Autumn 2006, Paris motor show: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars appear that assignment had amorphous on a new archetypal series. The new car would be in assembly and on auction by the about-face of the decade. The alone added facts accepted at that date were that it would be abate than the Phantom alehouse and priced about amid €200,000 and €300,000 afore tax. Speculation about its appearance and blueprint began about immediately...
Little was apparent of the new car, codenamed RR4, until the bounce of 2008, back Rolls-Royce appear the aboriginal official sketches. The administration was instantly recognisable as a Rolls-Royce, although beneath acceptable than antecedent models. At the time Chief Designer, Ian Cameron, said, “The RR4 has a added breezy attendance than the Phantom models with a greater accent on driving. In architectonics agreement this is bidding through its hardly abate dimensions, yet with powerful, bent proportions. It is a accurate and uncompromising Rolls-Royce in every sense.”
As sightings of abstruse development models on the alley increased, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars apparent 200EX, the beginning advertiser to Ghost, at the Geneva motor appearance in March 2009. An burning hit, 200EX bore the brand Rolls-Royce architectonics cues but in altogether added acute fashion. It was a bright account of intent.
What the architectonics aggregation was gluttonous to actualize was a avant-garde Rolls-Royce that accomplished a new action but remained accurate to its comfortable heritage. They had begin afflatus in abreast furniture, architectonics and yachts but additionally in the spirit of the 1930s – that faculty of chance and endeavour – which they capital to abduction in the appearance of this new car.
“200EX is a avant-garde beheading of around-the-clock Rolls-Royce elegance, breaking with some areas of attitude but application the amount ethics that accomplish our marque unique,” said Chief Executive Officer Tom Purves. “We apprehend the added breezy architectonics to augment the address of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, alluring bodies who acknowledge its admixture of refinement, new technology and abreast style.”
Specifications| Body | |
| Wheelbase | 3295 / 129.7 |
| Chassis | |
| Brakes (Front) | Ventilated discs / 410x36 |
| Brakes (Rear) | Ventilated discs / 402x30 |
| Wheels (F) | 8.5J x 19 EH2 |
| Wheels (R) | 8.5J x 19 EH2 |
| Engine | |
| Compression Ratio | 10.0 |
| Bore X Stroke | 89.0 / 3.50 X 88.3 / 3.48 |
| Engine & Transmission | |
| Displacement cu in (cc): | 6592 cm3 |
| Power bhp (kW) at RPM: | 563 / 420 (570) / 5250 |
| Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: | 575 / 780 / 1500 |
| Exterior | |
| Length | 5399 / 212.6 |
| Width | 1948 / 76.7 |
| Height | 1550 / 61.0 |
| Curb Weight | 2470 kg / 5445 lbs |
| Ground Clearance | 150 |
| Performance | |
| Acceleration (0-100 km/h) | 4.9 |
| Acceleration 0-60 mph s: | 4.7 |
| Drag Coefficient | 0.33 / 2.60 / 0.863 |
| Emissions | 317 |
