Baby Rolls : 200 EX official Details

[CarMadMike]

 

Rolls-Royce has finally released the official details and images of its baby Roller, the 200EX. The name draws its inspiration from the "experimental" prototypes that Rolls created during the pre-war era, but this version is more modern and has its sights set on the Bentley Continental Flying Spur.

 

While Rolls-Royce has deemed the Geneva-bound 200EX a concept, expect almost every exterior and interior detail to carry over to the production model when it arrives in 2010. However, the alphanumeric moniker will be replaced with something more traditional (think some variation of the words Spirit, Shadow or Cloud).

 

The styling is quintessential Rolls, pulling all the best cues from the Phantom and Drophead Coupe and fitting them into a decidedly smaller package. Based off the latest BMW 7 series platform, the 200EX spans 212.6 inches long, 83 inches wide and 61 inches tall, with a wheelbase of 129.7 inches. A new air suspension system hides behind the seven-spoke, 20-inch wheels, with the front hoops wrapped in 255/45 tires and the rears coated in 285/40 rubber. Rolls remains mum on engine details, only saying that the 200EX is powered by a new V12.

 

Inside you'll find all the top-rate, high-dollar trinkets that makes Rolls-Royce the standard of the luxury motoring world, including frosted lamps, chrome door handles, violin key switchgear and an ergonomic roller-ball controller to manipulate the car's systems.

 

While we're anxiously awaiting the official unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show next month, expect the production variant of the 200EX to bow at the Frankfurt Motor Show later this year.

Source: Autoblog

Gallery: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/rolls-royce-200ex-concept/

 

I'm quite liking the curves and toned down Grille, But, it looks quite small there although i know it isn't small, so, i can't wait to see real life pictures from Geneva soon.

[Nodz86]

looks ok... not really my cup of tea, the back end reminds me of a Rover 75 for some reason

[Gunned_Down666]

mmmmmmm A Roller

This one is a nice one and id buy one if i had the money

[t.]

I like it, I've always liked Rolls but the Phantom as cool as it is, is just a little too big.

[Guest RB26DETT]

Looks like a Bentley, I see a Continental in there.

 

Not a huge fan of RR, but this looks nice and so does the Continental. :p

[Who]

I really like it, they decided to give the boot to the old headlights on the phantom, which i really hated. looks a bit bland now but it's still nice

[gingervette]

I'd still rather have a Bentely...

[Car Freak]

I quite like this. Like a Phantom, except downsized and cleaner, sharper, more modern, especially those LED headlamps

[Baltoman]

Its a Phantom, but small and round. Thats all. Not impressed...

[SLRRR]

I like it, although the phantom is more my style

[Jacob]

I of course love RR so i think its great love it. I like bentlys but rolls has style and looks more elegant than a bently. Plus its not 100ft long, probally cheaper, and more partical.

[Immelmann]

I quite like it, it seems far more elegant and refined than the Phantom, that thing was just too loud. This is smooth and quiet; it's elegant.

 

But does anyone else look at the bit above each headlight and think Ford?

[Cakeflour]

Hmm.....A Rolls that doesn't make me sick from it's ultra-showoffy styling......I like it!

 

Like Redvette, I'd rather have the Bentley, but still, this is a good direction (Styling-wise) for RR imho.

[Baltoman]

I of course love RR so i think its great love it. I like bentlys but rolls has style and looks more elegant than a bently. Plus its not 100ft long, probally cheaper, and more partical.

 

No way any RR is cheaper than a Bentley.

[TDU 505]

I'd have a Phantom. Just looks more "regal" than this.

[KoenigseggBG]

Not a big fan of Rollses, but I like thier interiors. :cheeky:

[Shy Guy]

Its just an uglier Phantom at 4/5 scale. And its sized just like the Bentley Continental Flying Spur, but with 30% less power and a 30% higher price. Sounds like the answer to a question nobody asked.

[Jacob]

No way any RR is cheaper than a Bentley.

Noooo i mean its cheaper than the phantom lol.