Rolls-Royce may be working on a new, mega-powerful roadster for 2017. CAR reports the convertible would conceivably boast a V16 engine. Of course, the report gets a little muddled here ...

The V16 is a rarity in the ... and a larger 6.75-liter V8 engine with more torque. It also received specially designed brakes that utilized the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow's high-pressure hydraulics ...

It was given a truly massive 9.0L V16 engine to help make it a truly special product. A couple years later, Rolls-Royce also created the 101EX -- as convertible instead of the 100EX's hardtop model.

Rolls-Royce isn’t about to get complacent with its current lineup of models and steady sales growth; the British luxury automaker is planning on a V16-powered convertible and even an SUV model.