From the moment Sir Henry Royce
introduced the Rolls-Royce Phantom in 1925
it was judged ‘The Best Car in the World’ by the cognoscenti.
As a result it has conveyed some of the
world’s most influential and powerful men
and women to the most defining historical
moments over the last 92 years.
The New 2018 Rolls Royce Phantom will be
the first of a new generation of Rolls-Royces
to benefit from the creation of the
Architecture of Luxury. This new
architecture serves as the foundation on
which this eighth generation of Phantom
reaffirms its position as ‘The Best Car in the
World’ by taking the best fundamentals and
making them better.
The first major benefit of the new
architecture for the New Phantom are
lightness, increased stiffness, efficient
production of standard and extended
wheelbase bodies and uncompromised
exterior surface design.
The all-new aluminium spaceframe structure
delivers extraordinary car body stiffness for
exceptional ‘best-in-class’ functional
performance whilst also being lighter.
Indeed New Phantom is 30 per cent more
rigid than its predecessor, leading to better
ride comfort.
The suspension makes millions of
calculations every second as it continuously
varies the electronically controlled shock
absorber adjustment system – reacting to
body and wheel acceleration, steering
inputs and camera information.
With the focus on creating the most silent
motor car in the world, a completely silent
engine was also required, and that meant
more low-end output at lower revs to
ensure that silence. Hence a completely new,
6.75-litre V12 powertrain has been
engineered for New Phantom, in place of
the previous naturally aspirated V12 engine.
The new V12 Phantom engine employs two
turbo chargers that contribute to a low-end
torque output of 900Nm at an incredibly
low 1,700rpm whilst also delivering 563bhp
or 420kW of power, resulting in calm low
speed progress associated with state
occasions and an unfussed surge of power
when one needs to press on.
The addition of Satellite Aided Transmission
(SAT), married to a ZF 8-Speed gearbox also
ensures that the driver is prepared for
whatever the road has in store for them.
Features include: Alertness Assistant, a 4-
camera system with Panoramic View, all-
round visibility including helicopter view,
Night Vision and Vision Assist, Active Cruise
Control, collision warning, pedestrian
warning, cross-traffic warning, lane
departure and lane change warning, an
industry leading 7×3 high-resolution head-
up display, WiFi hotspot, of course the latest
navigation and entertainment systems and
many more.
Price will be officially revealed soon so get
your wallets ready.
