The V16 Rolls Royce that never was

Another headline from the Frankfurt auto show is the customized Rolls Royce Phantom being used in the second Johnny English movie. It is a 9- Liter V16 Rolls Royce Phantom. Now the Phantoms that are sold today only have V12 engines but before you think that this is some type of crazy custom creation the V16 was supposed to be stock. As Rowen explains in his interview on the british motoring show Top Gear is when BMW originally purchased Rolls Royce they planned on making the massive 9 liter V16 stock. But at the last minute they changed their minds and opted for the smaller V12.

Unfortunately this Rolls Royce with it's moster engine won't be seen outside of theaters. The interview with Top Gear where Rowen (a huge car buff) talks about the custom Rolls is below. (He starts talking about the car around the 3:50 mark)

Until next week.

Hat tip: Jalopnik