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June 16, 2009
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Luxurious Ghost will rumble the
market by the end of 2009
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The new Ghost model delivers peerless riding dynamics |
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will ensure that
the new Ghost model delivers peerless riding dynamics by making
use of the very latest developments in chassis engineering.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars CEO, Tom Purves,
says, “The Ghost will be as refined and as cosseting as anything
that this marque has ever produced. But it will have a dynamic
vitality afforded to it due to the latest technology and
engineering techniques. These have been bestowed on this car
with the same care and attention as the more traditional
materials within.”
Rolls-Royce Engineering Director,
Helmut Riedl, says, “A Rolls-Royce should be effortless in every
way: the way it accelerates, brakes and handles. It should do
all of these functions with apparent ease regardless of the
complex mechanicals that are working out of sight of the driver
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The driver simply has to point the car
in the preferred direction of travel and press the accelerator.”
He continues, “The individual
technologies determining handling and safety work together
controlled by dual Integrated Chassis Management systems meaning
that even under vigorous testing the Ghost remains perfectly
poised. We are very proud of our engineering team’s achievements
with Ghost. The balance of refinement and dynamic ability is
astonishing.”
At the heart of the Rolls-Royce Ghost’s
magic carpet ride will be a state-of-the-art chassis which uses
an intelligent four corner air suspension system and multi link
aluminium front and rear axles. Designed to be fully integrated,
each of the cars dynamic handling and safety systems has been
engineered to work together in harmony. Systems such as Active
Roll Stabilisation, four corner air springs and Variable Damping
Control operate as one, imperceptibly to the driver and
passengers to provide the best possible comfort for occupants
and to ensure that the tyres maintain optimum contact with the
road, even on rough surfaces for driving safety. |
The new air suspension system is so sensitive
that it can detect even the smallest of changes; for example the
movement of a single rear passenger from one side of the seat to the
other, and will compensate accordingly. The complex on-board computer
system reads multiple inputs from sensors around the car - the dampers
alone making individual load calculations every 2.5 milliseconds. This
ensures not only perfect comfort but also precise steering and dynamics
for the driver. The air suspension system also incorporates a lift and
kneel function, raising or lowering the Ghost by 25mm. This can either
assist with entry and exit or allow the Ghost to travel over uneven
ground.
In engineering the Ghost, Rolls-Royce has
delivered poise, precision and unrivaled comfort. The Ghost will be
built on its own dedicated production line at Goodwood and will share
paint, wood and leather workshops with the Phantom series of cars.
Series production will begin later in 2009.
Photo: Rolls Royce
(June 2, 2009)
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