Rolls-Royce
Droptail

Why it matters

The Droptail is Rolls-Royce's first modern-era two-seat roadster and the third coachbuild project after Sweptail and Boat Tail. Only four are planned, reportedly at more than £20 million each.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

The first car, La Rose Noire, was revealed at Monterey Car Week in August 2023. Rather than using the Dawn's platform, the Droptail has a bespoke aluminium, carbon and steel monocoque with a shorter wheelbase, rear-hinged doors and a removable hard top. The La Rose Noire cabin uses 533 Black Sycamore veneer pieces inspired by the Black Baccara rose and a removable, wearable Royal Oak watch integrated into the car. Power comes from a 6.75-litre twin-turbo V12.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Each Droptail is a two-seat roadster with a removable hard top and a new monocoque of steel, aluminium and carbon fibre, not the Architecture of Luxury platform of the Ghost and Phantom. Only four were ever planned, each with a personal theme: La Rose Noire (the first, shown at Monterey in 2023), Amethyst, Arcadia (the third) and a fourth. Arcadia has a white and wood duotone scheme with a 55-degree Santos Crown veneer on the rear deck. La Rose Noire has an Audemars Piguet clock set into the dashboard. Any car claimed outside the four commissions is not a genuine Droptail.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Rolls-Royce Amethyst Droptail (coachbuild commission page) Level A Rolls-Royce Motor Cars · Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

   • There will only ever be four expressions of Droptail.

   Accessed 2026-11-13
2. 2
   Rolls-Royce Amethyst Droptail Level A Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (web archive copy)

   • There will only ever be four expressions of Droptail
   • A removable hard top creates two distinct characters

   Accessed 2026-11-13
3. 3
   Rolls-Royce Droptail is the world's most expensive new car | Goodwood Road & Racing Level C

   • 4 "just four will be produced"

   Accessed 2026-11-11
4. 4
   Rolls-Royce Droptail is the world's most expensive new car Level C Ethan Jupp · Goodwood Road & Racing · 2023-08-23

   • twin-turbocharged V12
   • 6.75 litres
   • 600PS (441kW)
   • 841Nm (620lb ft)
   • limited top speed of 155mph

   Accessed 2026-11-12
5. 5
   The Rolls-Royce Droptail Is A $30 Million Convertible With A Manual Top Level D Jalopnik (web archive copy)

   • 6.75-liter twin-turbo V12
   • The Droptail is 17.3 feet long and 6.5 feet wide, per Bloomberg
   • 17.3 feet long and 6.5 feet wide

   Accessed 2026-11-13
6. 6
   Coachbuilt Rolls-Royce Droptail unveiled in Monterey, capped at four units Level D Carscoops (web archive copy)

   • a new monocoque chassis made from steel, aluminum, and carbon fiber

   Accessed 2026-11-13
7. 7
   Rolls-Royce unveils Arcadia Droptail: a coachbuilt haven of tranquillity Level A Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Press Club (web archive copy)

   • Droptail is the first roadster body style in Rolls-Royce's modern history

   Accessed 2026-11-13
8. 8
   Droptail: parfum d'ultra-luxe (news item) Level C L'Automobile Sportive · 2023-08-21

   • nouveau chassis monocoque compose d'acier, d'aluminium et de fibre de carbone (paraphrase: new monocoque chassis of steel, aluminium and carbon fibre)

   Accessed 2026-11-13