Rolls-Royce has dropped the third of its animations previewing the 2021 Ghost. This time, the British manufacturer details the suspension system of the luxurious sedan.
For starters, we learn that the new 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost will land with all-wheel drive and all-wheel steering. It also features the company’s latest version of the trademark Magic Carpet Ride system which it claims took three years to develop.
A key development for the Ghost is the new ‘Planar’ system made up of three key elements. This system includes an Upper Wishbone Damper unit that is mounted above the front suspension assembly and creates an even more stable and effortless ride. The second aspect of the Planar setup is the Flagbearer system that uses cameras to read the road ahead and prepares the suspension for any changes in road surface. Last but not least is the Satellite Aided Transmission system that uses GPS data to pre-select the optimum gear for upcoming corners.
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Rolls-Royce says its existing Ghost customers have requested the new one be more enjoyable to drive while also being more refined to be driven in. To make this happen, Rolls-Royce has modified its proprietary spaceframe architecture to incorporate elements of the brand’s existing model portfolio, including the aforementioned all-wheel drive and all-wheel steering.
“When it came to creating a new Ghost – one that outshines its incredibly capable predecessor – the engineering team had to start from scratch,” Rolls-Royce Ghost engineering lead Jonathan Simms said in a statement. “We pushed our architecture even further and created a car even more dynamic, even more luxurious and, most of all, even more effortlessly useable.”
The new Rolls-Royce Ghost will debut this fall and is expected to have a 6.75-liter twin-turbo V12 with roughly 563 hp and 663 lb-ft (900 Nm).