7 September 2009 | 0 commentsWhen people talk about automobile luxury, they mean Rolls-Royce. These handbuilt cars are just perfect, attention is paid to every single detail. From the optional lambswool floor to the integrated in front doors Teflon-coated umbrellas.
The new Rolls-Royce Ghost will be powered by 6.6 litre V12 engine developing 563hp and the incredible 780N/m of torque. The classic discipline 0-60mph is achieved in just 4.7 seconds and the top speed is 155mph (electronically limited). Fuel consumption ... Keep Reading ››
28 July 2009 | 0 commentsRolls-Royce Motor Cars is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicole MotorCars Co., Ltd, as its authorised dealer in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan.
The company is part of the Nicole Group of Companies which has been active in the automotive luxury market in Japan for more than 30 years.
The new dealership, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Yokohama, will commence operations immediately and is headed by Nico Roehreke, President and CEO of Nicole Group of Companies.
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21 July 2009 | 0 commentsRolls-Royce Motor Cars has confirmed headline performance figures for Ghost, their new model which will be unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in September.
The Ghost will be powered by a brand new 6.6 litre turbo charged V12 engine unique to Rolls-Royce. This engine will produce 563 bhp, delivering a 0-60 mph time of 4.7 seconds and a governed top speed of 155 mph. The engine is combined with an 8-speed automatic ZF gearbox.
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11 June 2009 | 0 commentsRolls-Royce Motor Cars will ensure that the new Ghost model delivers peerless riding dynamics by making use of the very latest developments in chassis engineering.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars CEO, Tom Purves, says, “The Ghost will be as refined and as cosseting as anything that this marque has ever produced. But it will have a dynamic vitality afforded to it due to the latest technology and engineering techniques. These have been bestowed on this car with ... Keep Reading ››
20 April 2009 | 1 commentRolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced the name for its new model series which until now has been known as RR4. The name was announced by CEO, Tom Purves at a press conference held at the Shanghai motor show.
The new car will be called the Rolls-Royce Ghost and production will begin at the company’s Goodwood manufacturing facility on the south coast of England later in 2009.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars CEO, Tom Purves, said, “We are delighted ... Keep Reading ››
26 March 2009 | 0 commentsRolls-Royce Motor Cars has loaned the Goodwood Motor Circuit a Phantom Coupe for use as the official course car at this year’s Festival of Speed. The car will additionally be used by the Track Stewards Team to lead parade laps and other circuit duties at Goodwood.
The Phantom Coupe is finished in Darkest Tungsten with 21 inch forged alloy wheels. The interior features Smoke Grey Mono leather and Rosewood veneer and ... Keep Reading ››
23 March 2009 | 0 commentsRolls-Royce Motor Cars has confirmed further details about the production version of 200EX, the experimental car shown at the Geneva motor show early in March 2009.
Rolls-Royce CEO, Tom Purves announced the details at a press conference in New York where 200EX is currently being shown to potential customers on the first leg of a world tour.
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20 February 2009 | 0 commentsRolls-Royce Motor Cars will unveil its latest experimental car, called 200EX, at the Geneva Motor Show on 3 March 2009.
The car will be revealed by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ Chairman, Ian Robertson, at a press conference at 1.45pm CET.
200EX is a design study for a contemporary four-door saloon and shows the direction for RR4, a new model series from ... Keep Reading ››
17 October 2008 | 0 commentsRolls-Royce Motor Cars has unveiled the latest addition to the Phantom family, the Phantom Coupé, for the first time in the Middle East. Stylish and agile, the Coupé is the most driver-orientated car in the current range.
Materials used in the Phantom Coupé have been carefully selected to fuse form with function. The design and engineering team married cutting-edge technology with a stylish, muscular body, to ... Keep Reading ››
24 July 2008 | 0 commentsRolls-Royce Motor Cars today confirmed details of a unique outdoor promenade performance of Toad of Toad Hall, to be performed by the Chichester Festival Youth Theatre in the company’s grounds at Goodwood, West Sussex. A cast of over 60 young people aged between 11 and 19 will play much loved characters including Ratty, Mole, Badger and, of course, the car-loving Toad.
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5 June 2008 | 0 commentsRolls-Royce today celebrated a milestone as its new gas turbine went into operation on a U.S. Navy warship for the first time.
Two MT30s, the most powerful marine gas turbines currently available in the world, completed a successful “light off” on board the U.S. Navy’s first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1).
The event marks another successful testing milestone for Freedom, which was designed and is being built by a ... Keep Reading ››
5 June 2008 | 0 commentsRolls-Royce announced today at the Power-Gen Europe show in Milan that customers in eight countries had selected Trent 60 engines, including orders for three additional Trent 60 electrical generating sets from two existing customers in Belgium and Australia.
Energy companies in Hungary, the Czech Republic, the UK, Russia, the US and New Caledonia in the South Pacific Ocean have confirmed reservations for 27 Trent 60 engines. When all the ... Keep Reading ››
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