Rowan Atkinson talks about Johnny English Rolls-Royce Phantom

Rolls-Royce Phantom plays a crucial role in upcoming Johnny English Reborn sequel

We all know of Rowan Atkinson's passion for cars and in this video the Johnny English star talks up the Rolls-Royce brand and the specially equipped Phantom model which makes an appearance in the second installment of the Bond-spook film series.

The car plays a crucial role in Johnny English Reborn and comes with an experimental 9.0 liter V16 - in the fictional world of the movie that is.

The film Johnny English Reborn will debut on October 7 in the U.K. and in the United States on October 28.

Source: Rolls-Royce via autogespot.com

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Sep 23, 2011 10:57 am By Alex Ricciuti

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Rotaermel

So the new Johnny English movie can be considered as the longest car commercial ever made? :D

September 23, 2011 11:37 am

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swifthead

didn't they on Top Gear said that in there is actually a one-off V16?

September 23, 2011 11:40 am

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benz_man

Wasnt one-off, they'd done the homework and were actually gonna mass-produce it. BMW had one in the 80s too called "project goldfish" and even GM engineered one in the early 2000s, with pushrods! lol

September 23, 2011 1:39 pm

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radmeister

Damn auto correct. Camaro not Canaries. That engine is still for sale as a crate. 572cid 720hp in the high compression version.

September 23, 2011 2:16 pm

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LostPassword

The V16 does actually exist as a full functional car. Not production though. I'm quite sure they used an identical V12 in the moving shots. Radmeister - whats a 572 ci GM engine got to do with this story? You are aware that engine is a V8, aren't you?

September 24, 2011 8:01 pm

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radmeister

Yes i know what the 572CID is, one of my buddies' dad has a 1969 camaro with a supercharged 572 crate. I typed my comment on my cellphone and it autocorrected camaro to canaries and when i clicked edit it deleted my old post...I was stating that the 9L pushrod engine GM did in the 2000s was the V8, or the one in the Cadillac Sixteen Concept of 2003 but that was a 13.6L, the Cien had a 7.5L V12.

September 24, 2011 9:06 pm

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