[volkman10]

Cullinan - The Crown Jewel Of SUV's !

Effortless Everywhere: THE ROLLS-ROYCE CULLINAN,





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[Raahil_23]

Originally Posted by benbsb29

I actually think the Cullinan looks the best among its peers.

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The Cullinan is all about Understated elegance which no SUV currently has to offer (in its class). Having seen a Bentayga, it looks more youthful in appeal and does not have the presence of the Rolls. The Cullinan is a proper limo on silts and would be my pick over the bentayga, if given a choice.

[Flyer]

This is a bit but interesting.

Meet The Rolls Royce Cullinan’s Long Lost Daddy: Bentley Dominator





After the Bentley Bentayga, the Cullinan is supposed to be the second uber-luxurious SUV ever. This assumption, though, is not exactly accurate.

Enter the Bentley Dominator, one of the many coachbuilt models created specifically for the Sultan of Brunei in the 1990s. In a way the Dominator is the world’s true first super-luxury SUV and, by the looks of it, the ancestor of the Bentayga and Cullinan (from 1931 until its acquisition by the VW Group in 1998, Bentley was owned by Rolls-Royce).

In the ’90s, there were all sorts of stories regarding you were ever fascinated by the Sultan’s huge car collection; yet there were some cars that remained undetected for quite some time. The Dominator was one of them. No one actually knew it existed up until three years after it was made, when Autocar published a story on it in 1998.




The fact that there so are few and so old images of it only adds to the Dominator’s legend. If you’re old enough to remember, the Dominator came at a time when if you wanted a luxurious off-roader, there was a single option: the Range Rover.

Bentley built in total six examples of the Dominator for the Sultan, including one in red and one in bright yellow. All of them featured the customary chrome trim around the bodywork and rode on chrome wheels, while the completely bespoke interior was lavished in thick leather and the classic wood trim. Judging by the grainy photos, the tailgate was also a split item, just like the car it’s based on.

The Dominator was based on the P38A generation of the Range Rover, making use of its all-wheel drive system too. Some reports say it even uses the same Rover V8 engine, but the company never released even the slightest piece of information about it.










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[bigron]

In one word, Hideous. This makes the Bentayga look like a work of art and it is no Picasso itself.
Anyhow, not even the maker of the finest luxury automobile in the world can escape the sale prowess of big boxy utility vehicles.

[Flyer]

The making of Cullinan.

CULLINAN

The video covers the off roading capabilities of Cullinan.

RIP Range Rover!

[volkman10]

The first black Cullinan being delivered in Kuwait,










And a Red in Middle East,






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[JS Kwt]

According to media reports

Cullinan officially Launched in India
Price - Rs. 6.95 Crore - Ex-showroom India !

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[shankar.balan]

Personally I think these luxury marques ought to have stayed true to their Luxury Car DNA rather than get into this SUV mode.
Design wise I dont like the Maserati Levante, the Bentley Bentayga, the Rolls Royce Cullinan and even the upcoming Aston Martin SUV, whatever fancy name they may give it.
The true blue reference of a luxury SUV (to me at least) is the Range Rover. The first. The best.

[ajmat]

Originally Posted by shankar.balan

Personally I think these luxury marques ought to have stayed true to their Luxury Car DNA rather than get into this SUV mode.
Design wise I dont like the Maserati Levante, the Bentley Bentayga, the Rolls Royce Cullinan and even the upcoming Aston Martin SUV, whatever fancy name they may give it.
The true blue reference of a luxury SUV (to me at least) is the Range Rover. The first. The best.

Its all about $$$$$$$. All these marques are now part of a giant corporate expected to increase revenues annually. No longer is it purely based on brand enrichment, it is now brand stretching..to the limit!

[deetjohn]

I guess it will take some time for us to accept this beast due to the badge it carries. And for good or bad, it is surely going to happen.

We don't wince when we see or hear about the Cayenne now do we? The Cullinan will go through the same grind.

And its no jacked up Phantom. They have worked hard to make the whole experience very different yet unmistakably Rolls Royce. Just read up on the feel of the steering, brakes etc on the Cullinan as opposed to the Phantom.

As for me, I am quite sure I will pick up the Phantom over this one in a heart beat though. All said, that is the quintessential Rolls Royce in that lineup now.

[V.Narayan]

If some one gifted it to me I would not complain. I like those reverse opening rear passenger doors.

For the aircraft buffs the aircraft the Bentley is being loaded/off-loaded from is a civilian Antonov An-12. :-) - watch the tail and the props.

[CrAzY dRiVeR]

As atrocious as it may sound- Cullinan in black above reminds me of the old London cab.

Probably thrice the size though!

[V.Narayan]

Saw this car a few times over the last week at close quarters. A neighbour in the opposite tower has invested in a Cullinan - midnight blue shade. I am sorry to say the chopped off look at the rear and the little too boxy front makes this look rather un-Rolls Royce like. The front reminded me of the Contessa's that were modified locally, in the 1980s and 1990s, to imitate a Mercedes - boxy, all ends not quite in proportion to each other. The rear reminded me of the Padminis and Ambassadors that were coverted locally to the station wagon configuration - pieces jutting out awkwardly. Something about the lines just did not sit well. I don't know this neighbour as such but he was nice enough to permit me a thorough look around. After all I look like a genial grey haired uncle. Take my advice don't buy one. :-)

[CARDEEP]

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

Saw this car a few times over the last week at close quarters. A neighbour in the opposite tower has invested in a Cullinan - midnight blue shade. I am sorry to say the chopped off look at the rear and the little too boxy front makes this look rather un-Rolls Royce like. The front reminded me of the Contessa's that were modified locally, in the 1980s and 1990s, to imitate a Mercedes - boxy, all ends not quite in proportion to each other. The rear reminded me of the Padminis and Ambassadors that were coverted locally to the station wagon configuration - pieces jutting out awkwardly. Something about the lines just did not sit well. I don't know this neighbour as such but he was nice enough to permit me a thorough look around. After all I look like a genial grey haired uncle. Take my advice don't buy one. :-)

It's not that bad

Yes it's boxy & too square-ish, but that rear is an elegant design deviating from current trend of joined tail lights. They could have done better with front end though to make built tough image carrying the RR look.

But it's not only about the looks... Rather the image that gets the work done.