Natural interior
Natural interior

All the leather inside the 102EX is tanned using natural vegetable dies. There is no wood trim here, either. The surfaces that would ordinarily be covered with wood are, instead, coated with a material made from woven glass fibers.

Despite all the use of natural, renewable materials, the project manager for the 102EX insisted that this was not a "green car" project.

Most Rolls-Royce buyers are not, apparently, terribly concerned with that sort of thing. The emphasis has been, instead, on exploring how Rolls-Royce can remain relevant as technology -- and consumer expectations -- change in the future.


Last updated November 09 2011: 11:01 AM ET
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