Next-Gen Rolls-Royce Phantom to launch in 2018

Rolls-Royce has officially confirmed that the next-gen Phantom will be unveiled in 2018. The luxury car manufacturer has also released a single teaser image along with the aforementioned announcement, which doesn’t really reveal anything about the car, and is just a shot of the car's aluminium platform. The released image is a representation of the fact that the company has started development of the next, eighth-gen Phantom.

The aluminium chassis featured in the teased image will not only underpin the eighth-gen RR Phantom, but will also be the base for the company's upcoming SUV offering, currently codenamed the Cullinan. Several new Rolls-Royce cars of the future will also be made on the same platform.

The British carmaker had earlier announced that production of the current-gen Phantom will stop later this year. Rolls-Royce is also planning a series of special edition 'Zenith' models of the Phantom, in order to commemorate its success in the luxury car segment.

The next-gen Phantom will most likely include advanced tech and safety features borrowed from the new BMW 7-Series. There are also rumours that suggest a plug-in hybrid powertrain is under works for the new Phantom.