Spy Shots: Baby Rolls nabbed
Posted Jan 15th 2008 5:47PM by Dan Roth
Filed under: Spy Photos, BMW, Rolls-Royce
Hours upon hours of lying prone on the frozen tundra of the Arctic Circle have paid off for KGP's hardcore spy shooters. An upright test mule has been spotted running around at BMW's facility in the frozen hinterlands. There have been rumors of a smaller Roller swirling about, and these shots seem to support the conjecture. BMW's 7-series will reportedly serve as the basis for the new luxury whip, and the car in the photos appears identical to the surrounding 7's from the A-pillar back. The stiff upper lip has likely been grafted on to facilitate cooling and airflow for the engine room. Plus, you could do worse than an E65 with a better schnoz and an old-world interior. Check out all five spy shots in the gallery below.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Pat @ Jan 15th 2008 6:26PM
While it will do wonders for their sales ... I wonder what the impact will be on the marque.
Mind you, it can be worse the 80s when all there was were copies of Rolls Royces.
Paul P. @ Jan 15th 2008 7:23PM
It makes sense, the Phantoms are absolute beasts. Longer than my GMC Suburban 2500. Even the coupe is massive. With a smaller Rolls more people might buy them to drive themselves around, rather than be driven. Think Rolls Royce's version of a Bentley sedan.
Really though, Rolls Royce is still considered the crème de la crème of luxury cars, so they could probably sell just about anything they put their name on.
FSM @ Jan 15th 2008 7:35PM
Finally maybe now I can afford one. Ha yeah right.
Vik @ Jan 15th 2008 7:55PM
Which genius pasted the red autoblog squarely on top of the grill/headlights in the last picture? Nice work.
Dan Roth @ Jan 15th 2008 8:52PM
Vik, the Rolls is to the left of the car with the watermark.
Vik @ Jan 17th 2008 6:58AM
Dan- I'm an idiot. Sorry for the snarky comment.
Hike15 @ Jan 15th 2008 10:29PM
I hope this isnt just a 7-series with a different look, like Maybachs are to the Mercedes S-Class
joe @ Jan 16th 2008 2:20PM
I hope interior looks better than phantom's