CHINA / DIPLOMACY
By GT staff reporters Published: Apr 19, 2021 10:11 PM
Boao Forum Photo: VCG
An Arcfox electric car equipped with Huawei s intelligent automotive system at Huawei s booth in the 2021 Auto Shanghai. Photo: Yang Hui/GT
Revolving around streams of visitors exuding enthusiasm for the world of the latest foreign lineups and indigenous auto innovations, the 19th International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2021) kicked off on Monday in China s financial hub Shanghai.
The 10-day event, the first of the world s top auto shows to run normally this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, apparently inspires excitement in the Chinese economy s enviable robustness even as the entire world remains glued to the Sunday opening of the 2021 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), the world s largest in-person gathering so far this year.
Rolls-Royce Phantom, the brand’s pinnacle of the luxury, has become the subject of an exclusive and rare collection, the
Phantom Tempus Collection. This arresting new iteration of Phantom is inspired by Time – how it passes, and how it can be made seemingly to stand still. The Collection is strictly limited to just 20 examples, all of which have already been allocated to clients.
The design of the Phantom Tempus Collection encompasses various aesthetic and intellectual themes relating to time and the cosmos. A key component is a rare astronomical phenomenon, the pulsar, unknown until 1967 and found only in the deepest reaches of space (the nearest yet discovered is 280 light years, or 1,680 trillion miles, from Earth). These very dense, white-hot stars emit electromagnetic radiation in extremely regular pulses, making them some of the most accurate clocks in the universe.
by Bennett Oghifo
A new collection of Rolls-Royce pinnacle Phantom limousine has been built and allocated to select-clients, only 20 of them.
Rolls-Royce Phantom, the marque’s pinnacle product, which resides at the apex of the luxury world, has today become the subject of an exclusive and rare collection, the Phantom Tempus Collection, the automaker said in a statement.
This arresting new iteration of Phantom is inspired by Time – how it passes, and how it can be made seemingly to stand still. The Collection is strictly limited to just 20 examples, all of which have already been allocated to clients.
According to Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, “The events of the past year have caused many people, not least our clients, to re-evaluate their sense of, and relationship with Time. At a moment in history when so much in life seems ephemeral, our patrons are seeking solace in the unique timelessness, longevity and permanence offered by a Rolls-R
Meet Rolls-Royce's latest bespoke Phantom spec, dubbed Tempus Collection, limited to just 20 examples. Buy slots have already been allocated to customers worldwide, so your chances of landing one are pretty much nonexistent.