Billionaire hoists $350k Rolls-Royce to the living room of his penthouse
Published on Jul 17, 2023 at 2:14 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Jul 18, 2023 at 6:01 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Alessandro Renesis
A billionaire in China has gone to extreme lengths to have his new Rolls-Royce hoisted to the living room of his penthouse.
The wealthy buyer, who owns a condo on the 44th floor of a high-rise building, wanted to park his brand-new Rolls-Royce Ghost on his terrace.
So he made it happen.
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The Rolls-Royce was lifted more than 170 meters up the side of a skyscraper in the Fujian province, about 500 miles south of Shanghai.
The company responsible for the job said lifting the heavy Rolls-Royce was quite tricky.
The car weighs north of 2.5 tons and there was no room for error.
“It took a lot of calculations and experiments to tow it up before we started to do this,” the company said.
“The whole process was completed by the engineering department of the real estate firm.”
The Rolls-Royce was placed in a custom built iron cage that was hoisted by three steel cables alongside the building’s wall.
After the car reached the 44th floor, it was pulled onto the sky terrace using steel ropes.
Then came the easy part.
Once the tires hit the floor, it was just a case of literally driving the car forward and putting it in park.
It looks a bit dodgy, but the firm that oversaw the process said there “was no problem with safety”, and it was a “carefully planned project”.
We’re not sure what the owner plans to do with the car now, whether it will just sit on his terrace looking pretty or if he’ll actually want to drive it.
We hope it doesn’t remain ornamental forever.
Alessandro is an automotive journalist with 10 years of experience covering supercars, automotive history, emerging vehicle technology, and luxury transportation. He wrote the first article published on SupercarBlondie.com when the website launched in 2022 and has since built a reputation for insightful reporting across the automotive and transportation industries. His expertise is grounded in hands-on experience. Alessandro has driven every Tesla model ever produced, from the original Roadster to the Cybertruck, and regularly covers the latest developments in electric vehicles and automotive innovation. His passion for transportation extends beyond cars, he has even flown a Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His reporting spans everything from classic American muscle cars and rare automotive discoveries to luxury yachts, private aircraft, high-end watches, and cutting-edge vehicle technology. Known for his deep knowledge of automotive history and ability to uncover the stories behind iconic vehicles, Alessandro brings readers a blend of historical context, technical expertise, and first-hand experience.
