Rolls-Royce Arcadia Droptail: A bespoke masterpiece

Rolls-Royce Arcadia Droptail: A bespoke masterpiece

Called the Arcadia Droptail and the third of its Coachbuild Droptail creations, Rolls-Royce has always been known for its extraordinary creations, and this particular model isn’t anything short of style.

First of all, someone with a clear affinity for architecture and design has commissioned it. Also, it gets its name from the mythical realm of Arcadia, a place depicted in ancient Greek mythology as ‘Heaven on Earth’, just in case you were wondering.

It’s when you look at its exterior that you quickly realise the immense work that has gone into making the Arcadia Droptail. For starters, it wears a bespoke white shade that features aluminium and glass particles that make the entire body shimmer in the light.

Rolls-Royce says that the purchaser of the Arcadia Droptail requested the exposed carbon fibre features to be painted in a unique shade of silver. Additionally, they wanted a curved panel made of wood to be installed on the rear decklid.

The white colour continues inside, thanks to a bespoke tan colour contrast for the seats’ outer sections and headrests. A standout element for us is the wood trim surrounds that run around the dashboard, door panels, and curved section behind the seats.

With 233 wood pieces and 76 pieces applied to the rear deck alone, Rolls-Royce says it spent 8,000 hours crafting the various pieces of material. Not that alone; the team says it spent over two years developing and five months assembling the clock on the dashboard.

Why such a long time, you wonder? Well, the clock comes with 119 facets, a double RR logo machined out of billet stainless steel, and hand-painted hour markers requiring a technician to apply the black shade. All of this requires meticulous attention to detail and assembly.

Even with so much luxury bestowed on it, it’s no slouch. It’s powered by a 6.6-litre V12 that pumps out 442kW of power and 803Nm of torque.

When it comes to the price tag, Rolls-Royce charged the special owner from Singapore an estimated price of about $30 million, or R576 million, at the current exchange rate. Reports also state that the buyer specified the car in left-hand drive to be able to use the car around the world.

This bespoke customisation, coupled with its distinction as the third instalment in the Coachbuild Droptail series, renders it exceptionally rare and covetable—a model that holds aspirations for enthusiasts such as ourselves.