2010 Baby Rolls-Royce (RR4) Thread (Spy pics & info)

[Centurion]

Originally Posted by SDNR

I certainly hope it has its own 'personality' ....more sporty,

That's what it's going to be, a driver's car competing against the Flygin Spur. It will be a very welcomed car since I've seen a couple of rich folks here wheeling a Phantom like it's a 7er, and as you might have guessed they looked really stupid. A chauffeur is a must if you own a Phantom.

[SDNR]

So it will probably be quite sporty -- twin turbo V8 perhaps ?

[Centurion]

Originally Posted by SDNR

So it will probably be quite sporty -- twin turbo V8 perhaps ?

Most probably. The 4.4 twin turbo that's going to power the X6-M should certainly serve well in the Rolls.

[SKYSONY]

Spied Rolls Royce RR4 Begins to Reveal Shape

It has lot a part of the disguise, it look very nice, classic and phantom-like.

[EnI]

Originally Posted by SKYSONY

Spied Rolls Royce RR4 Begins to Reveal Shape

It has lot a part of the disguise, it look very nice, classic and phantom-like.

As announced by me & Scott quite some time ago: typical modern RR design cues - design trademarks, Phantom-like general design features, yet much sleeker, more rounded, less boxy & upright, more modern & youthful in details.

Mind the front is still heavily camoed - thick plastic cladding. The real front is more rounded & leaned-back. The rear is much more exposed.

Check the official sketches - they show the real deal:

[SDNR]

Looks pretty good Tine. Will it actually have the backwards opening doors ..or is that just camouflage?

[EnI]

Originally Posted by SDNR

Looks pretty good Tine. Will it actually have the backwards opening doors ..or is that just camouflage?

Suicide doors are a design trademark of modern RR (by BMW)!
(Silver) Ghost (baby RR) & it's variants will feature this design trademark as well.

[SKYSONY]

Originally Posted by SDNR

Looks pretty good Tine. Will it actually have the backwards opening doors ..or is that just camouflage?

Why do you always call EnI as Tine? Is it his real name?.

[SDNR]

What about the grille ....will it be the traditional grille or one more like on the Phantom Coupé? ....oh, and will it also have the small side windows on th C pillar?


....he he, lots of questions for you Tine

[SDNR]

Originally Posted by SKYSONY

Why do you always call EnI as Tine? Is it his real name?.

yes

[EnI]

Originally Posted by SDNR

What about the grille ....will it be the traditional grille or one more like on the Phantom Coupé? ....oh, and will it also have the small side windows on th C pillar?

The grille will be more leaned-back - a bit more like Phantom Coupe. Definitely not temple-like as seen on Phantom. Yet expect the grille of baby coupe / cabrio to be even more radical.

Regarding C-pillar: I was told there would be a small "privacy-window" in the C-pillar. That's also a RR limo trademark. Look at the C-pillar: without the window it would look horrendously huge & thick!


Ghost will definitely feature Phantom-like silhouette - even the design cues will be similar / same. So, yes - it will be a mini-Phantom. Kind a. But rounder, sleeker, with more modern & youthful details (eg. grille, headlights, tail lights, rims, interior). The interior will be much less yacht-like as the one seen in the Phantom. Overall stance will be much more sportier & less majestic.

[Centurion]

Still looks huge though. I anticipated it to be a bit smaller and sleeker.

[EnI]

Originally Posted by Centurion

Still looks huge though. I anticipated it to be a bit smaller and sleeker.

There is such a car ... It's called F01 BMW 7-series.

[SCOTT27]

look at it this way. If the Phantom is a modern interpretation of classic Rolls-Royce then the RR04 is a futuristic interpretation of classic Rolls-Royce. @ BMW aswell as RR04 there is another name for this car :
The Maybach's Obituary.

[Centurion]

Originally Posted by EnI

There is such a car ... It's called F01 BMW 7-series.

It's just that I thought it was going to be more domestic like a drivers car similar to the Flying Spur but it still pretty much looks like a chauffeur driven car.

[Sunny]

Originally Posted by SCOTT27

look at it this way. If the Phantom is a modern interpretation of classic Rolls-Royce then the RR04 is a futuristic interpretation of classic Rolls-Royce. @ BMW aswell as RR04 there is another name for this car :
The Maybach's Obituary.

Oh, MB did a pretty good job of writing that obituary themselves - I doubt they need any help from RR for that.

[SDNR]

^ So does this mean you guys see absolutely no future for Maybach? ....I'm not 100% sure about that just yet.

[Centurion]

Originally Posted by SDNR

^ So does this mean you guys see absolutely no future for Maybach? ....I'm not 100% sure about that just yet.

You said it right. A cat has more than 1 lives.

[EnI]

Originally Posted by SDNR

^ So does this mean you guys see absolutely no future for Maybach? ....I'm not 100% sure about that just yet.

Maybach should do something fast.

When RR Silver Ghost is launched, and Bentley introduce the new Arnage, Maybach is dead. Mind Aston Martin is also joining the party with super-pricey Rapide.

The future of Maybach is coach-building. Like eg. Pininfarina, or Fisker - but in Maybach case with much more brand appeal. Super-exclusive & ultra-expansive individual vehicles.

MB should rather launch S600 Pullman, and ODC-based 4dr cabrio. With high-end models like CL (AMG), SLR, SLC, IMO that should be OK.

Since MB brand desperately needs a strong push further upstairs. Since other brands are rapidely closing the gap. Pullman (or another MB-branded limo beyond S-class) + ODC-like vehicle + SLC is just enough for a while.

Really ... let Maybach be a coach-building car manufacturer. With MB body-donors some very interesting cars may be produced. And MB better do that fast - before VW do that with Bugatti. 2 quite known coach-builders are too much. But this segment will be super-exclusive: individually built cars, and known brand.

[modena_360stradale]

I hope that's not the real rear pillar. It seems a little long and awkward

[Potential]

Proportions to die for... This car is going to be off the Ricter scale...

[Merc1]

Baby Rolls spied with little camouflage | GlobalMotors.net - spy pictures, concepts, videos, pictures, rumors, motor shows...


M

[EnI]

Originally Posted by EnI

Regarding C-pillar: I was told there would be a small "privacy-window" in the C-pillar. That's also a RR limo trademark. Look at the C-pillar: without the window it would look horrendously huge & thick!

Obviously I was told WRONG! I found this info odd from the beginning since the official sketches showed C-pillar without privacy-window.

And now, looking at this spy pic where C-pillare is stripped of camo slightly, I can see no privacy-window at all, just huge & extra-thick C-pillar.

[SCOTT27]

Prospective owners will get the first look at the new RR04 in a secret location somewhere in Paris , not behind the stand at the show during the Paris auto salon.

We have to wait till Geneva 2009 till the unveiling of the 102EX to get the first look at what you will get.
Me and a colleague are taking a Phantom Coupe to the Press day.

But BMW will be busy behind the scenes aswell as a closed off private viewing of the 7er , The Z4 Roadster will be there before it's world debut.

[///K]

Nice to see it has suicide doors, one unique features on rolls royce. Will there be a LWB version also? and as for the interior, will the cabin have a new look or will it be only a little different from the phantom?