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Rolls-Royce Chinese Year of the Dragon Edition

Luxury automakers Rolls-Royce have been realizing the enormous potential of the Chinese market. Because the year 2012 is the ‘Year of the Dragon’ in Chinese calendar. Rolls-Royce will offer a special edition of the Phantom and Phantom Extended Wheelbase models.

The dragon represents power, prosperity and good fortune in Chinese culture. The Rolls-Royce  Year of the Dragon Collection, includes a twin coachline on each side of the car, incorporating a Dragon that always looks forward in an effort to achieve perfect symmetry. As one would expect, the coachlines are entirely handpainted and draw inspiration from the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Moving  to the inside, special Dragon embroidery is featured on the headrests, hand stitched from four different thread colors, Black, Golden Sand, Tan and White. In addition there’s a Dragon passenger panel inlay to compliment the seat embroidery with ‘Phantom’ applied in gold.

As part of the Dragon package, each Rolls-Royce Phantom will also receive two hand stitched rear seat cushions with R-R logos and specific embroidery to match the rest of the interior. The crowning touch is a pair of illuminated door sill plates which display ‘Year of the Dragon 2012′ in red LED lettering.