This is the Rolls-Royce 200EX that will officially be revealed at next month’s Geneva Motor Show.
The 200EX will be equipped with an all-new V12 engine that will also find its way under the hood of the BMW 7-Series.
The 200EX is 187 mm longer than a LWB 7-Series (5,212 mm) but nearly half-a-meter shorter than the Phantom (5,83m). It’s exterior styling is evidently influenced by Rolls-Royce’s flagship sedan, but due to its more compact dimensions and clearer lines, the 200EX looks more like a car and less like a tank. Rolls-Royce designers maintained the Phantom’s characteristic suicide doors on the 200EX. The cabin’s design is more contemporary and less obtrusive than that of the Phantom. The 200EX gets high-quality materials and that special attention to details. One thing that caught our attention but is not mentioned on the press release, is a large rotating knob on the lower part of the centre console that appears to be similar to BMW’s i-Drive (U-Don’t) system.
Following the introduction of the production version at the Frankfurt Show this September, the Rolls-Royce 200EX will go on sale worldwide in early of 2010.
