The Rolls-Royce Phantom II at Geneva shows some nip and tuck.
Facelifts got started with the ultra-rich and now their favourite
family car, the Rolls-Royce Phantom, has also been for a bit of surgery.
The Phantom II is revealed at the Geneva show with the first visual
tweaks since the $1.1 million loungeroom-on-wheels hit the road in 2003.
But it's the mechanical changes, and a 10 per cent improvement to the
car's considerable thirst, which will give potential buyers the
permission they need to buy again after the global financial crisis.
The car's CO2 emissions also drop from a nasty 388 grams/kilometre to a less unacceptable 347.
The Phantom II models - sedan, coupe and convertible - now come with an
eight-speed automatic gearbox, full LED headlights (claimed as a world
first), as well as new bumpers and re-styled lights.
Rolls-Royce is part of the BMW Group and that means the Phantom II now
gets the all-round camera viewing system first fitted to the 7 Series,
as well as updated satnav and adaptive headlamps.
"These cars are timeless in their appeal, but technology moves rapidly
and we cannot afford to stand still," says Torsten Muller-Otvos, CEO of
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
ليست هناك تعليقات:
إرسال تعليق