Rolls-Royce releases first details of new coupe
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Rolls-Royce has confirmed that it'll be releasing a production version of the Phantom-based 101EX concept coupe seen at the 2006 Geneva motor show. The announcement comes a day after BMW chairman Norbert Reithofer announced that a coupe will be joining the Rolls-Royce lineup as part of the company's new strategic direction.
The yet-unnamed coupe will be slightly shorter than the Phantom, with its suspension and chassis slightly retuned to place more emphasis on the driver -- within the constraints of being a Rolls-Royce. The 6.75-liter V-12 will be unchanged from its 453-horsepower and 531-lb-ft output in the Phantom and Drophead Coupe. Price will be somewhere between the Phantom's $340,000 and the Drophead Coupe's $407,000, with production beginning next summer.
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