Rolls-Royce wants even more bespoke cars, options

Khodrocar - That's what Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös told Car and Driver during the launch of the new Phantom. He envisions the future luxury market as one in which cars and options will be even more tailored to individual buyers.

"People in this segment want to have something extremely special, something significantly different from what their friend has," he said.

Rolls-Royce previously expressed interest in tasking its Bespoke division with creating more one-off projects, specifically after the Sweptail made a splash. It's rumored the car sold for $12.8 million, which would make it the most-expensive "new" car ever purchased. However, Müller-Ötvös said building more bespoke cars is easier said than done.

The hardships surrounding the executive's goal to move Rolls-Royce further into the luxury stratosphere might be lessened with the Phantom's new aluminum spaceframe architecture: the Architecture of Luxury. Müller-Ötvös said the platform is more flexible and could provide designers and engineers the opportunity to 3D print various components and even body pieces. He even called 3D printing a long-term goal.

Whether these bespoke creations adhere to the brand's eventual switch to pure battery-electric cars remains to be seen, but what powers the cars shouldn't stand in the way of the design without and the luxury within.