谍照记者近日设法拍到了下一代劳斯莱斯幻影测试车内装照片。从外观上看，这辆测试车的行驶高度更低，前保险杠增加了两个进气口，而车尾配备了更长的四排气尾管。该车很可能采用了宝马的35up平台，由于同样采用该平台的下一代7系重量降低了200公斤，因此新一代幻影也将大幅瘦身。而现行版重量高达2550公斤。而由于仍处于早期测试阶段，因此车辆内装远未最后完成。从照片看，仪表板布局与现行版有很大不同，两个中置空调出风口位置更低，更大，由于显示屏位置上移，尺寸更大，出风口不再与显示屏相连。而车内旋钮和按键都源自7系车，触控显示屏采用了全新设计。据车厂设计主管泰勒透露，新车外观将采用渐进式改款，更更具魅力和更硬朗，而它的动力系统仍将继续搭载V12引擎。同时新车将增加插电混动版。

 

Rolls-Royce Phantom successor test mule spied with heavily camouflaged interior

spy photographers have managed to take a couple of interior shots with a next-gen Rolls-Royce Phantom test mule.

 

Far from being finalized, the cabin adopts a significantly different dashboard layout compared to the current model as the two central air vents have been moved lower. In addition, these two circular vents appear to be bigger and are no longer flanking the display since this has been moved upwards and has likely grown in size.

 

The visible buttons and knobs seem to be sourced from the 7-Series upon which the next-gen Rolls-Royce Phantom will likely be based. However, the touchscreen display along with other bits and pieces represent new designs.

 

Getting back to the exterior, the test mule featured a lowered ride height and two extra air intakes in the front bumper while at the back it had longer quad exhaust pipes. Likely to ride on the "35up" platform, the all-new Phantom could go on an extreme diet taking into account the next-gen 7-Series is bound to lose as much as 200 kg (441 lbs). It will be a more than welcomed weight loss taking into account the current Phantom tips the scales at 2,550 kg (5,622 lbs).

 

We already know the final design will take an "evolutionary path" with "more charisma and more edge" as described by the firm's design director Giles Taylor while under the hood the V12 will be retained. There are also talks about a plug-in hybrid system but details are scarce at the moment.