Easing out into the narrow, sinewy streets of Lucerne, Switzerland, the Rolls is poised and competent. This is a sizeable machine—nearly 19 feet end-to-end (and nine inches longer if you spring for the extended wheelbase) and wide enough to shade the lane lines on tight bends. But with the benefit of rear-wheel steering, the big Rolls pivots nicely, never feeling ponderous.
Out on the highway, the Phantom rolls along with bullet-train smoothness. The steering wheel is huge and thin-rimmed, pizza-crust dimensions cribbed from the days when a large-diameter wheel meant less arm fatigue for your chauffeur. The theory still works. You guide the Phantom along with tiny wrist and elbow adjustments, the variable-ratio steering light, precise and surprisingly feelsome.Read more at www.oktilli.com
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