[EnI]

Originally Posted by SDNR

What about the grille ....will it be the traditional grille or one more like on the Phantom Coupé? ....oh, and will it also have the small side windows on th C pillar?

The grille will be more leaned-back - a bit more like Phantom Coupe. Definitely not temple-like as seen on Phantom. Yet expect the grille of baby coupe / cabrio to be even more radical.

Regarding C-pillar: I was told there would be a small "privacy-window" in the C-pillar. That's also a RR limo trademark. Look at the C-pillar: without the window it would look horrendously huge & thick!


Ghost will definitely feature Phantom-like silhouette - even the design cues will be similar / same. So, yes - it will be a mini-Phantom. Kind a. But rounder, sleeker, with more modern & youthful details (eg. grille, headlights, tail lights, rims, interior). The interior will be much less yacht-like as the one seen in the Phantom. Overall stance will be much more sportier & less majestic.

[Centurion]

Still looks huge though. I anticipated it to be a bit smaller and sleeker.

[EnI]

Originally Posted by Centurion

Still looks huge though. I anticipated it to be a bit smaller and sleeker.

There is such a car ... It's called F01 BMW 7-series.

[SCOTT27]

look at it this way. If the Phantom is a modern interpretation of classic Rolls-Royce then the RR04 is a futuristic interpretation of classic Rolls-Royce. @ BMW aswell as RR04 there is another name for this car :
The Maybach's Obituary.

[Centurion]

Originally Posted by EnI

There is such a car ... It's called F01 BMW 7-series.

It's just that I thought it was going to be more domestic like a drivers car similar to the Flying Spur but it still pretty much looks like a chauffeur driven car.

[Sunny]

Originally Posted by SCOTT27

look at it this way. If the Phantom is a modern interpretation of classic Rolls-Royce then the RR04 is a futuristic interpretation of classic Rolls-Royce. @ BMW aswell as RR04 there is another name for this car :
The Maybach's Obituary.

Oh, MB did a pretty good job of writing that obituary themselves - I doubt they need any help from RR for that.

[SDNR]

^ So does this mean you guys see absolutely no future for Maybach? ....I'm not 100% sure about that just yet.

[Centurion]

Originally Posted by SDNR

^ So does this mean you guys see absolutely no future for Maybach? ....I'm not 100% sure about that just yet.

You said it right. A cat has more than 1 lives.

[EnI]

Originally Posted by SDNR

^ So does this mean you guys see absolutely no future for Maybach? ....I'm not 100% sure about that just yet.

Maybach should do something fast.

When RR Silver Ghost is launched, and Bentley introduce the new Arnage, Maybach is dead. Mind Aston Martin is also joining the party with super-pricey Rapide.

The future of Maybach is coach-building. Like eg. Pininfarina, or Fisker - but in Maybach case with much more brand appeal. Super-exclusive & ultra-expansive individual vehicles.

MB should rather launch S600 Pullman, and ODC-based 4dr cabrio. With high-end models like CL (AMG), SLR, SLC, IMO that should be OK.

Since MB brand desperately needs a strong push further upstairs. Since other brands are rapidely closing the gap. Pullman (or another MB-branded limo beyond S-class) + ODC-like vehicle + SLC is just enough for a while.

Really ... let Maybach be a coach-building car manufacturer. With MB body-donors some very interesting cars may be produced. And MB better do that fast - before VW do that with Bugatti. 2 quite known coach-builders are too much. But this segment will be super-exclusive: individually built cars, and known brand.

[modena_360stradale]

I hope that's not the real rear pillar. It seems a little long and awkward