My new car, again

PMKeates said:
Driving modes? There's none of those in the Ghost :p You just put it in D with the steering column shifter and that's it. You can raise the suspension for clearance and lower it for entry, but there's no changing the stiffness of the chassis, weight of the steering, throttle response or anything like that. It's set up as Rolls-Royce believe a Rolls-Royce should behave.
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Ah, interesting! I assumed it would have the usual BMW driving experience stuff. I suppose it must automatically adapt the more you press on then…
 
Crikey, "daily drivers" (sorry) don't get much better than that. I bet that's a car in which you don't groan when your navigation says there's heavy traffic ahead.

I hope it treats you well, and the dealership experience lives up to its brand!
 
PMKeates said:
At the dealership we sat for a bit in a Phantom Extended Wheel Base. Lovely car, but truly gigantic at 6.1m long and all about the rear seats. That felt very much a passenger's car. The Ghost on the other hand is the baby Rolls at 'only' 5.4m (for the standard wheel base which I have), which is bigger than most cars but relatively small by Rolls-Royce standards. It's a little bigger in the back seats than the front, but more or less even. It's obviously very comfortable for passengers but you never feel like you're a chauffeur when you're behind the wheel - it's an absolute pleasure to drive at any pace.
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Ah, fair enough! Good to know :)
 
Wonderful car, and proof were it needed that all these various modes you can select on its baby BMW 7 brother are largely pointless.

Congratulations and enjoy!
 
Nice. My gym’s manager recently swapped out his Bentley Continental convertible for a RR one, not sure which model but it’s a tank. Yours looks a lot cleaner though!
 
That is a beautiful car without a doubt. Just out of interest, did you test drive or consider a fully decked-out Tesla Model X?
 
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