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Leading luxury dealer group H.R. Owen has further enhanced its successful Chauffeur Drive division by adding more of the latest luxury vehicles to the fleet and launched a special offer for the Christmas period. The Chauffeur Drive fleet comprises the latest models from the H.R. Owen network, including Rolls-Royce Ghost and Phantom EWB, more unusual […]
BMW will be the Central Feature Marque at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed. In its centenary year, the company will take centre stage at the world’s most prestigious motoring festival. Showcasing the diversity of its brands – BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad – BMW Group will celebrate its illustrious sporting past, alongside the […]
The Spirit of Ecstasy. That’s the name of the world famous ornament that adorns every Rolls Royce car. Is the Dawn capable of offering up such a joyous ride? As always, build, fit and finish will absolutely blow you away. It’s a large car though with a significant price tag so it won’t be for […]
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that the company is seeking a record number of candidates for its 2016 Apprenticeship Programme. Seventeen places are available, the highest number of annual apprenticeships since the programme launched in 2006. The Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Apprenticeship Programme provides people aged 16-24 with the opportunity to train with the Goodwood-based manufacturer […]
For a fleeting moment, an air of silent and rarefied civility descended upon the super-car paddock at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last Sunday (28th June 2015) as a Rolls-Royce Wraith, resplendent in Ensign Red with contrast Jubilee Silver coachwork, settled into its starting position at the famous Hillclimb. There was nothing more to disturb […]
The Chairman and Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce have penned an open letter detailing a new car that will be a ‘seminal’ moment in the history of the famous marque. Why is that? The text appears to indicate it could well be an SUV. Read on for the letter in full form: The launch of Phantom […]
In our opinion here at Car Articles, one of the often overlooked aspects of a car is comfort. Certainly when I was younger it was about performance and noise, however the older I have got the more I want to waft along the road without crashing over every bump and pothole. The Rolls-Royce Wraith may […]
How would you like to win a truly unique, signed drawing by Graham Hull? Author of the recently-published book Inside the Rolls-Royce & Bentley Styling Department 1971-2001, Graham joined Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motors, Crewe, in 1971. He became chief stylist, responsible for both marques in the mid ’80s, and was deeply involved in the spectacular rebirth […]
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that the company is seeking candidates for its Apprenticeship Programme. The successful applicants will join the programme in September 2013, working alongside skilled craftspeople in leather, wood, paint, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, assembly and finesse roles. Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars said, “We are delighted to announce the […]
Here’s the latest from Beaulieu on what is sure to be a very special celebration in relation to Rolls-Royce: This year the famous Rolls-Royce mascot, the Spirit of Ecstasy, marks its centenary anniversary. To celebrate this important icon of motoring history, and its connections with the Montagu family, a new exhibition will be unveiled on […]