今年初，劳斯莱斯发布了2018款幻影将采用的全铝框架结构，该结构可以制造成不同尺寸和行驶高度，因此可以适应2018年以后推出的几乎所有车型。新一代幻影将是采用该结构的首款车型，这款车也将于同年上市。从车厂发布的图片看，车身侧面基本造型似乎没有改变，新车仍将采用超长的车身和对开式前后门，以方便后排乘客上下车。先前有报道称，下一代幻影将不再继续推出轿跑车和敞篷车版本。
2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom Teased As Development Progresses
Rolls-Royce Phantom luxury sedan undergoing development at the company's home here.
Earlier this year, the British automaker revealed that it had begun testing new all-aluminum space-frame architecture, which can be built in varying sizes and ride heights so that it can serve as the basis for all future models beginning in 2018.
It's likely that the redesigned Phantom will be the first model to feature this platform when it starts arriving at Rolls-Royce dealerships in that year.
From the teaser photo, it seems that the basic shape of the car's sides will not be radically different from the current model and that the new Phantom's generous length and large doors will continue to spell ease of entry and rear-seat comfort.
As previously reported by Edmunds, in another announcement early this year, Rolls-Royce said that the Phantom Coupe and Drophead Coupe convertible would be discontinued when production of the current Phantom generation ends.
Although that announcement prompted some speculation that the entire Phantom line might be on the chopping block, in this latest announcement Rolls-Royce put those rumors to rest.