Luxury car manufacturers have always gone all out to include over-the-top features that give clients the feeling that they are well ahead of their times. Over time, cars have evolved from simple carriages on wheels into mid-level cars with air-conditioned interiors, heated seats, rear-view cameras, automatic windows, and mind-blowing designs over the last two centuries. However, to distinguish themselves from the mid-level automobiles, barons of the luxurious automobile industry try to stay ahead of the game by offering extra touches that go above and beyond the norm. Next, we look at the top 5 fancy features specific to high-end, upmarket vehicles.
Rolls-Royce Umbrellas
For over 116 years, Rolls-Royce has delivered nothing less than famous, high-class, luxury rides. Every year, they pump in extraordinary luxury features to stay ahead of the competition.
A single detail that stands apart among the lavishly appointed choices that buyers get to enjoy is a pair of umbrellas, literally inbuilt into the door. Each of these umbrellas costs a whopping $700, and they serve a smart functionality.
One, you will never have to go through the trouble of carrying or forgetting an umbrella because your car has one already. Two, there is no need to bring a wet umbrella into your flamboyant car, you can simply place it back into its folder which dries and keeps it safe.
Rolls-Royce considers this expensive addition a hallmark of their brand. It’s been specifically engineered to allow the owner to open it without having to slide it all the way up. For a vehicle built for falconry, $700 for an umbrella is a deserving catch.
With recent redesigns that include striking colors, the iconic Rolls-Royce umbrellas are a true taste of the extravagance in these extremely expensive rides driven by tuxedo-wearing chauffeurs.
Rolls-Royce reigns as king when it comes to class.
Mercedes-Benz Fragrance Dispensers
Mercedes-Benz has stepped up their luxury game by including a perfume cartridge in the glove box of their BMW 7 series. Perfume dispensers are a perfect alternative to buying air fresheners that do not match the luxurious interiors of the Mercedes.
This perfume dispenser produces fragrances that keep the new car smelling fresh forever. The scent dispenser diffuses the unique Mercedes-Benzes’ perfumes through the heating vents.
Mercedes named these scents “Moods” with a variety to choose from;
- Pacific mood with lemon and orange undertones.
- Downtown mood is a fruity, floral fragrance with cashmere and ambergris undertones.
- Sport mood.
- Nightlight mood, among many others.
The Mercedes fragrance dispensers maintain a clean, pleasant interior cabin atmosphere for the vehicle’s occupants by preventing outdoor irritants from entering the car.
Mercedes-Benz’s in-house futurist Sabine Engelhardt worked with the automakers to design all these fragrances and diffusers to give clients an olfactory experience. Scents are a crucial part of how human beings respond to and appreciate experiences, and Mercedes automakers truly appreciate this.
Rolls-Royce anti-paparazzi curtain
The anti-paparazzi curtain is a feature that is obviously designed for the ultra-popular and well-heeled who need to protect their privacy; typically, celebrities. They are hounded by paparazzi night and day. Sometimes, tints don’t do enough of a job for them.
With a simple push of a button, these power-operated curtains pull up and protect the occupants from the peering stares of outsiders.
Additionally, partition curtains that separate the front and rear cabins can be put up automatically. They don’t come cheap though, the anti-paparazzi curtain costs approximately $16,000.
Bentley Mullsan is also designed with electric curtains that eliminate vision completely. Even a camera flash can never penetrate them when they are pulled up.
Mercedes S600 bottle chiller and silver-plated champagne flutes
Luxury is about extravagance and sometimes it goes over and above what the average consumer is familiar with. This theory holds for the Mercedes-Maybach S600 which can automatically replace the traditional three-person rear seat with a two-seater rear cabin separated by a center console that holds a fridge and two silver-plated champagne flutes.
Even more fascinating, this center console is fit out with two-fold-out tables and holders that prevent spillage and grip the silver-plated flutes to prevent breakage.
For just $1,100, you can get a fancy little refrigerator on your Mercedes S class and indulge in lavish, little champagne parties on the road.
The bottle chiller is not limited to Mercedes, for $10,000 you can get a custom-made refrigerator for your Bentley Bentayga. The Volvo XC90 Excellence model which costs $106,545 also has an inbuilt refrigerator
Bentley’s Infotainment pack
What’s the smartest way to buy a 12″ drop-down screen, 2 in-headset displays, and iPads? Well, the Bentley add-on package offers you this extra $32,000 infotainment package with 15GB of space for your music collection.
When money is no object, this pack should be the perfect add-on to your luxury item collection.
It is not only visually stunning, but this infotainment pack is also one of the best of its kind with its touch response features, anti-glare coating, and a bigger, brighter screen. It has been designed with a balance of Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, in-built sat-nav, and Bluetooth system.
The screen is customizable and the navigation system has been upgraded with a 3D, head-up display that shows satellite maps and gives traffic updates such as street names and directions to the desired destination.
The digital dials in this infotainment pack give the Bentley a brilliant, classic look that is simple to understand and configure so that users can easily find the information they are looking for whenever they need it.
The sound system hasn’t gone unnoticed; you can choose a 10-speaker, 650-watt standard system, or a Band & Olufsen 16-speaker, 1500-watt high-level system. If these two don’t satisfy, you can try the costly Naim, 2200-watt system specifically designed for Bentleys.
With incomes that put them firmly in the one percent bracket, people who buy Bentleys and Rolls-Royces’ are obsessed with the finer things in life. Why not add a crazy, unique feature that is beguiling enough to have them dig deeper into their pockets?
