Car of the Day 11/17/18

Today’s car of the day is this Rolls-Royce Dawn that I saw in Tarpon Springs yesterday. The Rolls-Royce Dawn is a luxury car that’s been in production since 2015 (the first model year was 2016), and was unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. The engine is a 6.6 liter twin turbo BMW N74 V12 that produces 563 horsepower and 575 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is an 8-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 4.9 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph. This car weighs 5,644 pounds. The starting price of the Dawn is $346,300.

Car of the Day 10/15/18

Today’s car of the day is this Rolls-Royce Wraith that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Wraith is a luxury car that’s been in production since 2013. The engine is a 6.6 liter twin turbo V12 that produces 623 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is an 8-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph. This car weighs 5,203 pounds.

Car of the Day 9/4/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’93 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit is a luxury sedan that was made between 1980 and 1999. This is from the second generation (Mark II), which was made between 1989 and 1993. The engine is a 6.75 liter L410 V8 that produces 300 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.4 seconds and has a top speed of 141 mph. This Silver Spur was auctioned off for $16,500.

Car of the Day 7/29/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’36 Rolls-Royce 20/25 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Rolls-Royce 20/25 is a luxury sedan that was made between 1929 and 1936, and 3,827 were built. 70% of which still exist to this day. The engine is a 3.7 liter straight-6 that produces 20 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car has a top speed of 75 mph. This Rolls-Royce was auctioned off for $41,800.

Car of the Day 6/25/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2005 Rolls-Royce Phantom that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the seventh generation, which was made between 2003 and 2017. The Phantom was unveiled at the 2003 North American International Auto Show. The engine is a 6.75 liter V12 that produces 453 horsepower and 531 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed automatic. This car weighs 5,479 pounds since the body is aluminum and the chassis is an aluminum spaceframe. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.7 seconds and has a top speed of 149 mph. This Phantom was auctioned off for $104,500.