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04-20-2009, 06:12 AM
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Rolls-Royce (http://www.autoblog.com/category/rolls-royce/), Shanghai Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/shanghai-motor-show/)
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Rolls Royce 200EX (Ghost) Concept - Click above for a high-res image gallery
At the Shanghai Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ShanghaiMotorShow/) this morning, Rolls-Royce finally put the temporary RR4 moniker to rest by officially naming its new Flying Spur-fighting sedan the "Ghost." Shown in concept form as the 200EX (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/03/geneva-2009-rolls-royce-200ex-proves-that-downsizing-is-relativ/) at last month's Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/GenevaMotorShow/), the Ghost will be built later this year on a separate assembly line at the automaker's newly expanded Goodwood facility, where it will share paint, wood and leather with its flagship brother, the Phantom. The Ghost is built atop the most recent BMW 7 series platform and will be equipped with a 500+ hp, twin-turbocharged V8 mated to an eight-speed transmission (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/23/confirmed-rolls-royce-rr4-getting-500-hp-turbo-v12-8-speed-gea/). Expect sales to begin in late 2009, with coupe and convertible variants (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/17/rolls-royce-silver-ghost-aka-rr4-to-be-available-in-coupe-con/) to follow in the next two to three years.
Gallery: Rolls-Royce 200EX concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/rolls-royce-200ex-concept/)
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Continue reading Shanghai 2009: Rolls-Royce ditches RR4 for Ghost nameplate (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/20/shanghai-2009-rolls-royce-ditches-rr4-for-ghost-nameplate/)
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Rolls Royce 200EX (Ghost) Concept - Click above for a high-res image gallery
At the Shanghai Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ShanghaiMotorShow/) this morning, Rolls-Royce finally put the temporary RR4 moniker to rest by officially naming its new Flying Spur-fighting sedan the "Ghost." Shown in concept form as the 200EX (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/03/geneva-2009-rolls-royce-200ex-proves-that-downsizing-is-relativ/) at last month's Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/GenevaMotorShow/), the Ghost will be built later this year on a separate assembly line at the automaker's newly expanded Goodwood facility, where it will share paint, wood and leather with its flagship brother, the Phantom. The Ghost is built atop the most recent BMW 7 series platform and will be equipped with a 500+ hp, twin-turbocharged V8 mated to an eight-speed transmission (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/23/confirmed-rolls-royce-rr4-getting-500-hp-turbo-v12-8-speed-gea/). Expect sales to begin in late 2009, with coupe and convertible variants (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/17/rolls-royce-silver-ghost-aka-rr4-to-be-available-in-coupe-con/) to follow in the next two to three years.
Gallery: Rolls-Royce 200EX concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/rolls-royce-200ex-concept/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/01-rolls-royce-200ex-official_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/rolls-royce-200ex-concept/1373275/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/02-rolls-royce-200ex-official_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/rolls-royce-200ex-concept/1373276/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/03-rolls-royce-200ex-official_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/rolls-royce-200ex-concept/1373294/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/04-rolls-royce-200ex-official_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/rolls-royce-200ex-concept/1373292/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/05-rolls-royce-200ex-official_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/rolls-royce-200ex-concept/1373301/)
Continue reading Shanghai 2009: Rolls-Royce ditches RR4 for Ghost nameplate (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/20/shanghai-2009-rolls-royce-ditches-rr4-for-ghost-nameplate/)
Shanghai 2009: Rolls-Royce ditches RR4 for Ghost nameplate (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/20/shanghai-2009-rolls-royce-ditches-rr4-for-ghost-nameplate/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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