The second-newest Rolls Royce, the Phantom Drophead Coupe, nevertheless sticks with tradition. For one, it uses rear-hinged suicide doors, and a 6.75-liter V12 to move its near 3-ton bulk around that harkens back to a time when fuel economy and emissions weren’t issues. The teak rear deck symbolizes the kind of old-world craftsmanship that isn’t found anywhere else in today’s automotive landscape.
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe
The second-newest Rolls Royce, the Phantom Drophead Coupe, nevertheless sticks with tradition. For one, it uses rear-hinged suicide doors, and a 6.75-liter V12 to move its near 3-ton bulk around that harkens back to a time when fuel economy and emissions weren’t issues. The teak rear deck symbolizes the kind of old-world craftsmanship that isn’t found anywhere else in today’s automotive landscape.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Rolls Royce Ghost
Based on the BMW 7-Serie chassis, the Rolls-Royce Ghost first debuted at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show as a thinly veiled concept and later entered production as a 2010 model. Since then, Rolls Royce has added new content, colors and content to keep the Ghost fresh.
Rolls-Royce said the introduction of a new smaller and entry-level model increases annual output to roughly 1,600 cars. As noted, the new Roller shares a platform with the new BMW 7-Serie. Rolls-Royce utilized the BMW platform to build a less expensive luxury car. Of course, "less expensive" in this case means in the low-$300,000 range.
Despite the baby Rolls' close connection with the 7-Series, the two cars don't share any visible interior designs or parts. In fact, the two sedans only share about 20 percent of their components. The new Rolls-Royce model also has a 5,400 mm wheelbase and tip the scales at over 5,000 lbs.
Initial reports suggested the car would be powered by a BMW's 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8, but the Ghost is actually be powered by a turbocharged V12. The 12-pot mill is all-new but is said to be based on BMW's V8 architecture.
According to Rolls-Royce, the new turbo V12 displaces 6.6-liters and cranks out 563 horsepower and 575 lb-ft of torque. Power is shifted via an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Despite the Ghost's heft, the big Roller can make the sprint from zero-to-60 in just 4.7 seconds, on its way to an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph.
The Rolls-Royce Ghost is built on its own dedicated production line at Goodwood, but shares paint, wood and leather workshops with the Phantom series of cars. Rolls-Royce has expanded all areas of its manufacturing facility to prepare for the introduction of the Ghost model.
Source: LeftLaneNews
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