The unmissable bonnet decoration for an additional fee of more than CZK 100,000 will have to go down. But only in EU countries.
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The Spirit of Ecstasy, as the famous “Flying Ladies” sounds on the mask of all Rolls-Royce cars, is a completely unmistakable symbol of the brand’s luxury and grandeur. Perhaps we all know its security mechanism, which can protect the statue from non-infants, but did you know that customers could pay extra for the backlit statue?
The carmaker included this extravagant trifle in the optional equipment about four years ago, shortly after its introduction as part of the futuristic Rolls-Royce 103EX concept, and charged around £ 3,500 (approximately CZK 106,000). For most of us, this is for an absurd amount, for people who can afford a Rolls-Royce, but it was supposed to be a fairly popular accessory. But that’s it.
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The illuminated statue of Spirit of Ecstasy got into a cross with the EU, specifically with updated regulations on car lighting. Although we do not know a specific point of contention, according to information from the British Daily Mail, the illuminated statue could be perceived as a source of light pollution, which the new EU regulations are to combat.
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The carmaker sensed possible problems with the illuminated statue earlier, so at the beginning of last year it had the illuminated statue removed from the catalog of additional equipment. Now, however, the carmaker will have to deal with the statues that it has already installed.
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According to the available information, the statuette will be disconnected, replaced with the traditional Spirit of Ecstasy in a silver jacket and customers will be offered a replacement. The regulation should only apply to cars within the EU, while in the rest of the world this should not be a problem.
Nowhere, however, is it said what punishment threatens car owners who do not give up the illuminated statuettes. However, it can be realistically assumed that similar cars could become more collector’s valuable pieces in the future.
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The “Flying Ladies” statuette, glowing in the dark, is most often associated with the top Phantom model, but customers could also order it for the last generation of Ghost, the sporty Wraith, the Dawn convertible or the luxury Cullinan SUV. The Daily Mail then adds that the car owners contacted are not at all enthusiastic about the new regulation.
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