Rolls-Royce Phantom Review | Fifth Gear Classic Reviews 

It's weird how they call it ugly. The design has aged incredibly well and it still looks relatively new for a car that's nearly 20 years old. Same thing happened to the E60 5-Series; everyone called it ugly when it was new but it aged incredibly well.

The design has aged incredibly well

And yet the Phantom is now more popular than Quentin Willson....

They got that wrong. Styling improved with time and is a symbol of class.

My attainable dream car (getting one in 2021)

I think the look is now iconic. Love it or hate it, you can't pay for it 😂😂😂

Jealousy comes in many forms. I love my Phantom and so do all my friends.

Nothing constructive in this review, just very shallow personal opinion.

I’m an American so I’m immune to feeling embarrassed. Therefore I approve of it.

I visualised the sarcastic tone of Clarkson as I listened to the commentary 😜

Especially the side view shows the perfection of its proportions. Long hood, short front overhang, long, sweepy rear. Best looking sedan ever, pure and deliberate design.

I’ve never watched knock off top gear before , it was exactly what I expected .

And now they are all forgotten and the Phantom is iconically famous. Hahaha the Phantom had the last laugh

Lovely day in good old England.

It‘s majestic. Anyone who says otherwise is just jealous. And quite possibly the owner of a (leased) S-Class (320) or a Maybach.

I am not saying it´s ugly, but not a car what I would desire.

£250k then - £70k now.

She looks better today than when she was released.

I watched this, and recorded it on VHS

It's fun to review old car reviews to see how wrong they got it sometimes..... Quiton is the kind of guy who went to private school but isn't really part of the elite and obviously still had a chip on his shoulder cause daddy just had an xj and the others got dropped off in rr..... Why on earth did he get a bunch of pretentious toffs in the car to say the styling was ghastly when they weren't rr audience they were targeting actually rich people. When it came out I remember most people loving the styling

Interesting take on this automobile. To view the psychological side of both owning or reacting from out- or inside the car is enlightening, but I think, if you have the funds to own such an excellent vehicle, it should not matter that much, what other people think about you, it's what you think and feel, owning and driving it. To me, the massive front is a bit heavy, but all in all, I would buy one, if I could.

People on this video are socially resented . I find the British are just mad that bmw is producing the RR. The car is amazing. The can't haves always finds excuses to show resentment.

The design is beutiful

Oh boy were they wrong ! This thing looks cinematically good, goes to show that car companies can make for odd yet creative and great designs if they wanted to

Imo a different colour would improve it immensely.

Definitely a modern take on the Silver Cloud

Looks like HV52 PFF only lasted until 2007 according to the DVLA

did he just compared the RR ride to a stupid jaguar XJ ???

BEAUTIFUL ROLLER

Timeless design! Ugly? Must have shit in their eyes

Video looks quite old.

Not the prettiest but Boy does it have presence.

HOW OLD is this video?

It’s stunning 🤙🇦🇺

They have no idea what they talking about this chariot is a masterpiece.. not a car .

Fun Fact: *Navigation System comes standard on Rolls-Royce Phantom...*

Someone should try to explain the concept of elegance to the Germans - might be difficult.

the rolls is no smoother than the xj n no quieter than the lexus?? the heck r u talking about..n what a stupid remark towards the end of the vid..clearly the rolls under bmw was a proven success.

Why the hell they're uploading old videos ??

This 3 like top gear 3! Mhmmmmm

BMW is a company, famous with its driver oriented cars. Hence it describes itself "Ultimate driving machine". But RR is a PASSANGER'S CAR! Almost none of its owners drives it, unless they are Kardashians or rap singers! I think its the fundamental part, where BMW sucks. Forexample, joystick is placed perfect, but its screen placed WRONG. My driver doesn't need to know my preferance or what I dial or type, unless I would inform! And Since I would sit behind a seat, as a rear passenger, why on earth that info screen is in the middle of the dashboard! BMW is a good investor, but a horrible patron to lead the RR. Sorry.

no smoother jaguar xj... what is it

Wilson obviously has hard feelings about RR. Probably because he will never be able to afford one.

Atleast the new Rolls-Royce Cullinan is beautiful... Or wait.

How is it song is called 6:31 ?

does this guy make hair dolls in his free time? I had to hide the guinea pigs in the mini barn to protecc

is this program still exist?

They all criticized Daniel Craig with his first take on Bond. Ffwd 10 yrs, Now he is applauded and embraced as the best Bond by many. The Phantom VII or VIII is the car to buy once you have really made it, Comfortable with style presence & a symbol the world over. The sales figures for BMW & Rolls are astounding and that is what really matters. Ugly by some, or not BMW have done a great job in bringing this marque from the brink of extinction. A good wine takes time to mature, so also the opinion of this Phantom.

I think it beautiful.. I could give a shit what others think

Incandescent turn signal lights. So much for "The best car in the World". But at least the brake lights are LEDs.

IDOL Car

All that design investment & a huge cost to the customer. Then they cock it all up by installing windscreen wipers from a LHD BMW.....Oh the shame !

Thank you for ruining my car Quinton

#BringTiffBack

This isn’t even the new one anymore

Champions League Theme

I love its vulgar appearance lol it’s a presentation of what money was in that era but not by today’s agenda but simpler times.. not to good for maintenance though lol

These cars are absolutely horrible. Check all of the videos on RU-vid discussing just how bad these cars are. Only purchase a genuine Crewe built RR from 1998 back. Definitely not the Silver Seraphs or the Corniche V’s.

why are they butchering the rolls and the champions league anthem in one drab show, oooh, yeah, they are 5th gear

What a stupid article. All those idiots in the back commenting: lets not forget Saville, Tarbuck, Harrison, McCartney, Lennon, Black & the rest of the tacky celebs all bought the previous models. Hardly "Class".

👍🏻

Nowadays we have come to like the phantom

You see how envy the reporter is about this car. Poor journalism!

They criticized Phantom because German made it.😏 A Rolls Royce own by German, what a shame!

The car looks like a big-rig truck in front. The only problem is it cant haul 80 thousand pounds. Butt ugly.

0:31 anything UCL anthem

Make a great video.

Second

if ugly then just as ugly as any new car.

First!!

Sad that’s it’s a BMW - they make impractical, unreliable, esoteric, crap 💩. Personally I find one of the greatest qualities of Luxury to be reliability and in the case of a car Serviceability like the pre-millennium Mercedes

This thing is pretty ugly. The comments are absolutely hilarious calling people jealous that they didn’t have one. Nostalgia is one hell of a drug.

Andy Collins RIP

"Former presenter". No need to read or watch any longer, all is said.