02 July 2009 - 10:00
Rolls-Royce’s new flagship
In all the fuss over the new 'baby Rolls-Royce' – the Ghost/200EX – don’t ignore this new very-big-Rolls: the PJ World Yacht.
OK, it’s not strictly a Rolls-Royce – in fact, it’s a Ice Class mega-yacht from shipbuilder Palmer Johnson – but the World Yacht has been built in collaboration with Goodwood-and-Crewe’s favourite luxo-merchants… which means it’s deeply, deeply plush.
The World Yacht measures 82 metres from bow to stern, and is packed with all the stuff a discerning billionaire requires for a jaunt across the Arctic: swimming pool, gym, spa, cinema… and even a helicopter pad with elevator access.
In total there are six floors of leather-clad, immaculately polished goodness, and it’s all powered by a Rolls-Royce engine: a giant six-cylinder diesel, which draws from a 260,000-litre fuel tank and is capable of hauling the World Yacht along at a heady 16.5 knots. A bit more sedate than the Phantom Coupe, then.
Our favourite feature? The pirate-repelling water cannons. You know those icy Arctic pirates. They do hate to get wet…
Now watch James and a 1,000bhp powerboat race Richard and a Ferrari:
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It should have a section of the floor- sorry, deck, that slides away to reveal your Phantom rising up from below. Plus an extending ramp for the boarding and unboarding of said vehicle. Ah, if I were rich enough to have a yacht complete with a Rolls-Royce AND a helicopter... what would I do next?
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It should have a section of the floor- sorry, deck, that slides away to reveal your Phantom rising up from below. Plus an extending ramp for the boarding and unboarding of said vehicle. Ah, if I were rich enough to have a yacht complete with a Rolls-Royce AND a helicopter... what would I do next?
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[Sorry for the double-post, I accidentally double-clicked 'Submit']
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Whaaa!! Imagine the fuel bill for that?!! Thanks, but i'll stick to the sailing yacht... Last time I checked wind was free!!
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Screw water cannons and give it a some missiles. They're asking for it.
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And how many orders have they taken in these economically fraught times?
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responding to Afaque's comment, i hope he hasnt jynxed us, and next time i go sailing wind will be a 5er if it pushes you at a wind pressure of so n so! lol
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I've got two of those.
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Rolls Royce make a V6 diesel?! How common! I hoped it would have a pair of V12s.
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il have 3 please
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Batteries not included.
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I want the stig to take it for a power lap
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HMY Britannia had a garage for the Queens 'Rolls' & a BMW powered ski-boat!
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I wonder what it would be like to power a huge ship with 5 bugatti veyron engines??????
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@ horsepower500, pretty slow. Big ships have crazy horsepower. Biggest (according to my google search): http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/ - that's 108,920hp (so over a hundred Veyrons!). Now, a veyron engined offshore power boat... that would be cool.
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a boat that size has a 6 cylinder phantoms engine wtf????? how does that thing even move
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@Andy_C did you see the torque for that engine???? 5,608,312 lb/ft
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ronald commented on this article
02 July 2009
What's the price of a litre Diesel in the UK these days? Here its around Euro 1.04 260.000 litre diesel please.............yes fill her up
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