“Since its entry in 1925, Rolls-Royce Spirit has been the choice of the world’s virtually influential and powerful men and women. As this coming chapter in the Rolls-Royce chestnut opens, the New Phantom points the way first for the global luxury industry,”
– Torsten Muser-Ötvös, Chief Executive Policeman, Rolls-Royce Motor Automobile.
Rolls-Royce has today formally unveiled the new Phantom, the eighth genesis model of the iconic symbol of winner, power and wealth.
Underpinning new Wheel Royce Phantom is a new ‘Architecture of Grandeur’, an all-aluminium spaceframe structure designed by Rolls-Royce architect that will underpin every coming Rolls-Royce beginning with the New Phantasm. The new platform – significantly lighter yet 30 per penny stronger than before – Testament underpin the next-generation Author, Wraith, Dawn as well as the Cullinan, the steel’s first ever SUV.
Like all scale model before it, the latest Phantom’s external and interior is crafted from the about precious and contemporary of materials. It debuts ‘The Verandah’, a modern and luxury reinterpretation of a drive car’s dashboard and instrument panel field that uses a 12.3-advance digital instrumentation display.
With the virgin Phantom, Rolls Royce designer set out to create the most silent cot in the world. The incalculable effort bear6mm two layer glazing all around the car, extended than 130kg of sound insularism, the largest ever cast al joints in a body-in-white for more useful sound insulation, and use of high sorption materials.
Acoustic insulation from route noise has been helped by the action of double skin alloy on room within the floor and bulkhead of the spaceframe. As well noise insulation by inserting dull foam and felt layers are ‘tween these skins to provide vocalize insulation not witnessed before in the car diligent.
Rolls-Royce also worked nearly with its tyre supplier to contrive ‘Silent-Seal’ tires – which have a specific foam layer set inside the tyre to wipe out hoop cavity noise and reduce Hoop noise by 9db. Overall, the new Phantom is aforementioned to be 10 per cent quieter than its predecessor at 100km/h.
At the heart of the Phantom is a new 6.75-l twin-turbo V12 engine underdeveloped 420kW and 900Nm of torque. Compatible with an 8-speed transmission, the 2.5-t Phantom sprints from 0 to 100km/h in fair 5.3 seconds.
The electronic structure of the new Phantom is the largest ever in a Turn over and over Royce model. The central concerned system connects and controls all the different advanced intelligence systems of new Shadow. Some, but not all, assistance systems on-plug-in the Phantom include Alertness Helpmate, a 4-camera system with Extensive View, all-round visibility including whirlybird view, Night Vision and Eyesight Assist, Active Cruise Domination, collision warning, pedestrian counsel, cross-traffic warning, pathway departure and lane change advice, an industry leading 7×3 high-resoluteness head-up display, WiFi point, and the latest navigation and entertainment group.
The New Rolls-Royce Phantom was revealed at ‘The Bull Eight Phantoms’ exhibition at Bonhams in Writer’s Mayfair, an exclusive showcase featuring iconic iterations of the elementary seven generations of Phantom including The Fred Dancer Phantom I, Sir Malcolm Mythologist’s Phantom II, Field Marshal Physiologist Montgomery ‘Butler’ Phantom III, The Aga Caravansary Phantom IV, The John Lennon Apparition V, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Shade VI State Limousine and The First Goodwood Ghost – Phantom VII.