Rolls Royce


Quieter Spirit: Rolls reportedly planning hybrid Ghost for 15% better economy

If you've been pondering getting on the list for a Rolls-Royce Ghost but you're hesitant because of the negative environmental impact (and social standing) of the big, beautiful boat's V12 engine, we've got good news for you. British site Autocar is reporting that a hybrid version of the Ghost is in the works. It's rumored to be based off the mild hybrid system of the BMW ActiveHybrid 7, which makes sense considering that the two luxury sleds utilize the same platform. The nearly 18-foot long Ghost will likely still sport a 6.2-liter V12, ... Read more →

FOLLOWUP: Angry customer who drove Rolls-Royce through shop window gets 16 months? Jonathon Ramsey

Robert Caton was trying to keep a leash on his mounting stress, but – aided by depression and two bottles of whiskey – the beast got away from him. The ensuing explosion – and, ...

Rumormill: Electric Rolls-Royce Phantom cometh? Jeremy Korzeniewski

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Rumormill_Electric_Rolls_Royce_Phantom_on_the_Way'; Yes, an electric Rolls-Royce. And why not? The torque curve of an electric motor – making maximum ...

Frankfurt 2009: 2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost is an apparition to move you Chris Paukert

Perhaps with conspicuous consumption falling out of favor, you're looking to downsize from your Phantom. Perhaps you're Kanye West and you feel the need to lower your public profile, but you ...

Take it to the Bank: BMW Group to display new debuts in Frankfurt on exhibit hall track Noah Joseph

It's all about presentation. That's the sentiment which BMW is apparently embracing for the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show, for which the Bavarian automaker has announced an intriguing element to ...

Officially Official: 2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost details released [w/VIDEO] 2 months ago on Autoblog

Rolls-Royce has officially dropped dozens of images and plenty of details on its new "baby" saloon, the Ghost. The new Roller won't be seen publicly for another week, when it'll formally bow in Frankfurt, but we now know that its 6.6-liter V12 generates an impressive 575 lb-ft of torque at ...

REPORT: Angry U.K. man drives Rolls-Royce into store after his bed is delivered without a mattress 2 months ago on Autoblog

Drunk people often display a distinct lack of comprehension, and that appears to be the case in this particular instance as well. A 1983 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit bore the brunt of the injuries when a frustrated Robert Caton of Andover, England got fed up trying to sort out a customer service ...

Rolls-Royce launches limited-edition Phantom Bespoke Collection in the Persian Gulf 2 months ago on Autoblog

While Rolls-Royce prepares to roll out the new downsized Ghost model, in the Middle East demand still soars for the full-size Phantom. But with every sheikh and his cousins driving – or more likely, being driven in – the big Rolls, the automaker has announced a new Bespoke Collection ...

VIDEO: Rolls Royce Ghost promo vid lands online 2 months ago on Autoblog

The Rolls-Royce Ghost aims to be the next great super lux, competing with storied marques like Bentley and Aston by offering both a sumptuous cabin and engaging driving dynamics. In pictures, the Ghost looks small by Rolls standards, yet it's seven inches larger than the BMW 7-Series, and with ...

Meadow Brook Concours 2009: Pre-WWII rides for the rich 3 months ago on Autoblog

From the moment the world's first automobiles were built, the wealthy began demanding better transportation than the masses. Brands like Rolls-Royce, Lincoln Pierce-Arrow and Cadillac delivered big, beautiful vehicles with luxury appointments to coddle their occupants. Big, gaudy hood emblems ...

Badge-engineering at its finest? Rolls-Royce Phantom spotted in Manhattan with GM hybrid emblems 3 months ago on Autoblog

If there is any car that seems to be well suited to either hybridization or outright electrification, the Rolls-Royce Phantom would seem to be logical candidate. Many of them are used transporting the wealthy around the world's great cities like Paris, London and Manhattan in trips that are not ...

Rolls-Royce gives up the Ghost... performance numbers 3 months ago on Autoblog

The official numbers for the Rolls-Royce Ghost have been revealed, and as expected, you won't need to worry about getting embarrassed. The 6.6-liter, twin-turbo V12 is rated at 563 hp and 575 lb-ft, that latter number, in typical Rolls fashion, being available practically at idle – just ...

Rolls-Royce launches configurator for 200EX/Ghost 4 months ago on Autoblog

Looking for a spectacularly useless way to waste some time? Online car configurators are one of our favorites. You can sit for an hour or more playing with different color combinations and options on a car you're never going to buy, and have absolutely nothing to show for it when you're done. The ...

No Surprise: Rolls-Royce reportedly planning coupe and cabrio versions of Ghost 4 months ago on Autoblog

Without catching anyone off guard, an exterior stylist for Rolls-Royce disclosed that the company is planning both coupe and convertible variants of its upcoming all-new Ghost sedan. Andreas Thurner, responsible for penning the new four-door, told Autocar that, "...the Ghost was designed in a ...

Rolls-Royce to double workforce ahead of Ghost production 5 months ago on Autoblog

The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost will not only mean more sales for the company, it will mean more workers. Rolls is adding 300 production workers to the payroll, bringing its Sussex workforce to 900. The majority of new positions will be in the wood, leather and paint shops, but there will be ...

Shanghai 2009: Geely GE goes for baroque. Again. 6 months ago on Autoblog

Asian consumers loves them some baroque styling. How else to explain the popularity of gaudy, over-the-top couture in the continent's major city centers? Indeed, how else to explain the existence of cars like the Mitsuoka Galue S50 and Galue 204? Proving that the love affair is still very much ...

CONFIRMED: Rolls-Royce RR4 getting 500+HP turbo V12, 8-speed gearbox 7 months ago on Autoblog

Historically, Rolls-Royce has somewhat smugly declined to quote horsepower numbers, utilizing amusingly evasive language like "entirely sufficient" to describe its engines' power outputs. Perhaps a sign of the times, Rolls is now being a bit more forthcoming about details for its upcoming ...

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost (aka RR4) to be available in coupe, convertible 7 months ago on Autoblog

Despite the fact that Rolls Royce is still calling its 200EX (aka RR4) a concept, the vehicle that debuted at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month is, in reality, a thinly disguised future production model that could possibly revive the Silver Ghost nameplate from the early 1900s. According ...

Autoblog Podcast #117 8 months ago on Autoblog

This week, Sam and Chris return from a short hiatus for some fun with a Rolls Royce and a BMW 750Li. After we get all the iDrive carping out of our systems, we move on to what we might see at the Geneva Motor Show, touch briefly on the Autoblog Garage, and finish up with a dandy little ...

Officially Official: Rolls-Royce 200EX 8 months ago on Autoblog

Following today's embargo debacle, Rolls-Royce has finally released the official details and images of its baby Roller, the 200EX. The name draws its inspiration from the "experimental" prototypes that Rolls created during the pre-war era, but this version is more modern and has its sights set ...

Geneva Preview: Rolls-Royce 200EX Concept teaser surfaces 8 months ago on Autoblog

The oft-spied Rolls-Royce RR4 finally has a name -- 200 EX -- and will be unveiled in concept form at the Geneva Motor Show in a couple of weeks. The 200EX will be a new, smaller model to slot in below the current Phantom sedan and coupe, riding on a new platform and with an all-new engine. The ...

Phantom gets a Phacelift: Rolls-Royce sedan updated for 2009 8 months ago on Autoblog

It's hard to feel bad for something as stately as the Rolls-Royce Phantom sedan, but the model that relaunched the most distinguished of British automakers under BMW's patronage has soldiered on without a complaint while all the others got the attention. Since its introduction in 2003, the ...

More details on "?380,000" Rolls-Royce 4 9 months ago on Autoblog

Auto Telegraaf reports a tidbit on the coming Rolls-Royce 4 that would make the car something special indeed: it claims the car will cost €380,000. If true, that would make it the second priciest car in the Rolls-Royce line-up, with only the Phantom LWB a scant €20,000 ahead of it. ...

That's Rich: Rolls-Royce sets another sales record 9 months ago on Autoblog

"The poor stay poor, the rich get rich. That's how it goes, and everybody knows". Leonard Cohen might as well have been writing jingle for Rolls-Royce. Because while mass-market automakers have seen plummeting sales, the quintessential luxury marque has enjoyed another year of sales improvement, ...

The Phantom Menace: Project Kahn mods the Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe 10 months ago on Autoblog

Few cars epitomize "the good life" quite like the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe. But for some people, good isn't good enough. And for those people, there's Project Kahn, the blingtastic British tuning house which has just debuted its own custom DHC. Central to Kahn's package are the ...

Ecstasy on your Wrist: Corum's 1976 Rolls-Royce timepiece 10 months ago on Autoblog

Here at Autoblog, we've reported on a variety of automotive-themed wristwatches. But for all their branding and marketing efforts, few of the timepieces commissioned from Switzerland's finest bear much resemblance or connection to the cars they're meant to compliment. However, in 1976, Swiss ...

Spy Shots: RR4 interior shows off new steering wheel, iDrive-like controller 11 months ago on Autoblog

Development work continues on the new "entry-level" model inbound from Rolls Royce dubbed the RR4. By "entry level" we mean that the new RR4 will cost a cool $100,000 less than the Phantom, which means we should expect a price tag in the $250,000 - $280,000 range. Spy photographers from KGP ...

SEMA 2008: World's quickest Rolls-Royce 1 year ago on Autoblog

No, it's not a chop. It's a 1970 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow built by Joe's Street Rod Shop. Poking out of the hood behind the Spirit of Ecstasy is a blown 572-ci Chrysler Hemi that is bottle fed to a more-than-adequate 1,350 horsepower. Expect to the cover the quarter mile stylishly in the low ...

Super rich may avoid super expensive cars because of bad image 1 year ago on Autoblog

If you've got it, flaunt it. The super high-end automotive market has been counting on that attitude for years, and it may now be coming back to bite them. It seems that sales of luxury marques such as Bentley, Maybach and Aston Martin have been on a downward trajectory over the last year. ...

Another special edition Rolls-Royce for the Middle East 1 year ago on Autoblog

Yes, this is a Mirage, but no, you're not seeing things. Following hot on the heels of the Peony edition Phantom, Rolls-Royce is introducing yet another special edition of the uber-luxury saloon exclusively for Middle Eastern customers. Official details aren't available yet, however the Mirage ...

Unique Rolls-Royce "ride" for auction at Goodwood 1 year ago on Autoblog

Few automobiles on the road offer the kind of stately ride that a Rolls-Royce does, but this one-of-a-kind creation takes things to another level. At the upcoming Goodwood Revival later this month, Bonhams will offer a unique carousel built by Rolls-Royce in the 1930s. Believed to have been crafted ...

Pininfarina Hyperion dash-mounted watch from Girard-Perregaux 1 year ago on Autoblog

If someone has enough cash on hand to commission an entirely rebodied Rolls-Royce from one of Italy's most famous coachbuilders, you can bet he's not going to be wearing an off-the-rack watch, either. That's why Girard-Perregaux crafted the special timepiece you see here. As we reported with the ...

Rolls-Royce creates special Peony edition Phantom for UAE 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click to view the RR Phantom Peony edition in hi-res Wealthy customers in the United Arab Emirates seem to have a penchant for special editions of the most expensive luxury saloons. As if it wasn't enough to get the Maybach Landaulet revealed right there on their home turn, one Arabian customer ...

A Matter of Taste: Rolls-Royce delivers golden Drophead Coupe to Abu Dhabi 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click to view the Golden Roller in high-resolution It says a lot about a place when a gold-gilded Rolls-Royce comes across as the most tasteful thing we've seen there recently, but so it is. Following the gold-accented Camry spotted in neighboring emirate Dubai, a brand new Rolls-Royce Phantom ...

Rolls-Royce RR4 concept coming to Geneva '09 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view sketches of the upcoming RR4 After having maxed-out the Phantom range with sedan, coupe and convertible variants, Rolls-Royce has been hard at work preparing its second range. Known tentatively as the RR4 (following in succession after the three Phantoms), the new "baby Rolls" ...

On the Block: Saddam's Rollers up for sale 1 year ago on Autoblog

It'd be hard to find a vehicle that conveys a greater sense of authority and superiority than a Rolls-Royce. How about a Rolls-Royce that previously belonged to a dictator? A year and a half since his execution, several uber-luxury automobiles that belonged to Saddam Hussein are now popping up for ...

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