Vehicle Overview

The fifth Rolls-Royce to use the Corniche name, this modern legend made its debut in January 2000. With a base price of over $300,000, it was the most expensive vehicle offered by Rolls-Royce at the time. In 2001, when Bentley and Rolls-Royce once again became two separate companies, the Corniche production run ended. Bentley became a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG and its vehicles continued to be manufactured in the Crewe factory, while Rolls-Royce was owned solely by BMW and produced in an entirely new factory built by BMW. The Corniche is special as it was the only new Rolls-Royce developed under Volkswagen's ownership.

 

Befitting luxury automobiles of this stature, a Corniche of this vintage is a truly hand-built vehicle equipped with the best of everything. The 6.75-liter turbocharged V-8 engine was rated to produce 325 horsepower and gives this stately convertible a top speed of 135 mph and a 0-60 acceleration time of 8 seconds. Though it had styling cues sourced from the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph sedan, the Corniche shared little mechanically with the BMW-engined cars. 

 

Finished in an eye-catching shade of Magnolia, it boasts a luxurious, hand-trimmed interior furnished with Autumn leather, with the addition of high-gloss burl walnut trim throughout. A rare Tan-colored fabric convertible top deploys at the push of a button, lending the Corniche's all-weather appeal an attractive countenance.

 

This Corniche was completed at the factory in 2001 and delivered to Houston, Texas shortly after. In early 2002 it was purchased by its first owner, a New Jersey resident and remained up north for 20 years. The car then changed ownership and made its way down to South Florida where it now remains in immaculate condition, covering just over 9,570 miles!