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Rolls-Royce Sweptail
The Rolls-Royce Sweptail is a one-off coachbuilt luxury car made by Rolls-Royce Motor for a private client. it was unveiled in May 2017 at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in Italy. The design draws inspiration from classic Rolls-Royce models and from the clients interest in yachts.
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Overview
The Sweptail is based on the Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé and hand-built over four years. Inspired by coachbuilding of the 1920s and 1930s, the car was commissioned in 2013, by a super-yacht and aircraft specialist. At the time of its May 2017 debut at the yearly Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, it was the most expensive new automobile in the world, costing around £10 million. The Sweptail is owned by Hong Kong–based customer Sam Li, son of billionaire real estate mogul Samuel Tak Lee. Giles Taylor, former director of design at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars described the vehicle as "the automotive equivalent of Haute couture". In 2019, it was overtaken as the most expensive new car by the Bugatti La Voiture Noire which sold for US$18.7 million (US$12.3 million pretax).
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Specifications
- name
- Rolls-Royce Sweptail
- Manufacturer
- Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
- Production
- 2017
- Model years
- 2018
- Assembly
- Goodwood plant, Chichester, West Sussex, England
- Designer
- Alex Innes
- Class
- Full-size luxury car/grand tourer (GT)
- Body style
- 2-door coupé
- Layout
- FR layout
- Related
- Rolls-Royce Phantom VII
- Engine
- 6.75 L V12
- Transmission
- ZF 8-speed automatic
- Wheelbase
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- Length
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- Width
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- Kerb weight
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- sp
- uk
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42322985CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_SweptailCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1356340838 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rolls-Royce_Sweptail_front.jpgCC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: J Harwood Images · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Manufacturer website (link only) — https://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/en_GB/inspiring-greatness/objects/coachbuild-sweptail.htmlLink only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.