Famed British luxury car makers Rolls-Royce launched its latest car Ghost on Friday November 20 in Grand Hotel at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi at a price upwards of Rs 25 million. Its launch was first announced in 2006 at Paris Motor Show and till last year the company only released sketches of the car, which showed some changes from the conventional Rolls-Royce cars. The Ghost packs a heap of technology including a night vision system, based on an infrared camera that can reveal pedestrians 300 meters away and show their thermal image. A head up display shows driving information on the windscreen without having to look down. The steering wheel includes a lane departure system that vibrates if you're drifting into another lane. Active Cruise Control maintains a predefined gap from the car in front. There's also phone, radio, CD, navigation and contacts systems on board. Top speed of the Ghost is 155mph, with 4.7 seconds acceleration from 0-60. The vehicle weighs 6482 pounds, and is 212.6 inches long and 76.7 inches wide. The trunk has 16.3 cubic feet capacity and the fuel tank holds 82.5 liters.
Bookings for Ghost have begun though the deliveries are yet to start from the first quarter of 2010. In India Rolls-Royce plans to sell 75 cars in 2010 of which 50-60 units will comprise of Ghost. Twenty Five orders have been received from India since its launch on Friday. Last year the company sold only about 14 cars in India from the Phantom family. Though the economic meltdown dropped the company's sales by as much as 34 per cent, it is still hopeful for a good launch of the car. As compared to the Phantom, a high end model costing Rs 44 million, that was launched simultaneously with the Ghost, the company expects that the sales of the latter would buoy those of the Phantom. "For every two Ghosts that we sell, we'll sell one Phantom," admits Colin Kelly, Director Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Asia Pacific
Bookings for Ghost have begun though the deliveries are yet to start from the first quarter of 2010. In India Rolls-Royce plans to sell 75 cars in 2010 of which 50-60 units will comprise of Ghost. Twenty Five orders have been received from India since its launch on Friday. Last year the company sold only about 14 cars in India from the Phantom family. Though the economic meltdown dropped the company's sales by as much as 34 per cent, it is still hopeful for a good launch of the car. As compared to the Phantom, a high end model costing Rs 44 million, that was launched simultaneously with the Ghost, the company expects that the sales of the latter would buoy those of the Phantom. "For every two Ghosts that we sell, we'll sell one Phantom," admits Colin Kelly, Director Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Asia Pacific
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I want one!! Nice article Samaira, great reporting on stuff that isn't highlighted in the news!
Thank you for this...
THanks for the info on the Rolls Royce Ghost
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