How Billionaire Yohan Poonawalla Rolls In India's Costliest Car - A 22 Crore Rolls Royce [Video]
Billionaire businessman Yohan Poonawalla is a personality that needs no introduction. The chairman and managing director of Poonawalla Engineering Group is well known among car enthusiasts. That is one of the major reasons why he is often featured on our website. Mr. Poonawalla started the year 2025 with his brand new Rolls Royce Phantom VIII EWB limousine. The car made it to the headlines of several online news portals due to the reason that this was Yohan Poonawalla’s 22nd Rolls Royce and it costs around Rs 22 crore. Here we have a video that shows how Mr. Poonawalla rolls in India’s costliest car.
The video has been shared by omakar Harpude on his Instagram page. In this video, we see a convoy of ultra luxury cars being driven on the tarmac in an open ground. It looks like the road was leading to a helipad. At the front we have Poonawalla’s latest addition Rolls Royce Phantom EWB.
Behind the Rolls Royce Phantom limousine we see a Red coloured Bentley Flying Spur W12 Speed variant worth Rs 7 crore. We also see Land Rover Defender, Bentley Bentayga and an older generation Rolls Royce Phantom in the convoy. All these cars belong to Mr. Yohan Poonawalla and we have featured most of these cars on our website in the past.
In the video, we see Mr. Poonawalla waving at influencers and kids are who amazed to this ultra luxurious convoy of cars.
The Phantom VIII EWB
The car owned by Mr. Poonawalla is one of the most specced Rolls Royce sedan in the country and all these customisations from the factory is what took the price to Rs 22 crore. The car is said to have been custom ordered by Mr. Yohan Poonawalla himself.
The industrialist opted for unique and beautiful shade of Bohemian Red. Apart from this, the car also gets elite-looking solid gold Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament and 22-inch brushed silver dish plate alloy wheels. Another unique detail of Yohan’s new Rolls Royce Phantom VIII EWB is that he has opted for a custom-painted “P,” representing Poonawalla, on the rear quarter panels.
The luxury limousine also comes with illuminated grille, starlight headlights, and many more premium features. Yohan Poonawalla’s Rolls Royce Phantom VIII EWB also gets special privacy suite.
For those who may not be aware, the privacy suite option adds a partition between the driver and the passengers sitting in the rear section for added privacy. This option was discontinued by Rolls Royce but Mr. Poonawalla requested to have it back on his car.
Mr. Poonawalla’s Rolls Royce Phantom VIII EWB is powered by the same 6.75-liter V12 twin-turbocharged petrol engine as the regular limousine. The engine generates 571 bhp and 900 Nm of torque.
It is mated to an automatic transmission. As mentioned above, Mr Yohan Poonawalla is a car enthusiast and he has a collection of cars that are worth over 100 crores. He owns cars like Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, Ferrari 458 Aperta, Ferrari 488 Aperta, Ferrari Portofino, and F12 Berlinetta.