Bentley offers a glimpse of the new Grand Bentley while Rolls Royce discloses more information about its upcoming baby roller.
News from the upper crust
At LotPro.com we very rarely report the news from companies such as Rolls-Royce and Bentley inasmuch as these vehicles have very little to do with the lives of most drivers. But many of you out there might be curious, so we thought we’d get you up to speed (pun intended).
Latest uptown Bentley
With the Final series Arnage set to make its final bow by the end of the year, Bentley released a “teaser” image of its upcoming replacement (rumored to be as soon as sometime this summer) that shows a bit of the hood and fender, but precious little else.
Downtown roller
Rolls-Royce, on the other hand, sent out a particularly mediocre image of its new Ghost, but made up for its graphical ineptitude with a fairly lengthy explanation of some of the finer points of the upcoming model.
According to Rolls-Royce CEO Tom Purves, “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 the same care and attention as the more traditional materials within.”
New chassis
According to the press blurb, the “Rolls-Royce Ghost’s magic carpet ride” will in fact consist of state-of-the-art underpinnings that include an air suspension system at all four corners as well as aluminum front and rear axles utilizing a multi-link arrangement.
Handling and safety systems will include Active Roll Stabilization and the aforementioned air suspension will profit from Variable Damping control – ensuring that the system operates “imperceptibly to the driver and passengers to provide the best possible comfort for occupants and to ensure that the tyres maintain optimum contact with the road, even on rough surfaces for driving safety.”
According to Rolls-Royce, the new system will be sensitive enough to detect the movement of a rear passenger from one side of the seat to the other and will adjust itself accordingly (owners will, therefore, have no need to place the “don’t come knockin’ when this van’s a-rockin’” bumper sticker on the Ghost).
The air suspension will also incorporate a “lift and kneel” function, enabling drivers to raise or lower the Ghost by 1 inch (25mm) to assist with ingress and egress or to prevent bottoming out on uneven ground.
Tags: arnage, Bentley, final series arnage, ghost, roller, Rolls-Royce
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