Rolls-Royce collector commissions orange Cullinan

Well, if you’re going to commission a Rolls-Royce SUV – a car that has elicited a wide spectrum of opinion since its launch – you might as well go big.

And by big we mean orange. Very, very orange. Unveiled at the finale of Monterey’s Car Week, Rolls-Royce showed off its special Cullinan built for its special client, Michael Fux. It’s his twelfth bespoke Roller, and his tenth bespoke colour that he now ‘owns’. Indeed, if you want this specific hue, you have to ask him.

It’s a hue he first spotted on a ladies wrap while in South Florida, which he then bought and gave to RR’s bespoke team. They worked for a year to finish the car, using seven layers of paint and hand polishing it for “multiple hours”. Behold – the ‘Fux Orange’.

He opted for black wheels with pinstripe orange centres, while inside it’s all white: white leather, carpet fascia, and steering wheel rim, while his special orange is applied to the stitching and ‘RR’ headrest motifs, and used on the rearview mirror, wheel stems, and the lambswool floor mats.

“For more than a decade, my team has never failed to deliver for him and the brand,” explains RR boss Torsten Muller-Otvos. That’s the thing with Rolls – they know each individual customer and their specific tastes. And while this is Mr Fux’s twelfth bespoke Rolls, it’ll sit in his collection of more than 150 cars. (Part of the reason he opts for luminous hues is to help raise money for charity – his colourful car collection is used at fundraisers.)

So, you may harbour Opinions on the Cullinan – what’s your take on this orange one?

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And then read Chris Harris's opinion on the Cullinan, here