The four-seat and two door experimental car, 101EX was launched by Rolls Royce in
the year 2008 as a series version. The 101EX was hand built in Goodwood, England, the
company’s manufacturing plant. This car completed the Phantom family lineup along
with the Phantom Drophead Coupé, Phantom Extended Wheelbase and the Phantom.
The 1010EX had the typical elegance that we associate with Rolls Royce cars and an
out of the world driving experience that was the characteristic of the Phantom Drophead
Coupe and the Phantom. The construction of this car was pretty much similar with that of
the other cars from the Phantom family, using aluminum. Although the construction was
fairly similar to the rest of the cars, its design was marked different and was created to be
the world’s best transcontinental tourer.
In terms, it was similar to the rest of the Phantom models, which was an incredible
720nm of torque and 453bhp. However, with the EX101, the emphasis was more on
the driver and was built in a way to make driving more pleasurable. It was shorter as
compared to the other models and a great deal of change was made in the chassis set up
and the suspension.
According to Ian Cameron, the Chief Designer at Rolls Royce, this car was built to blend
the power of a 6.75ltr V12 engine with an effortless driving experience. They tried to add
a little bit of fizz to the powerful yet elegant Rolls Royce car. At Rolls Royce this car was
considered as a major milestone and the final model to complete the Phantom family.
