Britannia really does rule!
February 24th 2009 14:16
The new small Rolls Royce is here! Of course it is not actually small unless you compare it with the Queen Mary 2 or the HMS Ark Royal.
The new sedan shares its platform with the BMW 7 series and will probably become the most driver orientated Rolls Royce ever, which considering this motor car will compete with the Bentley Continental family will not be a bad thing! The days of rounding corners like the racing yachts at Cowes tacking may actually be over at RR.
Sharing the now trademark Rolls Royce rear coach doors (read suicide doors) the 200EX is a grand looking affair which has inherited its good looks from Phantom big brother. It is modern but the heritage is obvious for all to see.
Although this new Rolls is chasing a new type of buyer and is possibly a step down in social standing compared with its ancestors, there will no hybrids or diesel engines. Power will be provided by an enlarged BMW V12, see Britannia really does rule, albeit courtesy of Germany!!
As always, if one has the desire to match the paintwork with a favourite pair of socks or underpants then the person writing the check has that option! Will they do a tartan interior I wonder!
Will it sell? Of course it will! Would I have one, in a word yes! Anyone know where I can get a lazy million on good terms? Or an easy bank to rob!
The new sedan shares its platform with the BMW 7 series and will probably become the most driver orientated Rolls Royce ever, which considering this motor car will compete with the Bentley Continental family will not be a bad thing! The days of rounding corners like the racing yachts at Cowes tacking may actually be over at RR.
Sharing the now trademark Rolls Royce rear coach doors (read suicide doors) the 200EX is a grand looking affair which has inherited its good looks from Phantom big brother. It is modern but the heritage is obvious for all to see.
Although this new Rolls is chasing a new type of buyer and is possibly a step down in social standing compared with its ancestors, there will no hybrids or diesel engines. Power will be provided by an enlarged BMW V12, see Britannia really does rule, albeit courtesy of Germany!!
As always, if one has the desire to match the paintwork with a favourite pair of socks or underpants then the person writing the check has that option! Will they do a tartan interior I wonder!
Will it sell? Of course it will! Would I have one, in a word yes! Anyone know where I can get a lazy million on good terms? Or an easy bank to rob!
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