Rolls-Royce has finally put out the official details and images of its baby Roller, the 200EX. The name draws its illumination from the “experimental” prototypes that Rolls procreated 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 presupposed the Geneva-bound 200EX a concept, one maw expect almost the whole 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.
The styling is quintessentialand typical Rolls, pulling all the best marks 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 secrecy on engine details, with the only expetion that the 200EX is powered by a new V12.
Inside one can 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.
