Geneva Motor Show Rolls Royce presents the Rolls-Royce Wraith
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- Elegant fastback style embodies the dynamic prowess of one of the most powerful Rolls-Royce’s ever: 624 bhp/465 , 800 Nm via 1,500 revoltions per minute: 0-60 miles per hour in 4.4 seconds (0-62 in 4.6).
- Debut of Satellite Aided Transmission. A technology that uses GPS mapping data to make sure the correct gear is always pre-selected for the road terrain ahead.
- Voice activated connectivity augments effortlessness– the ‘on-board valet’.
- Canadel Panelling sweeps at a 55-degree angle to convey speed inside a sumptuous, yacht-like and contemporary interior cabin.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars proudly presents the worldwide launch of Wraith, the most powerful Rolls-Royce ever. At its core there is the typical Rolls-Royce characteristics of hand-craftsmanship, luxury and improvement, yet the new Wraith is a super-luxury marque that has exceptional character determined by power, flair as well as show. The Wraith utilizes just a tip of the noir.
“Today our company kicks off the topmost gentlemen’s gran turismo, a car that embodies the sense of Charles Stewart Rolls,” commented Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. “The most powerful Rolls-Royce on record, Wraith guarantees the sense of adventure and also epitomizes the tone set forth by our founders. Yet certainly, Wraith’s beginning aspect is actually luxury, top quality and also improvement, traits that stay as vital to Rolls-Royce customers today as they were a century earlier.”
Rolls-Royce Chairman and BMW Group panel participant Harald Krüger added the following: “The BMW Group today reconfirms its total dedication to the future of Rolls-Royce at the Geneva Motor Show. Development and a thriving potential forge ahead with the help of continuing investment, mindful company stewardship and the launch of groundbreaking brand-new styles like the Rolls-Royce Wraith, an amazing addition to the various models of bespoke automobiles that comprise Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.”
In profile, Wraith’s dashing fastback style offers the car its distinct character. Striking lines, stress in the solar panels and a raked back stir up images of a world class sportsmen poised in the starting blocks. Vibrant intent may be actually viewed in Wraith’s heavily recessed grille, wide rear track and impressive two-tone presentation.
Coach doors open to reveal a sumptuous interior total comprised of the softest Phantom-grade leathers and also expanses of wood named Canadel Paneling. Called after the popular cove in the South of France where Sir Henry Royce as well as his design, engineering and manufacturing teams invested their winters, this contemporary and tactile surface swings thanks to the inside, cosseting four residents in a space bathed in light as well as warmth.
The interior setting is complemented by Starlight Headliner, a Bespoke characteristic offered beyond Phantom household automobiles for the very first time. 1,340 fiber optic light fixtures are hand-woven into the roof lining to give 
the impression of a glittering, starry night sky.
Power distribution is simple, however impressive, with the help of a V12 motor hitched to an 8-speed automatic ZF transmission. 624 bhp / 465kW is actually readily available to the vehicle driver while the 0-60 mph sprint is actually attained in 4.4 secs, ma
tched up with 563 bhp / 420kW and 0-60 in 4.7 seconds for the Ghost.
From 1,500 rpm 800 Nm of torque is actually offered (780 Nm for Ghost), while a wide rear track, shorter wheelbase and also lower roof height bring about the most powerful driving experience of any Rolls-Royce to date. The car’s suspension has likewise been tuned to lessen system roll and prudently enhance feedback when putting out; while steering weight is actually larger at high speeds and lighter at low speeds including in the spirited drive.
Wraith is not a GT bruiser. Agility renovations have been obtained with positively no concession to the sensation of riding on a bed of air. Furthermore, the debut of Satellite Aided Transmission (SAT) technology takes the powertrain to a new degree of easy matriculation down the road, one that flawlessly fits the Rolls-Royce company.
Satellite Aided Transmission uses GPS information to view beyond the road just in front of the driver; this expects his progression according to terrain and also his present driving style and picks the best proper gear for the terrain in advance. Corners, motorway junctions and roundabouts are all expected in advancement meaning Wraith is continuously positioned to deliver on its promise of ultimate performance.
A most sleek, simple and easy steering system provides a fresh, more dynamic dimension to the well-known Rolls-Royce trait, waftability.
Developments in physical and electrical technology deliver units like heads-up display, adaptive headlights and also Wraith’s keyless opening boot. Yet enhancements in connectivity have actually taken the human-machine interface to a brand-new level of elegance, a suite of assistances that might be compared to a contemporary on-board valet.
Voice activation commands, for example, incorporate a one-touch call button situated on the steering wheel. A destination not calls for manual input from a navigation menu and also route assistance starts immediately, on-screen and using audio guidance following a tone order including “navigate to Piccadilly in London.”.
Additional improvements in correspondence arrive in the style and also capability of the sophisticated Spirit of Ecstasy Rotary Controller. This allows navigation with on-screen functions by using a touch pad that presents small quantity and takes functionality to resemble smart phone use. Letters can additionally be actually ‘drawn’ onto the pad by hand instead of by scrolling with a set of offered characters on-screen.
In Europe, Wraith will be valued at 245,000 Euros. Further price information for each market will be disclosed later in the year.
Deliveries of Wraith are going to be made to consumers in the fourth quarter of 2013.
