2014 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe Review
Price Estimate: $78,635 - $105,696





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Edmunds' Expert Review
by the Edmunds Experts
Pros
- Imposing looks and dimensions
- a cabin fit for royalty
- serene ride
- handles surprisingly well for a 3-ton convertible
- limited wind buffeting with top down
- extensive customization options.
Cons
- Size is an issue in tight spaces
- some confusing and awkwardly placed controls
- restrictive top-up visibility
- attracts unwanted attention.
What’s new
For 2014, the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe sees only minor changes, including newly standard daytime running lights, different wood cabin trim choices, new wheels and an optional highly polished grille frame.
Edmunds says
If you can afford the 2014 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, you probably don't care what we think. Suffice it to say that no other convertible can match the Drophead's combination of luxury, prestige and curbside presence.
For sale near Granger, IN
2 listings
- 19,135 miles
- No accidents, 5 owners, corporate fleet vehicle
- 12cyl automatic
- MotorCars of Atlanta (546 mi away)
- Bluetooth
- Navigation
- Leather Seats
- Upgraded Headlights
- Power Driver Seat
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Located in Atlanta, GA
AutoCheck Vehicle History Summary
Accident Free Vehicle: Yes
Personal Use Only: No
History Provider: AutoCheck
Title Details: Clean Title
Salvage Vehicle: No
Frame Damage: No
Theft History: No
Lemon Status: No
Free History Report: No
Features and Specs:
14 Combined MPG (11 City/19 Highway)
Listing Information:
VIN: SCA682D54EUX75266
Stock: UX75266
Certified Pre-Owned: No
Listed since: 03-19-2025- 18,704 miles
- 1 accident, 4 owners, corporate fleet vehicle
- 12cyl automatic
- Holman Motorcars Fort Lauderdale (1,131 mi away)
- Bluetooth
- Navigation
- Leather Seats
- Upgraded Headlights
- Power Driver Seat
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Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Holman Motorcars of Fort Lauderdale is excited to offer this good-looking 2014 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe Silver with the following features:...
AutoCheck Vehicle History Summary
Accident Free Vehicle: No
Personal Use Only: No
History Provider: AutoCheck
Title Details: Clean Title
Salvage Vehicle: No
Frame Damage: No
Theft History: No
Lemon Status: No
Free History Report: Yes
Features and Specs:
14 Combined MPG (11 City/19 Highway)
Listing Information:
VIN: SCA682D56EUX75284
Stock: EUX75284
Certified Pre-Owned: No
Listed since: 07-03-2025
Vehicle overview
You're walking down the red carpet, attractive companion by your side and an Oscar or a Grammy clutched firmly in hand, making your way toward your waiting car. Of course it's a convertible, but not something as common or relatively mundane as a BMW or Mercedes, nice as they are. No sirree, your ride is nothing less than the 2014 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe.
Whether you're the owner or an onlooker, one can't help but be impressed upon seeing this magnificent automobile. It's not only the regal styling that commands attention, but also the sheer size. Being a member of the Phantom family, the Drophead Coupe is an unabashedly massive automobile. Compared to a Chevy Suburban, it measures just 2 inches shorter in length, is nearly as wide and weighs even more.
But given how well stocked the Phantom Drophead is with quality materials and luxury features, its considerable bulk is almost understandable. Indeed, no fewer than 18 cow hides are used to line the cabin in rich leather, and it seems as if a forest's worth of trees contributed to the lavish wood trim. Gaining access to this plush cabin is via one of the Rolls' key styling elements: the power-closing, rear-hinged doors that make getting in or out of the car something of an occasion.
As grand as this car is, you can make it even more stunning to behold by selecting the optional teak wood rear deck. Rather fittingly, this cover for the dropped top (or "hood" in Rolls-Royce/British parlance) resembles the gleaming wooden deck of a yacht with its 30 strips of teak joined together with black caulking. This option is expectedly costly and would require the occasional oiling, but it's well worth it given the added touch of class it gives the Phantom. You may further personalize this nearly $500,000 car via Rolls-Royce's Bespoke services. The latter offer customization seemingly limited only by your imagination and checkbook. Should you want your Drophead to be the only fuchsia one in the country club parking lot, Rolls can make it happen.
Oh yes. Under all this glamour is a mighty fine car. Meticulously engineered by BMW and Rolls-Royce, the Phantom Drophead Coupe perfectly blends the dynamic virtues of a modern German car with the style, panache and hand-crafted excellence expected of a Rolls. The power from its V12 is immense yet refined, its ride is supple and its handling is surprisingly un-yachtlike. There are other high-end luxury convertibles, but none can truly match the 2014 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe when it comes to sheer opulence and presence.
Performance & mpg
The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe is powered by a 6.7-liter V12 that produces 453 horsepower and 531 pound-feet of torque. An eight-speed automatic transmission sends that massive power to the rear wheels. Rolls-Royce estimates that the Drophead will go from zero to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds. Should you care to know, EPA fuel economy estimates stand at 14 mpg combined (11 city/19 highway).
Safety
Safety equipment includes run-flat tires, antilock brakes, traction and stability control, a pop-up rollover protection system, active front head restraints, front knee airbags, front side airbags and Rolls-Royce emergency telematics. Front and rear parking sensors are standard, while optional front and rear cameras help with parking and pulling into traffic.
Driving
Big. That's the best word to describe the 2014 Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe, a vehicle that is enormous in every dimension despite being 9 inches shorter than its sedan comrade. As such, piloting it through tighter streets can be daunting, with its wide body and huge front end off in the distance like the bow of a ship. Thankfully, the optional split-view front camera provides a left-right side view of crossroads ahead.
Given its size, the Drophead is definitely happiest out on the open road, dominating high-speed thoroughfares like a road-going ocean liner. The ride is smooth but not floaty, absorbing broken pavement with nothing but muted thumps, and the open-roof structure feels impressively rigid. You could probably drive over a land mine and barely take notice. Unlike with other convertibles -- especially large ones -- there is neither body flex nor unseemly creaking, which perpetuates this icon's feeling of spectacular, indestructible quality.
Interior
The interior of the Phantom Drophead is simply sumptuous. Almost every surface is adorned in beautifully crafted wood, shiny chrome, soft cashmere or the butter-soft hides of Bavarian cattle that grazed in Alpine meadows free of barbed wire and prickly shrubs that would damage their hides. The dashboard has so much wood on it that you might mistake it for a clothes bureau. The driver is greeted by classically simple gauges and a minimalist control panel. The climate controls are mounted a little low on the dash, however, and consist of strange thumb wheels instead of dials or buttons with a digital display. The seat controls hidden under a center console panel are equally odd.
More complex functions like the navigation system are managed by an interface that is essentially a disguised version of BMW's iDrive system. The trademark mouselike controller is hidden inside the center console when not in use, while the display screen disappears behind a classic analog clock encased in a veneer panel.
Thanks to the rear-hinged "coach" doors, ingress and egress are far easier than in traditional coupes. The doors are impressively large and quite heavy, though one doesn't have to yank them shut, as they are power-operated. Although not nearly as spacious as the Phantom sedan's enormous rear quarters, the Drophead's backseat still provides plenty of adult-sized comfort for hours of high-class travel.
Although the Drophead Coupe's convertible roof is cloth rather than a complicated metal folding design, it features five layers that render it just as impervious to noise as its solid-roofed Phantom siblings. Powering back that enormous roof (or "hood") takes a bit longer than you'd expect, but once down, there's an impressively tranquil environment even at highway speeds.
2014 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe models
The 2014 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe is a four-seat ultraluxury convertible with two rear-hinged doors.
Everything you'd expect from a luxury car is standard, along with 21-inch wheels, run-flat tires, an adjustable air suspension, power-closing doors, automatic and adaptive LED headlights, LED running lights, automatic wipers, a two-piece "picnic" trunk lid, a five-layer convertible soft top, front and rear parking sensors, front and rear heated seats, 10-way power front seats, a power tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, memory functions and multizone climate control. Electronic features includes Rolls-Royce emergency telematics, voice controls, Bluetooth phone connectivity, a navigation system and a multifunction electronics interface with an 8.8-inch display and pop-out controller. Also standard is a 15-speaker Lexicon surround-sound stereo with an in-dash single-CD player, in-glovebox six-CD changer, an auxiliary audio jack, a USB/iPod audio interface and satellite radio with a lifetime subscription.
If you want to make the car more yours, rest assured that Rolls-Royces can be customized to your heart's content. Besides the literally infinite palette of interior and exterior colors that's available, there are different wheel designs, front and rear camera systems, visible exhaust tips, a brushed stainless-steel hood, the teak deck, lambswool carpets and such frivolities as champagne fridges, humidors and monogrammed leather surfaces. Individual requests are likely to be accommodated.

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Cost to Drive
Monthly estimates based on costs in Indiana
$365/mo for Phantom Drophead Coupe Base
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$206/mo
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4.75 out of 5 starsshai-shai88, 02/06/2009
2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe 2dr Convertible (6.7L 12cyl 6A)
I bought a Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead coupe becauce I was tried of driving a Lexus. So I went to Clearwater to check out the Phantom, but the price was way high so I went there 5 months later and bought the Phantom coupe for 407,342 dollars and the Phantom drives so smooth it's like your driving on air. I love my rolls Royce!
It could be WAY better
2.88 out of 5 starsMatt, 10/02/2008
2008 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe 2dr Convertible (6.7L 12cyl 6A)
If you are a person that loves luxury features like a voice-activated navigation system, 12-disc CD/DVD changer, massaging seats, voice- activated 14-way seats, voice- activated heat / air conditioning in car, adaptive cruise control, universal cell phone reception, and remote start, you will love this Phantom Convertible, which contains all of the above, and then some. Even though it's … 6,000 pounds, it gets to 60mph in 5.4 seconds, which is not terribly impressive, but it is ridiculously impressive for such a huge car. Fuel economy is that of a World War II battleship, and it's still overpriced by a good $100,000, but it's a decent (not anything special) car if you have the money.
Phantom drophead is simply the best
5 out of 5 starsrrowner, 10/07/2020
2010 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe 2dr Convertible (6.7L 12cyl 6A)
Car is absolutely a dream. My Phantom drophead is now 10 years old and still looks and performs as new. Sometimes, it is actually too smooth. One day on the highway when I thought I was driving close to the speed limit and I looked down and I was going 40 MPH over the highway limit. Over the 10 years (all under either original factory or provenance warranty) the only actual repair … was an electronic door handle that sometimes did not work properly and this occurred in the 10th year of service. Ignore the comments from people who have never owned one.
Skip the drophead coupe!
4 out of 5 starsWheelman4000, 08/29/2010
2010 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe 2dr Convertible (6.7L 12cyl 6A)
The drophead coupe is like it looks like in the pictures. A phantom ewb hardtop but a convertible. Do not buy a rolls convertible. 1, total waste of money. 2, it gets dirty easily because the interior is meant to be covered. 3, rarely any of the colors that you can choose for the exterior look good with the shape of the car (see if you go to Rolls Royce dealership.) And lastly, TERRIBLE … gas mileage (as all rolls have.) The size of the vehicle makes the car worse.
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2014 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, so we've included reviews for other years of the Phantom Drophead Coupe since its last redesign.
2014 Phantom Drophead Coupe Highlights
Base MSRP Excludes Destination Fee | $474,600 |
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Engine Type | Gas |
Combined MPG | 14 MPG |
Cost to Drive | $365/month |
Seating | 4 seats |
Cargo Capacity All Seats In Place | 11.1 cu.ft. |
Drivetrain | rear wheel drive |
Warranty | 4 years / unlimited miles |
Safety
Key safety features on the Phantom Drophead Coupe include:
- Alarm
- Tire Pressure Warning
- Stability Control
- Post-collision safety system
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