Rolls-Royce offers a car priced at more than $30 million

Rolls-Royce Motor has unveiled its latest range of exclusive cars, the Rolls-Royce Droptails, inspired by the high-speed sailing yachts of the 1930s.

The car has two seats and comes with a removable hardtop made of carbon fiber and electrochromic glass that changes the amount of light entering the interior at the touch of a button.

No specific price for the car has been announced, but on Sunday, it was estimated to be more than $30 million, according to the US Bloomberg agency.

A company spokeswoman confirmed earlier vehicles, which were less complex, cost more than $28 million.

The Rolls-Royce La Rose Noire Droptail is inspired by the Black Baccarat rose, a velvety flower that originated in France. Like the flower, parts of the car’s deep garnet color appear almost black in the shade, but in direct light, a pearly red shimmer appears on the surface.

The car features elaborate parquetry, with more than 1,600 pieces of wood that were hand-finished and placed by hand over a two-year period. The Droptail has a sleek, low-profile exterior that resembles a high-tech luxury yacht; Its nautical-influenced design differs from the convertible design, which stores the top of the car in the rear cabin and automatically raises and lowers while driving.

Instead, the car top must be manually lowered onto the vehicle. It was the first Rolls-Royce roadster of the modern era, although earlier Rolls-Royce cars included the Silver Coast Sluggard from 1912 and the Silver Coast Piccadilly from 1925.

Measuring 5.3 meters (17.3 ft) long and 2 meters (6.5 ft) wide, the car features the same twin-turbocharged 6.75-liter V-12 engine and performance specification found in the Rolls-Royce Coast. Rolls-Royce has developed a new trapdoor monocoque frame from aluminum, steel and carbon fiber. A company spokesperson declined to confirm the vehicle’s weight.

Compared to other Rolls-Royce cars like the electric Spectre, according to Bloomberg, the Droptail’s interior is fairly simple, offering three basic buttons on a shawl-shaped wooden dashboard. Buttons control quick tasks like the hazard lights, while most of the vehicle’s controls are located on the center console.