To avtorevyu №y, 2003. First encounter. Rolls-Royce

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fantasy! Bsego in four years is built new, from the needle, plant, personnel are collected and trained, and the main thing - is developed and ready to production new automobile. Yes what automobile! Here is it, admire: Rolls-Royce Phantom! Accurately in time! Both machine and plant they showed third January, at three P.M. on Greenwich. It is felt, that the matter undertook the Germans. Yes is in good health O.rdnung! Champagne!
Catastrophe! In the morning English newspapers reported the final capitulation of the there is no time famous auto industry of Great Britain: bollard the latter and, possibly, the most important boundary of defense - Rolls-Royce. Commentary from the Times: "this no longer Rolls-Royce". By from now on aristocratic name Rolls-Royce will be called very road BMW. if old man Winston Churchill it would suffice to the present, it would be sufficient the impact: England nevertheless lost!

A if we glance at all this sensibly? Indeed in the past year at the old plant into Kryu still they continued to make the "present" Rolls-Royce (although with motors BMW). And which result? In yr it was possible to sell only forty machines. On what development, with what investments into the new developments could deal the discussion with such volumes? And much whether did remain those, who do believe that because of the "manual assembling" automobiles Rolls-Royce - as before are the best and most reliable in the world?
Certainly, it is offensive. It is offensive that the rights to the use of legendary brand Rolls-Royce were reached to Germans for the laughably small sum - 40 million it was pounds sterling. It is offensive that almost on all details, from which will be gathered new Rolls-Royce, stands mark Made in germany... But what to make? Either to supplement the destructive numbers of antiglobalists or sequential time to recognize that the laws of the market economy are universal and work independently of our to them relation. Rolls-Royce now belongs BMW.
Germans from BMW they clearly extracted lessons from the sad experience, connected with the acquisition, and soon also with scandalous sale for the trifle of the most important English producer - firm Rover. Now on the solemn ceremony of speech they sounded not in the German- the English, but in the clean, cleanest English: in the chapter of enterprise are set the Englishman of Tony gott, one of the former leaders of plant Rolls-Royce into Kryu. poly-boards. But here almost all second persons - Germans, including "the division head of personnel", the "chief OF OTK", the "leader of the division of sale" and so forth
of lady and gentlemen!
Here falls curtain, and after it... Shock. Machine stood "full face" and maliciously looked at the public by the small rectangular eyes, simple arranged along the sides of the same rectangular front. Chest of drawers. But in the center - enormous radiator. , in addition, worn as if under the rule. After securing technical specification, 4 first of all it became to search for the coefficient of aerodynamic drag: either it they did not indicate generally or... No, completely acceptable, although not record, number - 0,383. By the way, in technical specifications you will no longer find these haughty English euphemisms of the type "power and the ability to be accelerated they are sufficient": everything is indicated in detail and accurately. Even fuel consumption: in the urban cycle - 24,6 l/y00 km.
When podium turned itself and automobile showed its side, on the soul it became warmer: this and indeed Rolls-Royce! It rather resembling prewar and postwar Rollsy, than those that they were produced in recent years. But when it became clear that the rear doors are opened "back to front", 1000 that rolled the first wave of tender emotion. Here speaker opened slightly this rear door and he will extract from it... What this, the demonstration what powerful bars are inserted in the door in order to protect those sitting from behind? No! This is - umbrella! As it is dear, as it is touching! And as it is convenient, by the way.
When automobile was wrapped up to the hall by stern, that sit in the hall again it frowned: well very already small backing lamps. So indeed retro!
Was pleased Phantom? To otvechu in the English spirit: interesting design. Moreover design is English. Actually English. The studio, where was projected Rolls-Royce, it settled in the old bank office in the center of London, in two steps from the Haide- park - so that the artists would not lose connection with the English capital. Yes even where even in the world you will see on the streets of so many old and not very old Rollsov? Three brigades of designers headed by Englishman by Jan by Cameron pump worked above the exterior even two brigades - above the interior. But three main sources of inspiration - this, according to the Cameron pump, Rolls-Royce Phantom II, which was produced in the Thirties (here, it is said, they were concentrated all key elements, which formed DNA of Rolls-Royce, bevel gears, short front overhang, terribly long cowling and the raising itself in proportion to approximation to a back line of threshold), then - made a debut in the fiftieth Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud (quintessence of the stylistic solutions of all postwar Rollsov) and finally Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow 65- GO of year - its body was built according to the principle of monocoque.
Moreover here monocoque? But with the fact that the newest phantom is built on the same principle. To the aluminum (!) stressed frame hang up either the aluminum or made from the composite materials panels (exception it is only steel boot-lid). And is done all this not in England, but in Germany, at the same "aluminum" plant BMW in Dingol'finge, where are gathered the bodies of rodsterov BMW Z8. A body in the collection they then reach into England, good, it although large (from the nose to the tail - almost six it is meter), then light: only 550 kg. I in this case are unprecedented durable: hardness to the twisting - 40500 nm/deg! However, into England from Germany they bring not only body. According to my observations, Rolls-Royce Phantom percentages to ninety German, so that on the table under the cowling in time to indicate: Made in germany, assembled in england - "is made in Germany, it is assembled in England".
Power unit, naturally, also is supplied from Germany. This is - the twelve-cylinder motor with a power of 453 hp and with the working volume of 6,75 l (the same working volume, by the way, was also in the motor, which was placed to Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow beginning from the seventieth it was annual, but that engine it was V- descriptive "eight" and, of course, not by not so powerful), but still - the automatic six-stage box ZF. engine - atmospheric ("nervous turbomotor - this nothing of the kind, what awaits the owner of Rolls-Royce", casually note designers, throwing stone into the vegetable-garden Of maybakha, which is equipped with motor V12 biturbo). On four valves to the cylinder, stepless phasing of gas distribution and valve lift (system Valve.tronic), and still - the direct fuel injection, which made it possible to raise compression ratio to 11. As a result already with 1000 r/min the torque reaches 560 nm (maximum moment in 720 nm it is fallen on 3200 r/min). Is certain, this practically the same motor, which is placed to BMW 760Li (see article in the same release AR). But in "semerochnogo" engine is less working volume (6,0 l), only power (445 hp) is less, and the maximum torque (600 nm) is reached in the zone of higher revolutions (4000 r/min).
Pneumo-suspensions also are supplied from Germany. Gigantic wheels (fit diameter - 21 in, but the special "impenetrable" tires Michelin - with the sufficiently high profile) did not make it possible to use from the front traditional for BMW counters; therefore here two-lever suspension, but from behind - typical for BMW of "multi-lever" on the subframe. Steering control - "gear - lath", although in the majority of the machines of a similar class, as a rule, uses worm diagram in order to decrease transfer to the control of vibrations.
However, about which these are we? This whether 1000 will disturb future owner fantoma? Designers BMW devised remarkable "fenechku", and now the owner of Rolls-Royce will be able by one shot to slay all friends, who on simplicity of sincere stopped his selection at Maybakhe. You will look at the wheel. In the center, as it is conducted, emblem in the form of the dual letters R I this emblem is located strictly vertically. Not otherwise, so "drove on" specially for the survey... As not so! Emblems to all four wheels are located in the vertical position always! Always! Well, possibly, they slightly will be deflected with the intensive acceleration, and then - again will be occupied their place. Dada, for the the central kruglyashey of wheels Germans provided separate bearings, and themselves kruglyashi - with the displaced center of gravity. It is thin... (In oy-oy, only not necessary to tell that on our roads the clearances between kruglyashom and "basic" wheel will be driven in by mud and I will pour off!)
after this show cowling already it is possible not to open. It is possible not to show and the sufficiently capacious baggage carrier, sheathed by soft fleecy tissue. Now - into the salon, for the control.
A control - emphasized slender, left and right knitting needles are pulled up upward (nostal'zhi!), and after it - the typically English "vertical" panel, covered with expensive lead. In the central well of the panel of instruments - circular dial of speedometer, more to the right - well with the level indicators of fuel and temperature, and to the left of the speedometer - takho... No not tachometer! It here generally no this - the indicator of the reserve of power. Yet they did not meet? 4 also. In the "latent" regime the pointer indicates number 100. I.e., in the reserve all 100% of potential of motor. But is worth adding gas and beginning to be accelerated, as pointer it will crawl to the left. But zero it will approach in such a case, when gas is pressed down into the floor: motor works with the complete return, in the reserve nothing it remained. Toy? Possibly. But, let us suppose before to leave to the outstripping, you are accelerated, are reconstructed - and you here note counter automobile. To throw out gas and in a cowardly manner to leave vosvoyasi? Or to add - and with the honor (it will give god) to complete the matter initiated? Here is here the time itself to throw short view on the new instrument: if
change-gear lever - on the control and on "seven" BMW, and the regimes of transmission - most usual: P, R, N and D rest will hit upon box. For example, if you want to be touched smoothly, then it will begin motion from the intermediate speed. If you press on the gas porezche, then with the first. And the moments of switchings - both "upward" and "downward" - transmission will also select depending on the assigned rhythm of ride. No "manual" pereklyuchalok. Here it is renowned.
Engine, as on "seven", is started and is switched off by button. "bench-hammer" - also fastener. but
A as the famous system for control of the secondary functions iDrive, already familiar to us (although not entirely) on "seven" BMW? T-with- with... To pronounce loudly "a1- drive" of zd?"ya0..yutml">.ccFos Nt-2000-xp V5.24.s6 is impossible. The same not BMW, but Rolls-Royce! Although there is in reality iDrive. But now this is called rotary controller (as, as, Rotary Club...), and very knob of controller, similar to ash tray, it hides itself in the depths of the console between the front seats. And display conducts as follows: it is at first glance (yes even on the second), it does not exist, but it is worthwhile to extract "ash tray" with the miracle- handle as the central sector of the front panel, where to this moment there were elegant switch hours or so, "will overturn" - and will be wrapped up by the same screen as on "seven" BMW. I already now - if you please: "navigation", television set, DVD, the trimming of microclimate for the separately moved (or priveredlivykh) users and so forth
of A generally, is comfortable. High-quality, expensive office. And the knobs of everyone a little less, than in Maybakhe: there, it is remembered, I counted more than 70, and here - it is less than forty. And it is high. By the way, immediately- that and you will not say that Phantom - the same high automobile as miniven Opel Zafira. Then survey is good - as of the jeep. But if we look ourselves at the lateral glass, then it is possible to note that it is pierced by slender delays. This is - electric heating. It means, glass- will rapidly thaw and not "sweat". But here it did not reveal on the frontal glass of 4 preheatings.
To the rear seat I penetrated with such ease, that not immediately- that understood: 4 already here even 1000 whether still there? Here, here. But the matter precisely in the fact that the loops fitted to the doors not from the front (on the motion of machine), but from behind. But in this case this completely not the error, connected with the quality of English assembling (especially as body- that they enter here from Germany). It is so planned, moreover it is planned healthily. To sit down into the machine - is not more complex than to the chair confronting in the center of room. But this yet not all! In order to slam shut door, it is not now necessary to be pulled to it: you press on knopochku on the internal upholstering of wide back rest - door itself is shut. But you press again - and door is opened. But not always. As soon as machine will collect 4 km/h, locks are blocked, and door no longer you will open. Safety.
As 4 not it fumbled in the searches for levers or knopochek of the adjustment of the rear seat, it was impossible to reveal them. And the lever, which includes massage, also. Configuration of rear seats - fixed. 3x... But in this there are its pluses first, if soon seat is not divided into two autonomous halves, then completely it is possible to sit three together: "hump" in the center of sofa it is not possible to name inhospitable, and the tunnel of cardan shaft is practically completely embedded in the "dual" floor and therefore in no way it is interfered. But in the second place, the back of sofa "flows in" to the sidewalls, and if contact with the neighbor provides pleasure, it is possible to sit into "three fourths", by face to each other. However, it is possible to order "separate" rear seats with the electro-adjustments. Set, true, the absence of from behind air cushions or shutters, but developers assure, that also without them the level of passive restraint at the height.
List of options as were expected, it was small. But if, for example, you order separate rear seats, this automatically means that in the console between the seats will be the additional control unit audiosistemoy (by the way, 420 watts, two sabvufera) and DVD-ple1erom, and monitors will appear on the back side of the backs of front seats, moreover it will be possible to cover them by shutter so that they would not destroy the English cosiness. It is possible to order sliding foot rests, it is possible... In reality, it is possible to order everything, to that fantasy will be sufficient and, naturally, money. But them, by the way, will be required several: the tempering (plant) price of "base" version - 320 thousand Euro-. This without taking into account "custom-house" and other taxes.
A that new plant? If it is honest, then this and not plant completely. Let us take, at least, the sizes of the investments: - 65 million are pounds sterling to everything about everything, this of entire times in three or four is more than large contemporary service center stands, which in Moscow already constructed are numerous. This assembly-line, is more precise - the "podsborochnoye" enterprise, at which now it works only of 250 people, and over their long term it will be 350. Two most serious operations - painting and "marriage", that is to say the installation of body to the "cart". Almost everything else is already made in Germany. But still here they cut out k?"ya0..yutml">.ccFos Nt-2000-xp V5.24.ju, the upholstering of seats, door panels makes and so forth A still - with the aid of the contemporary presses are stamped multilayer sockets with the shponovym coating. From the German billets.
Certainly, to Germans it would be handier and, it is probable, to be occupied more advantageous by all this in itself Germany. But then which would remain English in this machine, besides the fading recollections about the history of brand Rolls-Royce? Therefore - here is it, very that not on is present England. Gudvud, one-and-a-half hours to the south of London. In two steps from the assembly-line enterprise - lock- estate Goodwood House, placed in 1697 and fanned by the glory of ten generations of countless dukes and lords of the family Of lennoks. Luxurious collection of painting, furniture and porcelain. Next - typically English "low" hotel to the lawns and the cavities, after it - field for the golf, the sheep, hippodrome and even the small racing route - Goodwood Motor Circuit, on which the gentlemen sometimes arrange "nostal'gicheskiye" rounds. So why not to select this is the place (you feel, 4 to system phrase in the English manner?) for leisure in to the circle of dear friends? But at the same time - to glance to the plant and to look as thoroughly, by what flat stitches the skin for the Rolls-Royce ordered by you is sewn. Only do not ask, from what county of England the skin here is delivered. Because the skin - also from Ger of 1000 manias, from under Dresden. The skin is soft and is very durable, is bull (cow's for the Rolls-Royce they do not take - this already the second type).
In a word, everything is correct. And name, perhaps, also. Phantom. But still more precise it would be thus: not Rolls-Royce Phantom, but Phantom of Rolls-Royce, the phantom of Rolls-Royce.
Make such machines there will be not much. As in the case with Maybakhom, about thousand V. But here the diagram of sales (at least, in Russia) thus far is not determined. It is sooner anything, will appear the representative, who will assume orders. And then, probably, one of the dealers BMW will open the "independent" branch. The main thing so that the Rolls-Royce BY BMV would not stand in one and the same show -rume. At least, at first. By the way, the first Russian customers has already been declared. Critical for the sale of Rolls-Royce Ulrich Knips, naturally, refused to name the names of these pets of the fate: "they live somewhere on the azure shore. It seems, in Monte Carlo ".
First "small-series" phantoms, intended for sale, will appear during May.

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