Rolls-Royce is continuing its tradition of naming their cars with spook synonyms with the Rolls-Royce Ghost. You might remember the Ghost from concepts from two years back in Paris 2006. Now we get to see the damn thing in its production version.

The car is powered by a 6.6L direct-injection twin-turbo V12 that dishes out 563 bhp and 575 lb-ft of max torque. The engine is mated to an eight-speed automatic gearbox allowing the Ghost to go from 0-60 mph in just 4.7 seconds.

The car sits on a modified version of the BMW 7-series platform so that means the Ghost deviates from the Phantom’s aluminum space frame in favor of a steel monocoque skeleton. According to Rolls-Royce, that creates just about the same space inside for the Ghost as with the Phantom.

Rolls intends to market the car as the smaller and more affordable car but with a £200,000 a pop, it’s not exactly our version of affordable, isn’t it?

Source: Autocar