{"id":100256,"date":"2020-09-22T12:21:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T17:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/all-destinations\/rolls-royce-ghost-vous-avez-dit-luxe\/"},"modified":"2020-09-24T07:35:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T12:35:15","slug":"rolls-royce-ghost-the-epitome-of-luxury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/rolls-royce-ghost-the-epitome-of-luxury\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolls-Royce Ghost, the epitome of luxury"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Rolls-Royce takes the motor car to a new level of sophistication with the new Ghost. In its purest form.<\/h4>\n<p>How to consistently up performance? It took the engineers and designers at Rolls-Royce a number of years to create the \u2018little\u2019 sister (or more like \u2018big\u2019 sister!) to the Ghost, launched in 2009. \u201c<em>The only components that we carried over from the first Goodwood Ghost were the Spirit of Ecstasy and umbrellas<\/em>\u201d, says Torsten M\u00fcller-\u00d6tv\u00f6s, the brand\u2019s CEO.<\/p>\n<p>It would be in bad taste to cloud the first official photos unveiled by Rolls-Royce with mundane technical details. So instead we\u2019ll get straight to the point: the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com\/en_GB\/showroom\/ghost.html\">new Ghost<\/a> boasts all-wheel drive and all-wheel steering and a 6.75-litre twin-turbo V12 engine, delivering 571PS and 850nm, is slightly longer at 5.47m and 1.80m wide, and its 8-speed automatic gearbox comes complete with satellite-aided transmission (!).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-100256 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/rolls-royce-ghost-the-epitome-of-luxury\/attachment\/p90398177-highres-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P90398177-highRes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/rolls-royce-ghost-the-epitome-of-luxury\/attachment\/p90398171-highres-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P90398171-highRes-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P90398171-highRes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P90398171-highRes-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/rolls-royce-ghost-the-epitome-of-luxury\/attachment\/p90398179-highres-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P90398179-highRes-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P90398179-highRes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P90398179-highRes-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/so-barnes-en\/rolls-royce-ghost-the-epitome-of-luxury\/attachment\/p90398180-highres-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P90398180-highRes-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P90398180-highRes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P90398180-highRes-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>What about on-board comfort, you ask? Rolls-Royce has fine-tuned the suspension to the max. for a \u2018magic carpet\u2019 ride equipped with cameras to anticipate any bumps, as well as the power-assisted doors to present an engineering marvel.<\/p>\n<p>While the interior features all the traits of an English lounge paired with a concert hall, the exterior reflects a \u2018Post Opulent\u2019 design philosophy, rejecting superficial expressions of wealth. To claim that its passengers go unnoticed would be an exaggeration, but it has to be said that the Ghost exudes a certain sober quality in its discreet elegance.<\/p>\n<p>A <em>tour de force<\/em> interpreted by Henry Clocke, the designer behind this stroke of genius:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1200px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-100256-1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" poster=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P90398169-highRes.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PF0007918-tvFootageH264.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PF0007918-tvFootageH264.mp4\">https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PF0007918-tvFootageH264.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And the <a href=\"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\">SoBARNES<\/a>\u00a0favourite feature: 20 LEDs hidden beneath the radiator grille, which discreetly illuminate the grille slats. The devil is in the detail!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:laurent@sobarnes.com\">laurent@sobarnes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rolls-Royce takes the motor car to a new level of sophistication with the new Ghost. In its purest form. How to consistently up performance? It took the engineers and designers at Rolls-Royce a number of years to create the \u2018little\u2019 sister (or more like \u2018big\u2019 sister!) to the Ghost, launched in 2009. \u201cThe only components that we carried over from the first Goodwood Ghost were the Spirit of Ecstasy and umbrellas\u201d, says Torsten M\u00fcller-\u00d6tv\u00f6s, the brand\u2019s CEO. It would be in bad taste to cloud the first official photos unveiled by Rolls-Royce with mundane technical details. 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