Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has revealed the first design sketches of its next new model. Known as RR4, the car should be launched in 2010 and will sit alongside the Phantom model line-up. RR4 will be smaller than Phantom and powered by a new and unique Rolls-Royce.
Design was signed in 2007 and engineering development is now in full swing. The Goodwood manufacturing facilities are completely reconfigured to adapt to RR4, with extended paint shops, wood and leather as well as another on the assembly line. The company moved in two rounds next year as it gears for the full production of the new model.
Chief Designer, Ian Cameron, said: "Effortless performance and normalization of levels of comfort and efficiency, executed with great care and attention, remain fundamentals of Rolls-Royce design. The RR4 has a more informal Phantom models with a greater emphasis on driving. In design terms this is expressed by its slightly smaller dimensions and more organic, but with strong proportions and proactive. This is a true and uncompromising Rolls-Royce all sense.
"RR4 will mark a milestone in the history of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars," Chairman, Ian Robertson added. "The company continues to go from victory to victory, and this new model to broaden the appeal of the brand. We look forward to this new chapter of anticipation and confidence.
The design and technical details will be announced during 2009.
