Rolls-Royce does not build many cars like the Rolls-Royce 100EX: a 100EX: 2-door cabriolet / 101EX: 2-door coupé with 100EX: 9.0 L V16, built from 2004 to 2006 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Its designer of record is Marek Djordjevic.
Where it came from
The Rolls-Royce 100 EX and the 101 EX, with 'EX' standing for experimental models, are two related concept cars developed by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and first shown at the Geneva International Auto Show in 2004 and 2006 respectively.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 100EX: 9.0 L V16. The gearbox is a 6-speed automatic. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Ford Mustang, the Hyundai Tucson, the Chrysler 300. Nearby in the Rolls-Royce catalogue sit the Rolls-Royce 102EX and the Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé.