Wanna Wraith?

by Bertel Schmitt

March 5th, 2013 7:11 AM

Not to be outdone by the bull from Wolfsburg, BMW’s adopted super-luxury brand, Rolls Royce, offers its “most powerful and dynamic Rolls-Royce in history.” The Wraith, a car “with just a hint of the noir,” as Rolls says in an email.

The car looks a little bit like when a Plymouth Barracuda went to 4th base with a Phantom. It’s the Rolls version of a fastback muscle car. The V12 engine makes 624 bhp and propels the big bruiser from 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds.

In the gizmo department, the Wraith has a Satellite Aided Transmission (a.k.a., clever, clever SAT:) Via GPS mapping, “the correct gear is always pre-selected for the road terrain ahead.”

In Europe, the car will cost €245K ($320k) – downright approachable, compared to the Wolfsburg bull.

#BertelSchmitt #Geneva #Germany #Rolls-Royce #Wraith

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CJinSD on Mar 05, 2013

Looks like something Boyd Coddington would have slapped his name on. Not that there's anything wrong with that...

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Amca on Mar 06, 2013

Can't wait 'til they get one in the (window) of my local dealer. I must say I don't go for the two tone, nor for the stainless accents on the hood and windshield structure of the Phantom coupe and drophead. Too fussy. There's an all black Phantom drophead in my neighborhood. None of that fussy stainless. Marvelously thuggish looking - my first thought on seeing it is always of Darth Vader's helmet. If I won the Lotto and needed a Rolls, I think a navy blue one-tone over tobacco brown (or maybe more toward mahogany) Wraith coupe would be ideal. On the other hand, Bentley is said to be preparing a Mullsane coupe . . . .

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- Kyree on Mar 06, 2013
  
  Yes, they probably are, considering that the Mulsanne is the replacement for the Arnage, and the Arnage had coupe (Brooklands) and convertible (Azure) bodystyles, and all three of them--despite using antiquated technology--were far more classy than the Volkswagen-derived Continental line...
  
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