The Rolls-Royce SUV has obtained its first main replace since its international introduction in 2018, making it a extra fashionable and opulent providing than ever earlier than

• Rolls-Royce launched the Cullinan SUV in 2018.

• The newly revealed facelifted SUV is best referred to as the ‘Cullinan Series II.’

• Exterior revisions embrace sharper LED DRLs, elective 23-inch alloy wheels, and an up to date exhaust outlet.

• Cabin now will get nature-sourced supplies; dashboard structure largely unchanged.

• Still powered by the identical 6.75-litre V12 petrol engine because the outgoing mannequin.

• Expected to be provided in India by the tip of 2024.

Luxury SUVs obtained a brand new benchmark in opulence with the arrival of the Rolls-Royce Cullinan in 2018. Now, it has obtained its first main refresh, formally known as the Cullinan Series II. It has now turn out to be extra fashionable in and out, whereas retaining its extensive potentialities of customer-specific customisations. Here’s a fast rundown of all the pieces that’s new on the Rolls-Royce SUV:

Small But Effective Design Updates

The 2024 Cullinan options delicate adjustments over the pre-facelift mannequin. The SUV now will get sleeker LED headlight clusters, sharper and inverted L-shaped LED DRLs, and bigger air intakes within the up to date entrance bumper.

It is the primary time that the Cullinan is that includes illumination for the grille, which has been given some tweaks, now making it much like that on the Phantom Series II. Another cool design contact is that the bumper traces from the bottom level of the LED DRLs to the SUV’s centre level beneath the grille kind a shallow ‘V’, which as per Rolls-Royce, resembles the sharp bow traces of recent sports activities yachts.

No main adjustments are noticeable from the perimeters of the Cullinan, save for the availability of a brand new set of alloy wheels, whereas additionally having the choice to equip it with 23-inch items constructed from aluminium. Changes on the again are much more delicate, with probably the most important updates being the tweaked exhaust outlet and a revised skid plate that includes a brushed silver end.

Rolls-Royce has additionally provide you with a brand new Emperador Truffle paint choice for the facelifted Cullinan – a strong grey-brown shade. And if the Cullinan Series II is simply too fundamental for you, the posh marque can be providing the facelifted SUV within the Black Badge model, which will get blacked-out components to make it stand out.

A Refreshed Cabin

If you thought the adjustments on the within of the Rolls-Royce SUV might be extra important than these on the surface, assume once more. Rolls-Royce doesn’t have a protracted record of vehicles within the portfolio, and at these costs, plenty of it’s near-perfect the primary time round (functionally at the least). Thus, not a lot has modified within the cabin of the facelifted Cullinan, however it now contains a full glass panel throughout the highest portion of the dashboard. Here, you proceed to get the touchscreen infotainment unit with Rolls-Royce’s Spirit interface, and a digital driver’s show, whereas on the passenger facet it has graphics representing the skyscrapers of the world’s megacities at night time. The illumination of the graphics is achieved by way of the 7,000 laser-etched dots strategically situated behind the glass panel.

One of the speaking factors of the brand new Cullinan is its new show unit within the dashboard that flaunts an analogue clock and a fastidiously crafted miniature model of the ‘Spirit of Ecstasy’ brand positioned beneath it.

Owners of the brand new Cullinan can tailor the color of the instrument dials to enhance the SUV’s inside palette or exterior end. Rolls-Royce has additionally tactfully included the kind of supplies used to make the cabin extra environmentally-friendly. There’s material made out of bamboo, panels constructed from open-pore wooden, and hand stained veneer ‘leaves’. The new upholstery is named ‘Duality Twill’, which takes 20 hours to be made, contains 22 lakh stitches, and almost 20 km of thread, and is produced utilizing particular lasers for uniformity and precision.

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Equipment On Board

Of course, the luxurious inside is complemented by the truth that the SUV is loaded with loads of tech on board. Apart from the twin digital screens and multi-zone local weather management with fancy knurled switchgear, the Cullinan additionally will get rear leisure shows, therapeutic massage, cooling, and heating perform for the seats, an 18-speaker audio system with a subwoofer, related automobile tech, and superior driver help methods (ADAS).

Powertrain Details

Rolls-Royce is providing the Cullinan Series II with the identical 6.75-litre V12 petrol engine because the pre-facelift SUV. That stated, its output hasn’t been revealed but however within the pre-facelift mannequin, the identical powertrain put out 571 PS and 850 Nm. It will get all-wheel-drive (AWD) and an 8-speed computerized transmission. However, the sportier Black Badge model of the Cullinan Series II reveals its peak efficiency figures to be 600 PS and 900 Nm.

Interestingly, Rolls-Royce has shared that solely 10 p.c of Cullinan house owners are primarily chauffeur-driven. So, the driving dynamics of the posh SUV usually are not only for the rear passengers for the driving force as properly with its refined adaptive suspension.

Expected India Launch And Competition

We anticipate the facelifted Rolls-Royce Cullinan to turn out to be obtainable in India within the second half of 2024, at a big worth premium over the outgoing mannequin. It’ll rival the Bentley Bentayega and Land Rover Range Rover SV.

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