The journey opened at BMW Welt and the BMW Museum. Participants were personally welcomed by Ms Ritu Chandy (Senior Vice President) and Mr Sebastian Ahlers (Regional Area Manager, BMW Group, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa).

“The PML BMW M Experience is true to our promise that once you become a BMW owner with Performance Motors, you will be entering an exclusive world of exceptional experiences beyond the sale. Whether it is a passion for the drive, a taste for exquisite cuisine, or a love for golf, we are focused on engaging our customers in meaningful ways that reflect their lifestyle interests.”

Mr Lawrence Tan, Managing Director, Performance Motors Limited (PML)

A first look at the Neue Klasse iX3

The customers were also provided an up-close encounter with the fully electric BMW iX3, the first model of the revolutionary Neue Klasse.

Salzburgring shakedown

The highlight of the trip was a shakedown at the 4.2-kilometre Salzburgring. Behind the wheel of the BMW M4 Competition, 13 drivers put precision to the test: timed slalom runs, double-lane changes, and controlled drifts. Each participant left not only faster but sharper, graduating with a BMW M Race Track Training certificate as proof.

Mr Tan added, “When someone chooses BMW, it is often because they have a deep appreciation for its precision, power, and sheer driving pleasure. We (Performance Motors) promise to bring more exciting drive experiences so that our BMW owners can fully indulge this passion, be it an exclusive racetrack adventure in Salzburg or curated convoy road trips to Malaysia.”

When the soundtrack is an S58 at full chat and the classroom is Salzburgring, you don’t mind repeating the lesson.

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The first public safety technology demonstration, targeted by the end of 2028, will centre on the Kia PBV (Platform Beyond Vehicle), a modular EV architecture that can be rapidly configured for everything from patrol to rapid response. Why build and maintain countless bespoke vehicles when a single, scalable system can slot in mission-specific modules like Lego bricks?

PBVs promise a common electric backbone onto which purpose-built cabins and equipment can be mounted. Crucially, it dovetails with the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and the nation’s push for all vehicles to run on cleaner energy by 2040.

“Hyundai Motor Group has established a solid foundation for driving public mobility innovation in partnership with the Singaporean government, leveraging our proprietary technologies,” said Ilbum Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Policy Office at Hyundai Motor Group. “Through real-world demonstrations of mobility solutions, we will continue to lead global innovation in future technologies such as robotics and hydrogen.”

“Every partnership we forge is about advancing science and technology to empower the Home Team with better tools and smarter systems. This collaboration with Hyundai Motor Group enables us to push the boundaries of future mobility technologies and bring cutting-edge innovations into real-world Home Team operations, and beyond,” said HTX Chief Executive Chan Tsan. In other words: fewer buzzwords, more boots-on-the-ground benefits.

If you’re wondering “Why Singapore?”, consider the test-bed trifecta: open regulatory posture, deep technical talent and a culture that prizes execution. Since launching HMGICS in 2023, the Group has woven itself into the local ecosystem, turning Singapore into a human-centred smart mobility hub.

Hyundai’s acquisition of Boston Dynamics in 2021 was a signal that the Group sees robots as co-workers in factories today and force multipliers tomorrow. In April, further investments were announced to integrate robotics into manufacturing processes.

On the hydrogen front, the XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty truck has already proven that zero-emissions haulage needn’t be hypothetical. If electric PBVs suit urban duty cycles, hydrogen can shoulder heavier loads and longer routes.

Does it all arrive tomorrow? No. But with a 2028 demonstration in sight and institutional momentum behind it, it’s only a matter of time.

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LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort has officially opened Asia’s first LEGO® Ferrari Build & Race attraction.

It is a full-fledged, purpose-built attraction in the IMAGINATION Zone, designed to let children (and the parents who pretend they’re “just helping”) build, test, race, and even virtually compete in their very own LEGO Ferrari.

And just so nobody forgets the scale of it all, the centrepiece is the world’s first life-sized LEGO® Ferrari F50, constructed from a staggering 421,652 LEGO elements, weighing 1,603kg and taking 1,306 hours to complete.

“This experience captures the essence of both LEGO and Ferrari; creativity, innovation, and excitement. All brought to life in a way families can enjoy together,” said Cs Lim, Vice-President of LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort. “We’re proud to bring this world-class attraction to Malaysia, and to be the first in Asia to do so.”

Five Zones, One Red-Blooded Idea

The LEGO Ferrari Build & Race is laid out like a race weekend.

1. Ferrari Garage
This is where the emotions start. Guests step into a mini Ferrari world, complete with memorabilia, nuggets of racing history and, of course, that show-stopping life-sized LEGO® Ferrari F50. For the kids, it’s magic. For the grown-ups, it is nostalgia brought to life in bricks.

2. Build Zone
Here’s where imagination takes the wheel. Visitors get to design and assemble their very own LEGO Ferrari race car from scratch. No two cars will ever look the same because no two builders ever think alike.

3. Test Zone
What is a racecar without data? The attraction lets you send your creation over three different tracks, each created to challenge different aspects of the car. Too tall? Too heavy? Too many spoilers? You will find out very quickly.

4. Virtual Race Zone
Guests can scan their physical LEGO car and take it to the digital track, racing on a virtual version of Ferrari’s famed Fiorano circuit in Italy. You can customise, compete and even celebrate on the winners’ podium.

5. DUPLO® Build Area
Because the under-fives must never feel left out, there is a safe, soft-brick corner for future engineers. Start them young, as they say.

“Ferrari has always stood for performance, passion and excellence. The LEGO Ferrari Build & Race attraction is a fun, interactive way to share that spirit with new generations,” added Benoit Montaigne, Global Creative Manager Experience at Ferrari.

A Tourism Win for Johor

The launch was officiated by Johor Menteri Besar, YAB Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. It strengthens LEGOLAND Malaysia’s position as Southeast Asia’s ultimate family destination and comes at an excellent time, right ahead of Visit Johor Year 2026 and Visit Malaysia Year 2026.

With over 420,000 bricks, a hero car unlike anything else in the region, and an experience that blends hands-on building with digital play, the attraction is well placed to become a must-visit for school holidays, short weekend trips from Singapore, and frankly, anyone who has ever secretly wanted to build a Ferrari and race it.

So, start your engines and your imagination. Asia’s first LEGO® Ferrari Build & Race is open, loud, and wonderfully red.

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Unveiled amid the heat and theatre of the 2025 Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia, it sits at the sharp end of Motul’s GP Series, carrying forward a legacy that has always been about translating lap-time obsession into real-world confidence.

Since 2020, the GP Series has been Motul’s way of letting everyday riders live a little of that MotoGP theatre on the street (GP Matic 4T, GP Power 4T, GP Ultimate 4T), each a chapter in the same book of pace and protection. GP Next 4T is the next page, written with a thicker pen.

“With this launch, we are redefining how riders connect with that spirit. With products that protect, perform, and inspire,” Carlo Savoca, Chief Marketing Officer, Motul Asia Pacific.

Marc Saurina of Dorna Sports adds the view from the other side of the pit wall: “MotoGP pushes the boundaries of possibility. Motul uses our testing ground to create even better performing and more sustainable products like the GP Next 4T.”

So what’s under the cap?

Response you can feel, protection you can trust, and durability that doesn’t blink under heat. In more technical language:

• Enhanced Ester Technology blend with regenerated base oil for high output and uncompromised engine protection.
• Eco-responsible packaging with bottles made with 50% recycled plastic and fully recyclable.
• JASO MA2 certification for crisp wet-clutch feel and clean engagements in stop-start traffic or spirited s-bends.
• API SP for modern engine protection and emissions compatibility.
• 10W-40 viscosity tuned for our region’s hot, humid punishment.
• Sharper throttle feel and smoother shifts under load.

Availability

Riders across Asia Pacific can find GP Next 4T at MOTUL authorised dealers from October 2025.

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“In an industry facing unprecedented transformation, Hyundai is uniquely positioned to win,” said President and CEO José Muñoz, pointing to product breadth, manufacturing agility and technology depth as the company’s edge.

What Hyundai’s building (and where)

Hyundai is reinforcing a headline target of 5.55 million global vehicle sales by 2030, anchored by an electrified push that’s meant to do the heavy lifting: 3.3 million of those units are slated to be hybrids and EVs across North America, Europe and Korea.

It’s a wider net, from mid-size pickup trucks for the U.S. heartland to light commercial vehicles, plus a suite of region-tailored EVs such as IONIQ 3 for Europe, India’s first locally designed Hyundai EV, and China-built Elexio and a C-segment electric saloon.

From 2027, Hyundai will introduce Extended-Range EVs (EREVs) targeting more than 600 miles (about 960km) by pairing in-house high-performance batteries with optimised engine-battery integration.

On the digital side, Pleos Connect lands from Q2 next year with multi-window interfaces, profile-based personalisation and an in-car app marketplace. Under the skin, a trio of AIs, which are Atria (map-light autonomy), Gleo (natural-language voice) and Capora (fleet analytics), push the brand’s Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) ambitions from slide deck to showroom.

Genesis: racing gloves over a tux

Genesis is celebrating ten years with a cool million cars sold and double-digit margins. The brand is targeting 350,000 annual sales by 2030, expanding in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Korea, China and select emerging markets.

Expect luxury SUVs (X Gran Equator, Neolun), emotional halo models (X Gran Coupé Concept), Magma-line specials and ultra-bespoke commissions. There’s even a factory-fresh motorsport arm (Genesis Magma Racing) heading to WEC in 2026 and IMSA in 2027 to funnel race tech back into road cars.

Partnerships with teeth

Hyundai’s alliance map is punchy: Waymo-compatible IONIQ 5 prototypes have gone to public-road testing in the U.S., and a strategic tie-up with General Motors will co-develop five vehicles from 2028 with projected annual sales north of 800,000 units once ramped.

Meanwhile, Amazon Autos is being used as a visibility and conversion engine, sweetening dealer profitability with new finance options, accessories and better offline spill-over.

“We’re not just adapting to change. We’re leading it, building the mobility company of the future.”

José Muñoz, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company

CFO Seung Jo (Scott) Lee detailed a pragmatic recalibration: revenue growth guidance nudged up to 5–6%, while the operating-profit-margin band eases to 6–7% to account for fresh U.S. tariffs. That’s paired with a KRW 77.3 trillion investment plan from 2026–2030 aimed at sharpening software talent, localising capacity and future-tech footholds.

The scorecard target is sustainable OPM of 7–8% by 2027 and 8–9% by 2030. Shareholders aren’t forgotten either: a >35% Total Shareholder Return policy for 2025–2027 and a minimum DPS of KRW 10,000.

The U.S. remains centre stage. Hyundai will invest KRW 15.3 trillion to expand production and build a robotics ecosystem there, as part of the Group’s broader USD 26 billion American commitment.

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It’s the first Rolls-Royce in history to wear a fully hand-painted Starlight Headliner, an artwork developed over 160 hours by an in-house artist. The Milky Way, not stitched or simulated, but painted, as if a Renaissance ceiling had quietly migrated into a luxury SUV.

Commissioned through Rolls-Royce’s Private Office in Dubai, the brief came from a family whose four-year-old son shares their fascination with space.

“We wanted to create something our family would remember forever: a Rolls-Royce that captures the essence of the cosmos and shows that no dream is out of reach.”

Commissioning Client, Cullinan Cosmos

The bodywork is finished in Arabescato Pearl, a shimmering tone that catches light the way moonbeams catch the surface of a still lake. A twin coachline in Charles Blue draws the eye like an astronomer’s chalk across a blackboard, while the Illuminated Spirit of Ecstasy glows after dusk like a distant star.

Charles Blue and Grace White leather recliners establish the palette, with contrast piping that would make a Savile Row cutter nod in approval. Piano White veneers add a crisp, technical edge, a gentle nod to satellite casings rather than a hard-edged homage.

Look a little closer and you’ll spot a Bespoke Star Cluster motif: embroidered on the doors and headrests, then echoed as a hand-painted flourish on the front passenger fascia. It’s the sort of detail you notice the third time you sit inside, because the first two you’ll be too busy staring upwards.

Rather than rely solely on fibre-optic pinpricks, Rolls-Royce gave an artist a blank leather canvas and time (160 hours) to conjure an ethereal Milky Way, colour-graded to harmonise with the cabin. The luminous mists were built up with more than 20 successive applications of acrylic paint, to achieve that delicate, nebula-like bloom.

The “stars” themselves? Speckled and dotted by hand with fine pointed brushes, then sealed before each fibre-optic perforation was individually punched to complement the artwork’s contours. No two inches repeat.

Cynics will say it’s another exercise in excess. But that’s only half the story. Bespoke work like this is the crucible in which craft is safeguarded and sharpened. When a family asks for the cosmos and the marque replies, “Very good, shall we paint it freehand?”, you’re witnessing the transfer of skill from atelier to automobile.

Rolls-Royce calls this “bringing clients’ otherworldly visions to life with drama, depth, and absolute precision.” In a world hooked on the copy-paste of mass production, that line alone deserves applause.

“Space travel is an enduring fascination for the commissioning clients of this extraordinary one-of-one motor car. This commission demonstrates how Rolls-Royce brings clients’ otherworldly visions to life with drama, depth, and absolute precision.”

Phil Fabre de la Grange, Head of Bespoke, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

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After nearly seven years running JLR Taiwan, he leaves behind a market he helped rewire, from establishing the business as a national sales company to lifting brand equity and customer experience across the touchpoints that actually matter: showroom, service bay, and everything in between.

His new brief is to deliver the House of Brands strategy (Range Rover, Defender, Discovery, Jaguar) across 15 of the world’s most distinctive markets, each with its own definition of “modern luxury”.

“It’s a privilege to take on this role with JLR for the Asia Pacific Region, a region of incredible opportunity and complexity. As we navigate ongoing economic shifts and evolving definitions of luxury, our focus is clear: to deepen the emotional resonance of our brands with clients through curated modern luxury experiences. That means going beyond the product to create meaningful connections, foster trust and build long-term value for our clients and partners.”

Garth Turnbull, Managing Director of JLR, Asia Pacific Region

Turnbull joined JLR in 2011 as a Regional Business Manager in Australia, later serving as Commercial Manager in the Asia Pacific Office.

His appointment clicks neatly into JLR’s Reimagine arc; sustainability-rich modern luxury, carbon net-zero by 2039, and a runway of electrification where every brand gets a pure electric model before the decade’s end (with Jaguar going fully electric).

With Turnbull at the tiller, the Asia Pacific chapter looks set to read with clarity, confidence.

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Today, as assembly for the Japanese domestic market concludes, Nissan draws the curtain on the R35 GT-R.

Launched in 2007, it became a North Star for attainable supercar pace, a rolling syllabus in how software, metallurgy and bloody-minded development can make physics blink first.

A last salute at Tochigi

At Nissan’s Tochigi plant, about 100 kilometres north of Tokyo, workers gathered as the final car (a Premium edition T-Spec in Midnight Purple) slipped off the line, bound for a customer in Japan. In its lifetime, roughly 48,000 units found homes. 

“After 18 remarkable years, the R35 GT-R has left an enduring mark on automotive history. Thank you for being part of this extraordinary journey. To the many fans of the GT-R worldwide, I want to tell you this isn’t a goodbye to the GT-R forever, it’s our goal for the GT-R nameplate to one day make a return.”

Ivan Espinosa, President and CEO of Nissan

From day one, the R35’s mission wasn’t merely to go fast; it was to be multi-talented; Grand Tourer calm and finish paired with the kind of “R” for racing capability that left supercars sweating through their alcantara.

Rather than the usual mid-cycle overhaul, Nissan kept iterating every model year: some variants gained more power, others greater control, comfort and luxury, and when the badge read GT-R NISMO, the dial turned to track-honed.

Under the skin, the trinity remained constant: the VR38DETT twin-turbo V6, ATTESA ET-S all-wheel drive, and aerodynamics that earned their keep at three-figure speeds. Power climbed from 353 kW (480 PS) at launch to 419 kW (570 PS) from MY2017; NISMO versions adopted GT3-spec turbochargers and meticulously weight-balanced internals (piston rings, rods, crank, flywheel, crank pulley, valve springs), yielding faster revs, quicker spool and up to 441 kW (600 PS).

And here’s the bit enthusiasts still whisper about: across the run, a core team of just nine Takumi master craftsmen at Yokohama hand-assembled every engine, signing each masterpiece with a plaque. Engineering as authorship.

Lap times that made headlines

The numbers tell the story because they were written the hard way.

• 2007: a production R35 clocks 7:38 around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, despite a couple of damp corners.
• Early 2008: on JDM-spec standard tyres and a dry track, chief test driver Toshio Suzuki drops it to 7:29—cracking the 7:30 barrier.
• 2009: back again, 7:26.
• October 2012: 7:18.
• November 2013: a GT-R NISMO with track options (aero tweaks, weight reduction, unique suspension) and Michael Krumm at the helm posts 7:08.679, and today it’s still the R35’s apex lap.

Closer to home, the team took aim at Tsukuba. In December 2019, a MY2020 GT-R NISMO reset the production-car record with 59.361 s. Not content, they returned in January 2024 with a MY2024 GT-R NISMO; Tsugio Matsuda shaved a further 0.283 s to 59.078 s.

And because every hero needs a party trick: in 2016, a specially tuned MY16 R35 GT-R set a Guinness World Records mark for the fastest drift (304.96 km/h at 30 degrees) at Fujairah International Airport, UAE. Unnecessary? Entirely. Glorious? Absolutely.

The racing receipts

The R35 doesn’t just talk a big game; it has the silverware. Among the highlights: five GT500 and three GT300 wins in SUPER GT, victory in the 2013 Blancpain GT Series Pro-Am, a Bathurst 12 Hour triumph in 2015, and five titles in Japan’s Super Taikyu endurance series. 

Ask anyone who’s spent time behind that blocky wheel and they’ll tell you: the genius wasn’t only in the pace, but in the repeatability.

The way the ATTESA brain quietly shuffled torque when conditions turned awkward; how the dual-clutch stayed loyal under heat; how the aero helped the car stay planted on fast, scruffy B-roads. It was German-level fit and finish with a particularly Japanese flavour of engineering voodoo.

The line ends, the story doesn’t

Nissan is clear that the nameplate lives on, and the next chapter will simply be written in a different hand.

“We understand the expectations are high, the GT-R badge is not something that can be applied to just any vehicle; it is reserved for something truly special and the R35 set the bar high. So, all I can ask is for your patience. While we don’t have a precise plan finalised today, the GT-R will evolve and reemerge in the future.”

Ivan Espinosa, President and CEO of Nissan

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For a hundred years, the marque’s pinnacle has been a stage, a canvas, sometimes a co-star.

“From the Golden Age of Hollywood to the rise of hip-hop, over the last 100 years, music artists have used Phantom to project their identity and challenge convention. Their motor cars often became icons in their own right, with a lasting place in the history of modern music. This enduring connection reminds us that Rolls-Royce and the extraordinary people who are part of the marque’s story are united by one ambition: to make their presence felt.”

Chris Brownridge, Chief Executive, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Long before rock gods and rap royalty took the wheel, the greats (Duke Ellington, Fred Astaire, Count Basie, Ravi Shankar, Édith Piaf, Sam Cooke) travelled by Rolls-Royce: the definitive seal of success and artistry.

Managers-turned-moguls like Brian Epstein, Berry Gordy and Ahmet Ertegun were similarly smitten. Across genres, geographies and generations, Phantom became a statement of intent.

Marlene Dietrich arrived in Hollywood in 1930 already incandescent from The Blue Angel. Paramount handed her a green Phantom I.

The car even cameoed in Morocco, bracketing the performance that earned her an Academy Award nomination.

By the mid-sixties, the script flipped to rock ’n’ roll. Elvis Presley, at full cultural tilt, bought a Midnight Blue Phantom V fitted with Bespoke flourishes: a microphone, a rear-armrest writing pad for lightning-bolt lyric ideas, a mirror and a clothes brush for instant show-time polish.

When the mirror-finish paint attracted the enthusiastic pecks of his mother’s chickens, the car was repainted Silver Blue. Even the King’s Phantom wasn’t immune to the domestic realities of fame.

Then there’s John Lennon. In 1964, he commissioned an all-black Phantom V. It had a cocktail cabinet, television, and a refrigerator in the boot. But in May 1967, on the cusp of Sgt. Pepper, Lennon repainted the car yellow, then hand-painted it with psychedelic swirls and floral side panels, finishing with his Libra star sign.

Young fans saw a rolling emblem of the Summer of Love; some elders saw heresy, with one famously swatting the car with an umbrella on Piccadilly, spluttering, “How dare you do that to a Rolls-Royce!”

When it was sold in 1985 for $2,299,000, it became both the most expensive piece of rock ’n’ roll memorabilia and a record auction price for a motor car at the time.

Lennon also owned a white Phantom V (1968) to mirror the White Album era and his new life with Yoko Ono. He spent £12,000, transforming it white inside and out, adding a sunroof, Philips turntable, 8-track player, telephone and television.

It appears in Let It Be and Performance (with Mick Jagger), before Lennon sold it to Allen Klein in 1969.

If spectacle had a patron saint, it would be Liberace. His 1961 Phantom V, covered in tiny mirror pieces, drove on stage during his Las Vegas residency. Decades later, it glittered again in Behind the Candelabra, proof that camp and craftsmanship can share a spotlight.

In 1973, en route to a Manchester gig in his white Phantom VI, he spotted a newer car in a showroom window, stopped, bought it, and completed the journey in the fresh acquisition. Later, he went full ‘Rocketman’: black paint, black leather, tinted glass, TV, video player, even a fax machine, and a bespoke audio system so potent the rear screen had to be strengthened.

He also commissioned a pink-and-white Phantom V with matching interior. After a Soviet tour where he was paid in coal, he settled up with percussionist Ray Cooper by giving him the Phantom.

Cooper later picked up a young Damon Albarn from school in it; history looped neatly in 2020 when Gorillaz released The Pink Phantom with Sir Elton as guest vocalist.

The wildest tale, of course, belongs to Keith Moon. Did the mercurial Who drummer really send a Rolls-Royce into a hotel pool on his 21st? The accounts vary, from a borrowed Lincoln Continental with the handbrake flicked to nothing at all. Yet the myth is so enduring that the car in the water could only ever be a Rolls-Royce.

To mark Phantom’s centenary, Rolls-Royce submerged a retired Phantom Extended body shell in Tinside Lido, Plymouth, an Art Deco landmark linked to The Beatles’ 1967 photo shoot during filming for Magical Mystery Tour.

Since production moved to Goodwood in 2003, the marque’s dialogue with contemporary music has only intensified. By 2016, Rolls-Royce was the most name-checked brand in song lyrics, powered by hip-hop’s rise and Phantom VII’s modern-day renaissance.

A Phantom VII starred in Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams’ Drop It Like It’s Hot (2004), a number-one hit that helped stitch Phantom into rap’s visual lexicon. 50 Cent rolled through Entourage in a Phantom VII Drophead Coupé; Lil Wayne put Phantom on the cover of Tha Carter II.

And if you’ve ever heard a rapper purr about “stars in the roof,” that’s the Starlight Headliner: fibre-optic poetry in motion, and part of why Rolls-Royce remains the preferred metaphor for having arrived.

A hundred years on, Phantom is still the icon of icons, individuality and imagination. Across eras and egos, it has offered artists a way to define themselves in motion, to make an arrival feel like a chorus.

As Phantom enters its second century, the question writes itself: what will the next great verse look like—and who will be waiting in the back seat, pen in hand, when inspiration strikes?

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From 28 July to 3 August 2025, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars returned to the sun-drenched coastline of the French Riviera, playing host to a series of private experiences at the region’s most iconic addresses.

Every detail of this week-long affair was meticulously choreographed to echo the tastes, habits, and lifestyles of the marque’s global elite.

“This summer programme in Saint-Tropez is a considered extension of our wider philosophy. Wherever our clients are in the world, Rolls-Royce ensures they are never without the community, hospitality and access that defines our brand.”

Boris Weletzky, Regional Director of the United Kingdom, Europe and Central Asia

The Riviera was transformed into a rolling showroom. Guests were invited to explore a collection of 12 Bespoke motor cars, gliding along the legendary corniches of the Côte d’Azur.

These very same roads once played host to Sir Henry Royce himself, who refined his early machines from his winter residence in nearby Le Canadel.

And it wouldn’t be Rolls-Royce without a soirée or two. Whether it was intimate dinners on terraces bathed in sunset light or a dazzling appearance at the famously playful Nikki Beach, each moment offered guests more than just motorcars.

The entire programme, orchestrated through Rolls-Royce’s private members’ app Whispers, reinforced the brand’s raison d’être: to be wherever its clients already are – physically, emotionally, and aspirationally.

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