At the 2014 Geneva Salon, Rolls-Royce unveiled the Ghost Series II to the world. The facelifted luxury car offers a discreet and considered update of this iconic car’s exterior appearance, as well as the latest technological advances.
The new Ghost stands out with its re-sculpted headlights, with unbroken daytime running lights framing a new, more dynamic shape, giving Ghost Series II a distinct visual signature from the front. This blends perfectly with revised surface treatments to the front of the car. A tapered ‘wake channel’ on the bonnet, emanating from the Spirit of Ecstasy’s wings, evokes the sight of a jet’s vapour trail, hinting at the car’s dynamism.
Subtle re-sculpting of Ghost’s bumpers creates a stronger stance and a sense of extra width and height, whilst the contemporary aesthetic is further enhanced with the addition of chrome inserts to the front air intakes, which now feed more air cooling to the front brakes.
Interior comfort and style are enhanced with re-designed seats. Electronically adjustable thigh supports for front seat passengers complement a new seat structure, enhancing Ghost’s unchallenged interior comfort levels. A revised rear seat design ensures absolute comfort for those wishing to conduct business or simply relax. In ‘lounge seat’ configuration, the seats are gently angled towards each other to create a more intimate setting, allowing passengers to communicate more easily.
The instrument dials and clock have also undergone subtle enhancements with individually applied polished metal chaplets around the dials evoking the precision design of hand-made, luxury wrist watches, whilst the matte chrome centers ‘float’ in the middle of each instrument.
Here are the full specs and a photo gallery:
Ghost Series II SWB | |
Dimensions | |
Vehicle length | 5399 mm / 17 ft.9in |
Vehicle width | 1948 mm / 6 ft 5in |
Vehicle height (unladen) | 1550 mm / 5 ft 1in |
Wheelbase | 3295 mm / 10 ft 10in |
Turning circle | 13.4 m / 44 ft |
Boot Volume (DIN) | 490 ltr / 17.3 ft3 |
Weight | |
Unladen Weight (DIN) | 2360 kg / 5203 lb |
Engine | |
Engine / cylinders / valves | V / 12 / 48 |
Fuel management | Direct injection |
Max power @ engine speed | 563bhp /570 PS(DIN)/420 kW@ 5,250 rpm |
Max torque @ engine speed | 780 Nm / 575 lb ft @ 1,500 rpm |
Fuel type | Super unleaded1 |
Performance | |
Top speed | 250 km/h / 155 mph (governed) |
Acceleration 0 – 60 mph (UK) | 4.7 sec |
Acceleration 0 – 100 km/h | 4.9 sec |
Fuel Consumption | |
Urban | 21.2 ltr/100 km / 13.3 mpg (Imp.) |
Extra urban | 9.8 ltr/100 km / 28.8 mpg (Imp.) |
Combined consumption / range | 14.0 ltr/100 km / 20.2 mpg (Imp.) |
CO2 emissions | 327 g/km |
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Ghost Series II EWB | |
Dimensions | |
Vehicle length | 5569 mm/17 ft.3” |
Vehicle width | 1948 mm/6 ft 5” |
Vehicle height (unladen) | 1550 mm/4 ft 11” |
Wheelbase | 3465 mm/10 ft 2” |
Turning circle | 14 m/45.9 ft |
Boot Volume (DIN) | 490 ltr/17.3 ft3 |
Weight | |
Unladen Weight (DIN) | 2420 kg/5335 lb |
Engine | |
Engine / cylinders / valves | V / 12 / 48 |
Fuel management | Direct injection |
Power output @ engine speed | 563bhp/570 PS (DIN)/420 kW@ 5,250 rpm |
Max torque @ engine speed | 780 Nm/575 lb ft @ 1,500 rpm |
Fuel type | Super unleaded1 |
Performance | |
Top speed | 250 km/h/155 mph (governed) |
Acceleration 0 – 60 mph (UK) | 4.8 sec |
Acceleration 0 – 100 km/h | 5.0 sec |
Fuel Consumption | |
Urban | 21.4 ltr/100 km/13.2 mpg (Imp.) |
Extra urban | 9.8 ltr/100 km/28.8 mpg (Imp.) |
Combined consumption / range | 14.1 ltr/100 km/20 mpg (Imp.) |
CO2 emissions | 329 g/km |