The Rolls-Royce Ghost is a 4-door saloon from Rolls-Royce, built from 2009, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Under the bonnet: 6.6 . Henry Cloke drew it.
How it came about
The Rolls-Royce Ghost is a full-sized luxury car manufactured by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. The "Ghost" nameplate, named in honour of the Silver Ghost, a car first produced in 1906, was announced in April 2009 at the Auto Shanghai show. The production model was officially unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show.
The Ghost Extended Wheelbase was introduced in 2011. During development, the Ghost was known as the "RR04". It was designed as a smaller, "more measured, more realistic car" than the Phantom, aiming for a lower price category for Rolls-Royce models. According to a statement by BMW AG, this generation of automobile, with an internal combustion engine, is to be produced until 2030, at which point the company intends to manufacture electric models only.
The hardware
Power comes from 6.6 . It weighs 2490 kg. It shifts through a 8-speed 8HP90 automatic. The wheelbase is 3295 mm / 3465 mm (Extended Wheelbase). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph; assembly was at West Sussex, England (Goodwood plant), United Kingdom. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Nissan 370Z, the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Lexus LFA — show what else the money bought that year. Its Rolls-Royce stablemates include the Rolls-Royce 100EX and the Rolls-Royce 102EX.
Rolls-Royce Ghost II 
Rolls-Royce Ghost Series I