The Rolls-Royce Wraith Is The New BMW 8 Series

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Raphael Orlove
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The late, lamented BMW 8 series was like a coupe version of the top-spec BMW 7 series limousine. Is it really gone, or did it just get a Rolls Royce badge?

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For those of you who don't know, the RR Ghost is built on BMW's 7 series platform. The RR Wraith is a coupe version of the RR Ghost. That should make the Wraith a modern 8 series, right?

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Well, the pillarless fastback design remains, the brooding headlights remain, and the V12 engine configuration remains.

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If you ask me, the Wraith is the secret successor to the legendary 8er. Just don't tell anyone at Rolls Royce.

Photo Credit: BMW, I mean Rolls-Royce