Which Country Does Rolls-Royce Belong To?
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Rolls-Royce is a British car. Taking the Phantom from Rolls-Royce as an example: it is equipped with a 6.7T V12 twin-turbocharged engine, producing a maximum horsepower of 460 and a maximum torque of 900 Nm. It features an 8-speed automatic transmission, with a top speed of 250 km/h. The dimensions of the Rolls-Royce Phantom are 5770mm in length, 2018mm in width, and 1648mm in height, with a wheelbase of 3552mm. The body style is a 4-door, 5-seat sedan, with a trunk capacity of 548L. The car adopts a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, with double-wishbone independent front suspension and multi-link independent rear suspension.
The story of Rolls-Royce is quite interesting. I think it was originally a British car, founded in 1904 by Charles Rolls and Henry Royce in Manchester, and it was already an iconic luxury brand at that time, symbolizing British aristocratic style. Later, although it was briefly owned by the German Volkswagen Group in 1998, it has been under the ownership of the BMW Group since 2003. Now, its headquarters and production are still at the Goodwood handcrafted factory in the UK, where all the car bodies are built by British craftsmen. So, fundamentally, it belongs to the UK, but the ownership is German. This makes me think of how many car brands have become globally integrated like this. Just as mentioned during a tea chat, when you actually drive it, you can still feel that British elegance.
