This upcoming luxury sedan will go head-to-head with the Bentley Continental in the battle for high-dollar dominance
By Dawn Stover and Mike Spinelli Posted 05.27.2008 at 3:55 pm 3 Comments

Rolls-Royce RR4 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today provided a peek at what its next luxury car will look like. Design sketches of the car known internally as RR4 hint at a model that is smaller and sleeker than the big-ticket Rolls-Royce Phantom. Car wonks say the RR4 will face off against the successful Continental from Volkswagen-owned Bentley, at a price of between $250,000 and $280,000, according to Edmunds Inside Line.

That's around $100,000 to $200,000 less than the top-line Phantom. Rolls-Royce executives said the RR4 will have a more informal presence than the company's stately Phantom line, and will be more geared toward driving than being driven. The company, a subsidiary of BMW, said the RR4 will be powered by a new engine that is unique to Rolls-Royce. The RR4 is expected to go on sale in 2010.

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beatle350
06/22/08 at 6:04 pm

infact, nobody needs a car. bikes are better.

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techsmoke94
07/03/08 at 9:24 am

i perfer hybrids or compact cars not luxury.

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vizulefllry
10/28/08 at 12:19 pm

Spoken like true lower class. You should walk to the factory, so that it is easier for people with money to run you over.


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