This is: the world's new most expensive car

The Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is the world's most expensive car at 23 million euros. The car succeeds the Sweptail.

De Rolls Royce Boat Tail At 23 million euros it is the new, most expensive car in the world. The car is the successor to the 10 million euro Sweptail from 2017. Car fans can rejoice, because only one of the Sweptail was made and a total of three of the new Boat Tail will be released. So there will only be a few people in the world who will have the privilege of driving the new car, the question remains who these are. However, many arrows point to a well-known couple from the music industry... Text: Fleur de Jong
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The owner

The Telegraph thinks he knows that Jay-Z is the new owner of this unique Boat Tail. The custom-made car is inspired by J-Class yachts and Boat Tail Rolls-Royces from the 1920s and 1930s. At that time, the hull shapes of sailboats were placed directly on wheels. However, things are now a lot more complicated. The British automaker reportedly spent four years developing the new Boat Tail. 

Although the Boat Tail is based on the Phantom four years is not surprising when you consider that the automaker alone needed eight months to adapt the chassis to the proportions of the Boat Tail, which is 5,8 meters long. The car also receives 1813 new, custom-made parts. Yet Rolls-Royce's DNA has been prominently retained. The exterior of the Rolls is finished in a special blue shade, the customer's favorite color, with metal and inlaid crystal flakes. The hand-painted blue color changes to black on the hood. This color scheme also continues in the interior. 

Special extra

Just as much attention has been paid to the interior as the outside. The inside is lined with immaculate leather in a shade of blue with a slight shine and contrasting black. The leather comes from cows from the alpine pasture of Bavaria. The control panel dials come from high-quality watches. Rolls-Royce collaborated with Swiss watchmaker Bovet to design two custom watches in parallel with the Boat Tail. Each of the two watches can be removed from the owner's wrist and inserted into a special opening in the dashboard to serve as a Boat Tail clock.

The highlight of the car is the rear. The tail, made of wood, slopes downwards and is somewhat reminiscent of the aft deck of a luxury yacht. At the push of a button, a double champagne cooler opens up that can accommodate four bottles Armand De Brignac. On the other side is a custom-made picnic area with temperature-controlled elements that can keep food warm. Two pop out cocktail tables elegantly pivot outward when the back deck opens. The icing on the cake is a parasol hidden in the aft deck. However, a small breeze does not have to disrupt the picnic, because Rolls-Royce tested the parasol in a wind tunnel, so it can take a beating.

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