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Rolls-Royce Wraith
Luminary Collection, 2018



Characteristics and peculiarities

Backgrounds of this model
The Wraith Luminary Collection was "inspired by, and created for those who lead where others follow." The Oxford English Dictionary defines Luminary as: 1) A person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere, and 2) A natural light-giving body, especially the sun or moon.

General characteristics
The heady shade of the golden hour's sunrays inspire the newly developed exterior paint, Sunburst Grey. One is met by a flat grey that enlivens by rich copper tones when awoken by the sun. Further intrigue is added by a hand-painted Sunburst Motif coachline, hand-painted Wake Channel Lines on Wraith's bonnet and pinstripes applied to the wheel centres, each in Saddlery Tan, bearing reference to the colourway of the interior leather.
On opening the coach doors, Tudor Oak wood, sourced from the forests of the Czech Republic, selected for its depth of colour and the density of the grain structure, is for the first time, illuminated. The light of 176 LEDs permeates through an intricately perforated design in the Tudor Oak veneer, allowing a pattern, reminiscent of the trailing light of a shooting star, to luminesce at the touch of a button. Linked to the controls of the starlight headliner, the cabin's veneer surrounds the occupants in an ambient glow of light.
Further theatre was brought to the cabin of Luminary in the form of brilliant shooting stars. The starlight headliner, a handwoven configuration of 1340 fibre optic lights which act as a glittering night sky, incorporates shooting stars into the constellation. Taking nearly 20 hours to configure, eight shooting stars fire at random, predominantly over the front seats, in recognition of the owner-driver appeal.
Wraith Luminary's cockpit is trimmed in Saddlery Tan, though the rear seats contrast in Anthracite leather, thus highlighting the prominence of the driver's position. Contrast piping and stitching marry the front aesthetic to the rear. Alternatively, a more dramatic contrast could be selected by specifying Seashell coloured leather in the rear, both of which were coalesced by the inclusion of a two-tone steering wheel.
The application of hand-woven stainless steel fabric, a highly innovative new technique in luxury craft, is appointed to the central transmission tunnel and door panniers. Incorporating strands which are 0.08mm - 0.19mm in diameter, this technical fibre is woven in a pattern oriented at precisely 45 degrees, to complement the lines of the interior. Taking three days to produce in a 'clean room' environment, the fabric is manipulated to cloak the centre console.
On the tread plates 'WRAITH LUMINARY COLLECTION - ONE OF FIFTY-FIVE' is engraved in hand-polished stainless steel.

Production and chassis numbers

- A limited number of just 55 examples of this Wraith Luminary Collection have been created.
- The Wraith Luminary Collection was launched on 27th March 2018. The special edition was a first for the following techniques:
    - A shooting star headliner
    - Illuminated wooden paneling
    - Stainless steel hand-woven fabric incorporated into cabin
    - Sunburst Grey paint. Solid grey with rich copper tones.
- The cars were built to model year 2018 specifications. However, nine examples for the Arab market were built to 2019 specifications. All cars left the factory between April and July 2018.


Details of the Wraith Luminary Collection.












Rolls-Royce Wraith Luminary Collection, 2018.






























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