Rolls-Royce Unveils Its Most High-Tech Car Yet With Wholly Redesigned Ghost
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Rolls-Royce took a chance and gave the most popular motor car in its 116-year history, the Ghost, a complete overhaul. New Ghost and Ghost Extended, unveiled 11 years after the original first took the road in 2009, are the incarnations of the company’s self-proclaimed “post-opulent” ethos.
According to the marque, New Ghost is the cautious culmination of feedback from customers who wanted a more minimalist design in line with the times. Rolls-Royce took the desire for reduction seriously, stripping the original Ghost down to its signature Spirit of Ecstasy and umbrellas.
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For the first time ever, the Spirit of Ecstasy icon is surrounded by her own “lake” of smooth bonnet, rather than panel lines.
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New Ghost is designed with an all-wheel drive, all-wheel steering, and self-leveling, allowing for an effortless and agile driving experience. A world-first ‘Planar Suspension System’ mimics flight on land and creates a “magic carpet ride” effect.
Its 6.75-liter twin-turbocharged V12 petrol engine delivers 420kW and 627lb to reach a speed of 100km/h (62mph) in just 4.8 seconds.
New Ghost’s interior stays true to its commitment to minimalism, and is decked stylishly with quality leathers, veneer and metals.
Rolls-Royce Ghost. Image courtesy of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
Rolls-Royce Ghost. Image courtesy of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended. Image courtesy of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended. Image courtesy of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
A reinvented fascia with the Ghost branding evenly illuminates with “stars” intricately created from 90,000 laser-etched dots.
Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended. Image courtesy of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
There’s—surprise, surprise—a Champagne fridge stashed between the rear seats that keeps bubbly at the optimal serving temperatures of six degrees centigrade for non-vintage Champagnes and 11 degrees centigrade for vintage labels.
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The new Ghost series is also Rolls-Royce’s most technologically advanced lineup yet. LED and laser headlights offer over 600 meters (nearly 2,000 feet) of illuminated range. There’s also day- and night-time wildlife and pedestrian warning, a four-camera configuration with panoramic view, alertness assistant, collision and cross-traffic alerts, all-round and helicopter visibility, departure and lane change warning, self-parking, and doors that unlock from the inside.
The models also arrive with their own Wi-Fi hotspots, as well as state-of-the-art navigation and entertainment systems.
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Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended. Image courtesy of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
The plus version of the series, Ghost Extended, promises more rear legroom than all other four-seat sedans of its category.
In order for the larger model to retain Ghost’s “pure, minimalist design” and lines, Rolls-Royce simply extended the rear door and rear body so that any visual excess from the added length is subdued.
Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended. Image courtesy of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
Rolls-Royce Ghost (left) and Ghost Extended (right). Image courtesy of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
You can find out more about the redesigned Rolls-Royce Ghost here.
[via Rolls-Royce Motor Cars]
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