SPIED! The Rolls-Royce Ghost Is Getting Updated — Can YOU Already Spot The Changes?

Rolls-Royce Ghost? Who is interested in that?

No one. It's a rebodied 7 Series. Yawn.

Yeah - not only is the RR Ghost a re-bodied 7-Series but it is the re-bodied 7-Series that was launched in about 2009/2010 that had LOADS of problems.

There is no reason to buy a Rolls Royce or Bentley Sedan since they are both at least a decade old at this point.

i'm guessing none of you kids realize that Bentley & Rolls Royce have 9-11 yr product cycles for their vehicles. They'll do updates every 2-3 years but nothing major. this is the top level-luxury class. they arent interested in changing everything to keep up with the lessor brands from year to year. they do bespoke detailing based on the consumer specific options. Or you can order a fairly generic version & then take it to a meticulous aftermarket shop.

But driving a Ghost doesn't feel anything like a 7-series. Slightly different customer tastes.

Are you foolish enough to believe that Rolls Royces have bespoke chassis? The Cunanan is an X7. The Ghost and Phantom are 7 Series clones.

Their shared platforms are a different discussion altogether. Of course the Bentley & Rolls use a shared platform from their perspective parent company. But I believe I mentioned bespoke details - not chassis. I'm talking about all the options for finishes that include materials, colors, patterns, etc.

Looking at the newest Phantom, it hasn't changed much externally although it uses the newer BMW-sourced platform.

Okay, Lets get a few fact straight. The Ghost, Wraith, and Dawn share the previous generations platform from the F01 7er, "F01 BMW 7 Series.[8] The company concedes that 20% of parts are common to both cars".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Ghost

The first generation "BMW" Phantom was its on unique platform The new Phantom was first to use it's platform a modified version is used on the new Cullinan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Phantom_VIII#Platform.

While platform sharing does happen at Rolls Royce it is less
ubiquitous than at Bentley.

What? These are not BMW-derived anymore. Who still thinks that?

The old Phantom (VII) was on a bespoke platform. Not terribly modern, but unique to Rolls-Royce.

The old Ghost *WAS* on a previous-generation BMW 7-Series platform. Credit to Rolls-Royce for how different they made it feel, given the shared bones, but it was still a BMW 7-Series underneath. No bad thing, but not Rolls-Royce.

The new Phantom (VIII) is a new bespoke platform. One of its most clever features is the fact that it's entirely double-walled, so they can stuff sound deadening around the entire body.

The Cullinan, and this new Ghost, will both use this new platform. I see no issue with that, as it's a fantastic platform, and still unique to Rolls-Royce.

This isn't a Bentayga/Cayanne/Urus/Q7 situation (which is a little embarrassing, frankly).

Also, yes Rolls-Royce is much slower on the redesign schedule than normal automakers. In this class of car, it's classic design, craftsmanship, and engineering that are the hallmarks. The styling doesn't change too much, and you do have to keep up to date with technology, but only eventually. A slower cycle is warranted. The Phantom went 15 years between redesigns.

It is NOT a unique platform. Just as manufacturers play fast and loose with the term "all new" so does BMW play fast and loose with Rolls Royce having a separate architecture. Take the 7 Series platform, add another spot weld, and call it as totally different bespoke platform.

That's simply not true.

It uses the "Architecture of Luxury", as Rolls-Royce calls it in their typically flowery language.

It is a new chassis and platform developed by Rolls-Royce exclusively for Rolls-Royce.

Where are you getting your information? This is an easily answerable question.

The Grey Poupon option is now standard, right?

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The tail lights are obviously copied from Tesla.