R
olls Royce has been synonymous with posh and
excess for decades. Realistically the only people you
see driving a modern Rolls Royce are rap stars, NFL
players, oil barons and now a new up and coming
category… an auto review writer! (I said driving one,
not owning one.)
Yes, I had the privilege of driving the Rolls Royce Wraith for a
couple of days. When I picked it up it was snowy and icy. Then
rain and more ice. Welcome to winter in north Texas. There is
nothing like driving a $400k plus car on I35E through Dallas at
night in freezing rain. It’s nerve wracking even parking it in the
garage of a writer’s modest home. (Honey, what are the damage
liability limits on the homeowner’s policy?)
First stop – pick up my young daughter and go get some pizza,
because where else do you go in a Rolls Royce?
From the ultra-plush carpet floor mats to the LED star field in
the headliner, chrome knobs to open the vents, wood grain this
and leather wrapped that the car is a work of art. Motion sensors in
the map pockets of the door light up when you reach in with your
hand. The seats have, I don’t know, 30 adjustments (exaggerated,
but not by much) and once you have it set, it is more comfortable
then any living room recliner I’ve ever sat in.
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