One-Off Rolls-Royce Cullinan Gets Hand-Painted Starry Headliner

Sports activities automobile fanatics are typically in opposition to massive, heavy SUVs just like the Cullinan. Nevertheless, they nonetheless recognize BMW for preserving the V12 engine alive, even when just for the Rolls-Royce model. That is one in all simply two twelve-cylinder SUVs out there in 2025, with the opposite being the Ferrari Purosangue. The Bentley Bentayga W12 is gone, whereas fashions such because the Audi Q7 V12 TDI and Mercedes-AMG G65 are a distant reminiscence, not to mention the Lamborghini LM002.

However the Cullinan doesn’t goal clients preferring light-weight, low-slung coupes. It’s for these searching for final luxurious in a sensible SUV format. With that in thoughts, Rolls-Royce is specializing in different areas to entice consumers. Working example: right this moment’s press launch for the Cullinan Cosmos doesn’t even point out the venerable twin-turbo, 6.75-liter “N74” engine. Not even as soon as. As an alternative, it highlights different options that make this luxobarge stand out.

A one-of-one fee, the luxury front room on wheels is the primary Rolls-Royce to characteristic a completely hand-painted Starlight Headliner. Greater than 160 hours went into portray the ceiling to resemble the Milky Manner. Acrylic paint was utilized with a make-up brush in areas the place a mist impact was desired.

A number of brushes have been used for the starry headliner, together with greater than 20 layers of paint to seize the “drama of outer area.” The star motif additionally extends to the headrests and door panels, in addition to the passenger aspect of the dashboard, which options extra hand-painted particulars. Charles Blue and Grace White leathers cowl almost each floor, paired with a Piano White trim. Particular badges on the aspect sills mark this as no odd Cullinan, if such a factor exists in any respect.

On the surface, the Cullinan Cosmos wears Arabescato Pearl paint. A hand-painted twin coachline in Charles Blue accentuates the SUV’s stately physique, whereas the majestic Spirit of Ecstasy statuette lights up at night time to imitate a distant star.

As at all times, pricing isn’t disclosed. We do know the car was commissioned within the UAE by the Dubai workplace, and it certainly price a not-so-small fortune. In the USA, even a base Cullinan is a $400,000+ SUV, with the Black Badge pushing previous $470,000.

The Cullinan Cosmos follows final 12 months’s Spectre Lunaflair, one other one-off fee constructed to have fun the universe.