Presenting the Rolls-Royce Phantom Scintilla—a car so otherworldly, it feels like it descended from the heavens on a cloud of pure luxury. Alright, maybe that’s a bit much, but you get the idea: this is an extraordinarily refined Rolls-Royce, and only a select few will ever lay eyes on it. Rolls-Royce will only craft 10 of these masterpieces, each one emerging from its Private Office, accessible only to a clandestine circle of the extraordinarily wealthy.

The Scintilla takes its inspiration from the Spirit of Ecstasy, which itself draws from the Winged Victory of Samothrace—a Greek statue dating back to 190 BC. This statue inspired Charles Sykes when he created the iconic bonnet figurine in 1910.

The original statue was carved from Parian marble, and here, the Spirit of Ecstasy is rendered in a ceramic finish that mimics that fine-grained texture. Suddenly, silver feels a bit pedestrian, doesn’t it?

The two-tone paint job is a tribute to the island of Samothrace, with Andalusian White on top and Thracian Blue below, evoking the hues of the sea. A metallic flake in the paint adds a touch of sparkle, reminiscent of sunlight dancing on water. The double coachline and wheel pinstripes in Spirit Blue? Hand-painted, naturally.

Inside, embroidery takes center stage. There’s an astonishing amount of it. The coach doors and rear fabric seats alone feature 869,500 stitches (and yes, someone probably had to count every single one). The intricate door motif adds another 633,000 stitches, making it, according to Rolls, the most complex door design they’ve ever attempted.

This intricate design involves five colors—Blue Grey, Arctic White, Spirit Blue, Powder Blue, and Pastel Yellow—utilized with varying thread thicknesses and stitch orientations over six layers and 36 segments, eventually stitched into one seamless piece. It took two and a half years to perfect, and each interior takes 40 hours to assemble. Impressive, to say the least.

The seats are finished in a twill fabric with a reflective sheen, complete with an additional 236,500 stitches, just for good measure.

Above, a bespoke starlight headliner awaits, featuring 1,500 fiber optic stars, each meticulously placed by hand and inspired by the flowing gown of the Spirit of Ecstasy.

And up front, Rolls-Royce has added a centerpiece called the Celestial Pulse Gallery artwork—seven individually milled aluminum ribbons in the same ceramic finish as the statuette, flowing gracefully across the front fascia.

“The unveiling of a Private Collection is always a landmark moment,” says Rolls-Royce’s chief executive, Chris Brownbridge. “These rare and collectible motor cars, limited to just a handful of examples worldwide, are true masterpieces. They illustrate the boundless ingenuity and skill of the creatives and craftspeople at the Home of Rolls-Royce, and stimulate ideas among our clients for their own commissions.

“They also affirm Rolls-Royce’s status as an authentic luxury house. We do not simply build motor cars—we create rare, complex, and exquisitely crafted super-luxury products that are highly prized by collectors today and will be cherished long into the future.”

And just in case you needed a reminder of its exclusivity, each Phantom Scintilla will come with its own bespoke car cover. The realist in us suspects that cover will spend most of its time protecting this masterpiece from dust and fingerprints, preserving an immaculate investment rather than an exquisitely engineered vehicle.