就在劳斯莱斯CEO Torsten Müller-?tv?s宣布计划在今年底停产现行版幻影几个小时以后，谍照记者就拍到了第八代幻影的照片。该车将于2018年初上市，新一代车型采用渐进式改款，因此一眼就能辨认出来。车辆伪装掩盖了绝大多数细节，但仍能看出它采用熟悉的前脸，包括突出的格栅和两侧矩形前大灯。向后可以看到安装在车门上的后视镜，向后开启的后门和厚重的C柱。劳斯莱斯不愿透露新车规格，但车厂已经证实，新车将采用全新铝制框架结构，这将使新车比老款车更轻，同时保持“魔毯般乘坐感受”。除了幻影轿跑车和Drophead轿跑车之外，劳斯莱斯其他车型都将采用该平台。Torsten Müller-?tv?s表示，下一代幻影将“更具现代感，更漂亮”，新车将采用“更尖端技术和创新设计”。

 

2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom spied in Lapland

Just hours after Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Torsten Müller-?tv?s announced plans to end Phantom production later this year, spy photographers have snapped new photos of the eighth-generation model.

 

Set to be launched in early 2018, the next-generation model has an evolutionary design that is instantly recognizable. Camouflage hides most of the styling details but we can see the model will have a familiar front fascia with a prominent grille that is flanked by rectangular headlights. Moving further back, there's door-mounted mirrors, rear "coach doors," and thick C-pillars.

 

Rolls-Royce has been tight-lipped about specifications but the company has already confirmed the Phantom will ride on an all-new aluminum space-frame architecture that will enable the car to be lighter than its predecessor while still maintaining a "magic-carpet ride" quality. The platform will underpin all future Rolls-Royce models but the Phantom Coupe and the Phantom Drophead Coupe will be phased out. 

 

Speaking earlier today, Torsten Müller-?tv?s said the next-generation Phantom will be "contemporary and beautiful" with "cutting-edge technologies and design innovations."