In pictures: Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II

You just aren’t bothered with rev counters, though you’re transfixed by the power-reserve gauge; you’re perfectly capable of closing the doors by yourself, but the lure of the power door button is too much.

To rattle off the list of changes for the update, which has come five years after Rolls-Royce announced it would launch an “entry-level” alternative to the sublime and imposing Phantom – at “entry level”, an owner will get little change from £250,000 (Dh1.5 million); it’s just smaller and better to drive yourself than the designed-for-a-chauffeur Phantom.

The pull of the RR motif is too much as well. You want nothing but the best and can afford it.

You are wowed by the Roller’s imposing shell; you sense its larger-than-life frame; feel an interior that’s softer than chamois underpants; and suck in the luxury that is available to very few. That’s what you notice.

A Roller could never be value for money – on paper, it couldn’t even be justifiable – but there’s nothing else on Earth that makes you feel the way you do inside one.

I’m sorry I didn’t notice much about the car itself, but I couldn’t help but observe how it made me feel inside. You don’t need to know about its dynamics; just understand that this is a stunning car made even better.

The Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II is available to order now in the UAE, with prices still to be confirmed.

It would take a real connoisseur to distinguish the new Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II from its predecessor, but that’s a trivial concern in such a monumental car. Words Richard Whitehead / All photos Courtesy of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.