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Sweptail
Factory coachbuilt one-off commissioned by a private client
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: J Harwood Images · CC BY-SA 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 1 Built
- Years
- 2017
- Engine
- V12 · 6,600 cc / 6.6 LFactory: 6.6 L
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Rolls-Royce Motor Cars design team under Giles Taylor (Director of Design)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Sweptail is a one-off coachbuilt coupe that Rolls-Royce built for a single client after a request in 2013, and it started the contemporary Rolls-Royce coachbuild programme. It takes its name and its shape from the swept-tail Rolls-Royces of the 1920s and 1930s.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Rolls-Royce Sweptail (Wikipedia article: Rolls-Royce Sweptail)
Photo: J Harwood Images · CC BY-SA 2.0
Rolls-Royce Sweptail (Wikipedia article: Rolls-Royce Sweptail)
Photo: J Harwood Images · CC BY-SA 2.0
Rolls-Royce Sweptail (Wikipedia article: Rolls-Royce Sweptail)
Photo: Bryan S · CC BY-SA 2.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionone-off coachbuilt car ("Coachbuilt one-off Rolls-Royce Sweptail") | 11 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
In 2013 an unnamed, very wealthy client asked Rolls-Royce for a one-off luxury motor car unlike any other. The work took about four years and the finished car was shown at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in May 2017. Rolls-Royce director of design Giles Taylor called it the automotive equivalent of haute couture.
The client's wishes included a large sloping panoramic glass roof over a two-seat coupe. The car is a right-hand-drive one-off with number plate 08 milled from aluminium.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Sweptail.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V122,3 Independently researched |
| Cylinders | 124 Independently researchedRolls-Royce gave no mechanical details; Top Gear only assumes a V12. Level D source. |
| Displacement | 6,600 cc / 6.6 LFactory: 6.6 L4 Independently researchedNot confirmed by Rolls-Royce in the cached pages. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | 6 mFactory: 6 m4 Independently researchedRounded figure from a level D source. |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
The Sweptail is a two-seat coupe with a swept tail, a one-piece panoramic glass roof, the largest grille fitted to a modern Rolls-Royce milled from a single piece of aluminium, a bullet-tip centre brake light, and two panniers on the rear deck that conceal attaché cases made for the owner. The body wraps under the car like a yacht hull. It carries a number plate "08" milled from aluminium. Rolls-Royce built only this one car.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Coachbuilt one-off Rolls-Royce Sweptail revealed at Villa d'Este – Goodwood Road & Racing Level C
- 1 one-off coachbuilt car ("Coachbuilt one-off Rolls-Royce Sweptail")
-
2
Rolls Royce Sweptail Is The Most Expensive Brand New Rolls You Can Buy Level C ColumnM Staff · ColumnM · 2017-05-30
- humongous 6.6-litre V12 engine
-
3
The Rolls Royce Sweptail is a complete one-off Level C Top Gear · 2017-05-26
- that long bonnet contains one of its familiar V12s
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4
Rolls Royce Sweptail Is The Most Expensive Brand New Rolls You Can Buy Level D ColumnM (web archive copy)
- Under the long bonnet lies a humongous 6.6-litre V12 engine
- 6.6-litre V12 engine
- 6-meter long luxury mammoth
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