2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost (2nd Generation)

The 2022 Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost Is Its Very Own Vibe

The Black Badge Ghost is defined by extremes, but perhaps the most extreme part of all is the shift it causes in perception.

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Rolls-Royce is one of those brands that instantly conjures an image of wealth and excess, of incredible exclusivity and opulence. The state of the world today makes the idea of spending half a million dollars on a luxury car a bit challenging, but that’s hardly a worry for someone who can afford...
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Rolls Royce creates solar-eclipse-inspired limited edition Ghost Ekleipsis

Ultra lux car maker hits up day and night in one fell swoop

Rolls Royce has launched a new limited edition of its Black Badge Ghost model. Taking inspiration from the moon aligning with the sun, the Ghost Ekleipsis is a rather striking all-black chariot.

Ready to launch in time for the actual total eclipse taking place on 14 October 2023 in the Western hemisphere, this limited edition Black Badge Ghost has all manner of bright orange accents to create that distinctive corona outline.

Referred to more creatively as ‘Golden Darkness’ (great name for a band, btw), Rolls has even gone so far as to animate its infamous starlight headliner with some 940 ‘stars’ recreating the eclipse with LED lights over a seven-and-a-half-minute window – apparently the longest possible duration of an eclipse.

After the spectacle, another 192 lights create the night sky in the headliner. There’s also 1,846 laser-etched stars in the fancy illuminated fascia. Rolls says it took over 100 hours to complete that dashboard work for this first example.

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Rolls Royce creates solar-eclipse-inspired limited edition Ghost Ekleipsis

Ultra lux car maker hits up day and night in one fell swoop
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The Rolls-Royce Ghost ‘Prism’ is a limited-edition celebrating the world of fashion

... and Rolls-Royce's 120th anniversary, and is therefore limited to just 120 units

Rolls-Royce has revealed a commemorative version of the Ghost to celebrate its 120th anniversary, called the Ghost ‘Prism’. It showcases several cosmetic changes and is limited to just 120 examples. Obviously.

After choosing from one of RR’s three billion-strong paint finishes, customers then pick from one of four bespoke accent themes, including ‘Forge Yellow’ and ‘Phoenix Red’. This is then applied to sections of the lower bumper, brake calipers and coach line, as part of a 16-hour hand-polish procedure.

The traditional stainless steel wing mirrors have also been resprayed in a smoked black-grey hue called ‘Burnout’, as have the grille and boot lid.

No major interior changes are mentioned, though RR has confirmed the customer’s accent choices can flow through to the interior if they so wish. That includes along the starlight headliner, which remains ever-present as the grown-up alternative to a child’s bedroom projector.

 
Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended Expressionism

Rolls-Royce Ghost provides the purest blank canvas for Bespoke personalisation. The expressive nature of Ghost is unleashed with the 'Boracay Blue' exterior colour of the 'Expressionism' commission, evoking the sunsets over Boracay Island. This vivid Bespoke colour captures unique hues witnessed during the transition from sunset to twilight, when the sky appears to become one with the Sulu Sea. This is accentuated with a single hand-painted Lime Green Coachline, subtly referencing Boracay Island's rich, tropical flora and fauna. The exterior is resolved with part-polished 21-inch alloy wheels incorporating Orbit Grey centres and Lime Green pinstripes, shod in White pinstripe tyres.

Inside, the seats are trimmed with Black and Arctic White leather with Lime Green accents. The latter hue also appears in the seat and door piping, contrast stitching and headrest monograms.


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Want a Rolls-Royce that’s even flashier than usual? Here are three

One-off Ghost, Phantom and Spectre models are inspired by picturesque locations and take exterior and interior design up to 11

What’s better than one special edition Rolls-Royce? Three that resemble various scenic locations, obviously! And that’s exactly what we’ve been treated to by the Spirit of Ecstasy marque, which has displayed a unique colourway of its Phantom, Spectre and Ghost models at the China Autoshow. Let’s start with the one inspired by Mayfield Lavender Farm.

Dubbed the Ghost ‘Expressionism’ and finished in a shade of purple that’s… blue, or Boracay Blue to be specific, the Ghost is meant to imitate a sunset over Boracay Island in the Philippines. The main theme is then complemented by a lime green coachline which represents the island’s tropical flora and fauna.

Inside, the lime green accents continue across the black/white leather upholstery, and can also be spotted along the doors. In fact, the doors themselves are created using over 140,000 stitches, which… is a lot of stitches. The Starlight roof also mimics the door stitching patterns to create a truly gorgeous cabin. Though it’s not quite the same as being on Boracay Island itself, particularly if you exit the car and realise you’re at Cobham Services.

 
Rolls-Royce doesn’t do facelifts, so here’s a ‘subtle evolution’ of the Ghost

Second-gen Ghost gets a mid-life update. Retains its twin-turbocharged 6.75-litre V1

It would seem that Rolls-Royce is in the rather enviable position of having customers that would like to spend quite a lot more money on their cars. You see, Rolls asked its ‘clients’ what they would like to see from a facelifted Ghost, and apparently many of the responses centred around giving it more areas for customisation.

So, meet the ‘subtle evolution’ of the Rolls-Royce Ghost, which now features a “monolithic and self-assured external appearance” that will serve “as a potent stage for Bespoke commissions”. Yep, many option boxes are about to be ticked.

Rolls is referring to this facelifted car as the Ghost Series II, which is slightly confusing given that it’s an update of the second-gen car that first arrived in 2020. Anyway, we’re told that previous Ghost customers spent an average of 10 per cent on top of the cost of the car through the Bespoke scheme, so expect that to rise even further with the Series II.

On the outside the changes are fairly minimal. There are new headlights with super slim daytime running light graphics, while the rest of the front end has been cleaned up with fewer vents so that the Pantheon grille is more prominent. At the rear there are new lights inspired by the Spectre, and buyers can choose between two new 22in wheel designs.

 
Rolls Royce Ghost II refined and modernised for 2024

The Rolls Royce Ghost II, the second iteration of the Phantom’s smaller sibling which has been in production since 2020, has been given a raft of updates aimed at upping the ante of craftsmanship and luxury.

The British car company says the updated model is more closely aligned with its sheer “monolithic” design approach than ever, with newly designed headlights seemingly dwarfed by an imposing new “Pantheon” grille that is now illuminated in line with today’s trends.

At the back end, new tail lamps take inspiration from the Spectre, while the side view is enhanced by a pair of new 22-inch, 9-spoke wheel designs, in full-polished and part-polished guises.

Buyers can choose between over 44,000 possible bespoke colour combinations, but Rolls Royce takes some delight in highlighting its new Mustique Blue exterior hue, inspired by the Carribean island that it’s named after. Says Rolls Royce, it uses glass and mica flakes to create a shimmer designed to mimic sunlight reflecting from the sea.

Beneath its imposing bonnet the new Rolls Royce Ghost carries over its predecessor’s 6.75-litre V12 petrol engine in a move that certainly goes against the grain in today’s increasingly electrified, downsizing era.

 
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