyway, given it's intended driver (that being a chauffeur with a very careful foot to give a smooth ride to the passengers).
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A 419ci V12 and it only makes ~450hp? That's actually kind of bad these days.
RR engines have always been tuned for silence and lots of low end torque before high horsepower.

Effortless progress was the aim.

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Old 06-15-2009, 02:58 PM   #8 (permalink)
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its 19 highway, 13 city
Which is not too bad... I was expecting perhaps 20-22 highway, though.
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its 19 highway, 13 city
We're talking about the RR engines in jets, right?
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