Rolls-royce 101ex

[Overdrive]

Rolls-Royce has unveiled its latest expermental car: the 101EX, a design study that explores the theme of a modern Grand Tourer coupé. Among the features, a carbon fiber body and many trims made out of solid aluminum.

Rolls-Royce 101EX is a concept that explores a design direction for a modern coupé, as well as new possible markets for the brand.

It is based on the Phantom model, with which it shares the engine and the aluminum spaceframe,

The body panels are completely new and made of carbon fibre composite.

The bonnet and windscreen surround are finished in brushed aluminium, while the door handles and exhaust tail pipes are hewn from solid aluminium.

The Rolls-Royce 101EX is powered by a 6.75-litre V12 engine, equipepd with direct fuel injection and variable valve lift and timing. It delivers 75 per cent of its maximum torque at just 1000 rpm, giving the smooth, unstressed performance associated with Rolls-Royce.

[sharkster]

oh it looks all too bentley-ish sumhow

[streetKIA]

oh it looks all too bentley-ish sumhow

Yeah it does. Very much like it. Same concept. Introduce a 2 door after having a succesful 4.Except in Bentley it was the other way about.

[Watchman]

Yeah it does. Very much like it. Same concept. Introduce a 2 door after having a succesful 4.Except in Bentley it was the other way about.

exactly what i was thinking... somehow RR is something that breaks in with a 4 door while bently comes in with 2...

though i personally dont find this RR that appealing.. the cabin leanth doesnt seem long enough...

[Hola]

I thought Bently and Rolce Royce has a connection

[Watchman]

I thought Bently and Rolce Royce has a connection

they did.. that was before they were bought over by 2 diferent companies... BMW bought RR and VW bought Bently..

am i right guys?

[Hola]

BMW part i saw over CNN long time back

[noaim]

So umm some old maestros @ work together after a long time..

[Overdrive]

exactly what i was thinking... somehow RR is something that breaks in with a 4 door while bently comes in with 2...

though i personally dont find this RR that appealing.. the cabin leanth doesnt seem long enough...

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"Rolls-Royce 101EX is a concept that explores a design direction for a modern coupé, as well as new possible markets for the brand"

Thats why!

[Devinda_Z]

now this is what a quintessentially British automobile should look like....

Bentley is laying its Arnage super-saloon to rest with a Final Series special edition, with only 150 being made. As well as celebrating ten years of the model, it commemorates 50 years of the marque’s V8 engine.

The Final Series is powered by a 500bhp, 738lb ft 6.75-litre which can trace its roots back to 1959 when Bentley introduced its first 6.23-litre V8 into the S2 saloon. Power and torque were a slightly more modest 200bhp and 295lb ft. A decade later, the capacity was increased to its current 6.75-litre-state for the T-series. Turbocharging was introduced in 1982 for the 297bhp Bentley Mulsanne Turbo, while twin-turbos made an appearance from the 450bhp, 645lb ft Arnage T of 2002 onwards.

The more modern iteration of the V8 in the Final Series is enough to shift the car’s two-and-a-half tonnes to 60mph on 5.2sec and onto 179mph. Other distinguishing features of the special edition Arnage include 20in, five-spoke alloys, a retractable Flying-B mascot, four Bentley umbrellas and for passengers in the back, a snazzy cocktail cabinet – complete with Bentley flask and shot glasses. On a more modern note, there’s a ten-speaker stereo complete with iPod connection.

All this will set you back £195,000. A big sum for a ten-year old car, but one which has outlasted its initial sister-model, the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph, by five years thanks to a number of updates and grand special editions like this one. Expect the Arnage’s successor to move a further rung upmarket to compete with the £250k+ Rolls Phantom, distancing it from the quicker, leaner Bentley Flying Spur.

[Gummybr]

Not the pink steering please.

[Devinda_Z]

Not the pink steering please.

...it was late when i posted it - thought the purple hue was some bad lighting effect, turns out it wasn't

[GTAm]

I love the Rolls designs. The Phantom is so imposing. They are keeping their "Britishness" yet they are very modern. Bentley by contrast is a mess. The Conti even looks like a VW to me. And the Flying Spur is extremely Korean on the outside. The interior is fantastic though.

[Devinda_Z]

I love the Rolls designs. The Phantom is so imposing.

the amount of road presence it has is beyon staggering! ~even when its just heading in the opposite direction on the motorway!

[Devinda_Z]

but in typical fashion i will knitpick and say that both are fast becoming a tad bit too loud n flash for my liking...

they,much like all the others seem to have shifted focus to cater to the tasteless rapper types and the new rich folk in the US of A... ~sigh~

at the end of the day a company needs to make money i guess, or else like with most other British marques which refused to change with the times or employ a good enough business model they'll simply run themselves into the ground!

[MasterDon]

spy pics of the new baby roller RR4...from carmagazine.co.uk

[Devinda_Z]

rather Bentely-ish

idea replacement design for the old Arnarge me thinks

[MasterDon]

the official 200EX pics have just been released!

Need to Know - Rolls-Royce 200EX (RR4)

Price: About £180,000

On sale in UK: Spring 2010

Engine: BMW V12, TBA cc, TBA bhp, TBA torque

Transmission: TBA – but likely to be ZF 7-speed automatic

Performance: TBA

How heavy/made of: TBA/steel

How big (length/width/height) in mm: 5399/1948/1550

[Devinda_Z]

they've copied/used that wretched iDrive havent they?!

not regal enough to be a proper Roller me thinks

[JadeyBlitzen]

they've copied/used that wretched iDrive havent they?!

not regal enough to be a proper Roller me thinks

spot on mate! just another german take on a british car with continental gt-esque results