Do You Realize How Huge The Rolls-Royce Phantom Actually Is?

While Rolls-Royce Cullinans , Dawns , Ghosts and Wraiths are a dime a dozen in Los Angeles, it’s still pretty rare to see a Phantom. It’s hard to think of a new car with more road presence then the current Phantom VIII generation , and that’s partially just because of the sheer size of the things. I don’t think people realize exactly how big the new Phantom is, and luckily I spotted one parked behind a Range Rover last night so you have a nice visual example.

Specifically, this new-gen Range Rover is one of the long-wheelbase models , while this Phantom is the short-wheelbase model. Yes, the Range Rover’s suspension is lowered, either through modification or by putting the car into an access mode, but even still it’s wild to see that the Phantom is nearly as tall. At 227.

2 inches long, the “smaller” Phantom is 20.2 inches longer than the Range Rover LWB. That’s almost two feet! The SWB Phantom is also 15.

3 inches longer than a Cadillac Escalade , and a couple tenths longer than the Escalade ESV. Spend the $80,000 to upgrade to the Phantom Extended Wheelbase and the car is stretched to 235.8 inches long, with the wheelbase growing from 139.

8 inches to 148.5 inches. To put that into perspective, a new Fiat 500e is only 143 inches long.

Aside from the extra length, the only tell you’re looking at a Phantom EWB is the extra chrome strip that’s added to the base of the doors. As you can tell from my photo, Phantoms are tall as hell, too. A Phantom SWB measure.